AVID Jazz here presents three classic Henry “Red” Allen” albums plus including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD.
“Red Allen Meets Kid Ory”, “We’ve Got Rhythm”, “Red Allen Plays King Oliver” and selections f rom “Newport Jazz Festival 1959”.
You don’t get more “old school” than the two fellows who join forces for our first two albums. Both are true jazz legends from the early days of jazz back in the 1920’s & 30’s. Kid Ory was born way back in 1886 for God’s sake and was playing trombone by 1896!! Not to mention giving the nickname “King” to Joe Oliver! For our third album “Plays King Oliver” Red pays tribute to his old boss King Oliver whom he joined in 1927 as second cornetist! He is joined by such stellar musicians as Herb Flemming, Buster Bailey, Milt Hinton and Sol Hall. We conclude with four tracks from Reds performance at the 1959 Newport Jazz festival in the company of amongst others Buster Bailey, Joe Higginbotham, Sammy Price and Kenny Burrell.
All three albums plus have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest ever sound quality!
CD1
1-7: ‘Red Allen Meets Kid Ory’
1. In The Mood
2. Blues For Jimmy
3. Ain’t Misbehavin’
4. Honeysuckle Rose
5. I Wish I Was In Peoria
6. Keep Off Katie’s Head
7. Tishomingo Blues
8-14: ‘We’Ve Got Rhythm’
8. Christopher Columbus
9. Some Of These Days
10. I Got Rhythm
11. Come Back Sweet Papa
12. San
13. Tuxedo Junction
14. Lazy River
CD2
1-12: ‘Red Allen Plays King Oliver’
1. Ballin’ The Jack
2. Canal Street Blues
3. Someday Sweetheart
4. Dixie Medley: BDixie / Marching Through Georgia / Battle Hymn Of The Republic / Bourbon Street Parade
5. How Long Blues
6. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
7. Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home
8. Snowy Morning Blues
9. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
10. Fidgety Feet
11. Yellow Dog Blues
12. All Of Me
13. Introduction from Newport Jazz Festival 1959
14. Ballin’ The Jack from Newport Jazz Festival 1959
15. Yellow Dog Blues from Newport Jazz Festival 1959
16. The Price Is Right from Newport Jazz Festival 1959
