The Hot Trumpets of Joe Newman & Harry 'Red' Allen

The Hot Trumpets of Joe Newman and Harry 'Red' Allen [...] features two albums, originally made for Swingville, coupled on one Prestige reissue -- Joe Newman's "Joe's Hap'nin's" from 1961 and Henry "Red" Allen's "Mr. Allen" from a year later. Both of these trumpeters made their mark in the swing era, so they are a natural pairing despite the fact that the recordings have no shared personnel. The May 9th Newman session features Tommy Flanagan on piano, Wendell Marshall on bass and Billy English on drums, while the June 5th Allen date has Lannie Scott on piano, Franklin Skeete on bass and Jerry Potter on drums. Rudy Van Gelder's engineering on both performances is impeccable as usual, and it is a joy to hear Red in particular in a clear, modern setting. As this disc is going out-of-print, get "Hot Trumpets" while it's still warm.

Michael B. Richman

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The Hot Trumpets

of

Joe Newman

Harry 'Red' Allen

Tracks

1 Oh Gee (Gee) 4:11

2 Dacquiri (Newman) 5:00

3 Blues for Slim (Newman) 6:40

4 The Very Thought (Noble) 6:38

5 For You (Burke, Dubin) 8:11

6 The Continental (Conrad, Magidson) 3:20

7 Strike up the Band (Gershwin, Gershwin) 3:01

8 Nice Work If You Can Get It (Gershwin, Gershwin) 3:05

9 There's a House in Harlem for Sale (Arlen, Van Heusen) 3:47

10 St. Louis Blues (Handy) 4:15

11 Just in Time (Comden, Green, Styne) 3:21

12 Biff'ly Blues (Allen) 4:54

13 Sleepy Time Gal (Alden, Egan, Lorenzo, Whiting) 3:35

14 I Ain't Got Nobody (Graham, Peyton, Williams) 3:07

15 Cherry (Redman) 3:02

Personnel
[# 1-7] from "Joe's Hap'nin's" (Swingville SVST 2027)

Joe Newman - tp

Tommy Flanagan -p

Wendell Marshall - b

Bill English - d

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey ; May 9, 1961

[# 8-15] from "Mr. Allen" (Swingville SVST 2034)

Henry "Red" Allen - tp & vc

Lannie Scott - p

Franklin Skeete - b

Jerry Porter - dr

Recorded same place as above ; June 5, 1962.