HARRY ALLEN

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Fathers serious about seeing their sons one day becoming famous athletes begin developing their offspring's skills at a very young age. In the case of Harry Allen's father, who was a big-band drummer, he played jazz records each day for Harry before he went off to kindergarten. Starting off with accordion lessons, there was a fortuitous switch to saxophone later. Attending Rutgers University, Allen studied saxophone with Sahib Shihab, Bob Mintzer, and John Purcell. In 1989, he graduated from Rutgers with a degree in jazz tenor saxophone. While at Rutgers, Allen got his first gig with the help of master bass player Major Holley, where he replaced Zoot Sims at a studio recording with John Bunch, George Masso, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Ruby Braff. During the session, Dizzy Gillespie dropped by. Quite heady company for a young tenor player doing his first recording. Wholley also led Allen to Oliver Jackson, who read more...
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HARRY ALLEN How Long Has This Been Going On? album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Swing 1989
HARRY ALLEN Someone to Lighten Me album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Someone to Lighten Me
Swing 1992
HARRY ALLEN Blue Skies album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blue Skies
Swing 1994
HARRY ALLEN I'll Never Be The Same album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I'll Never Be The Same
Swing 1994
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen Quartet : The King album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen Quartet : The King
Swing 1994
HARRY ALLEN The Harry Allen-Keith Ingham Quintet : The Intimacy Of The Blues - A Celebration Of Billy Strayhorn's Music Volume Two album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Harry Allen-Keith Ingham Quintet : The Intimacy Of The Blues - A Celebration Of Billy Strayhorn's Music Volume Two
Swing 1994
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen Meets the John Pizzarelli Trio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen Meets the John Pizzarelli Trio
Swing 1996
HARRY ALLEN A Little Touch of Harry album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Little Touch of Harry
Swing 1997
HARRY ALLEN The Music of the Trumpet Kings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Music of the Trumpet Kings
Big Band 1997
HARRY ALLEN Here's To Zoot album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Here's To Zoot
Hard Bop 1997
HARRY ALLEN Tenors Anyone? album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tenors Anyone?
Bop 1997
HARRY ALLEN Day Dream album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Day Dream
Hard Bop 1998
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen / Totti Bergh / George Masso : Night Birds album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen / Totti Bergh / George Masso : Night Birds
Swing 1998
HARRY ALLEN Eu Não Quero Dançar ~ I Won't Dance album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Eu Não Quero Dançar ~ I Won't Dance
Bossa Nova 1998
HARRY ALLEN Once Upon a Summertime album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Once Upon a Summertime
Bossa Nova 1999
HARRY ALLEN Plays Ellington Songs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays Ellington Songs
Swing 1999
HARRY ALLEN Christmas in Swingtime album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Christmas in Swingtime
Swing 2000
HARRY ALLEN When I Grow Too Old To Dream album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
Swing 2000
HARRY ALLEN Dreamer album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dreamer
Bossa Nova 2001
HARRY ALLEN Cole Porter Songbook album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cole Porter Songbook
Swing 2001
HARRY ALLEN I Love Mancini album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Love Mancini
Swing 2002
HARRY ALLEN I Can See Forever album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I Can See Forever
Bossa Nova 2002
HARRY ALLEN If Ever You Were Mine album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
If Ever You Were Mine
Swing 2003
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen All Star Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton ‎: Just You, Just Me album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen All Star Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton ‎: Just You, Just Me
Swing 2003
HARRY ALLEN The Harry Allen Quartet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Harry Allen Quartet
Hard Bop 2003
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen with Hank Jones Trio ‎: Isn't This A Lovely Day album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen with Hank Jones Trio ‎: Isn't This A Lovely Day
Swing 2004
HARRY ALLEN The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet ‎: Hey, Look Me Over album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet ‎: Hey, Look Me Over
Swing 2004
HARRY ALLEN The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet ‎: This is... album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet ‎: This is...
Swing 2004
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen - Scott Hamilton New York Sextet : Swing Brothers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen - Scott Hamilton New York Sextet : Swing Brothers
Swing 2005
HARRY ALLEN Jazz for the Soul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz for the Soul
Swing 2005
HARRY ALLEN The Harry Allen and Joe Cohn Quartet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Harry Allen and Joe Cohn Quartet
Swing 2005
HARRY ALLEN Jazz for the Heart album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz for the Heart
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2006
HARRY ALLEN Hits By Brits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hits By Brits
Swing 2007
HARRY ALLEN Down For The Count album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Down For The Count
Swing 2007
HARRY ALLEN Meets Trio da Paz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Meets Trio da Paz
Bossa Nova 2007
HARRY ALLEN Music From Guys & Dolls album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Music From Guys & Dolls
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2007
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen and Randy Sandke : Turnstile – Music Of The Trumpet Kings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen and Randy Sandke : Turnstile – Music Of The Trumpet Kings
Big Band 2007
HARRY ALLEN Viva! Bossa Nova album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Viva! Bossa Nova
Bossa Nova 2008
HARRY ALLEN Stompin the Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Stompin the Blues
Swing 2008
HARRY ALLEN New York State Of Mind album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
New York State Of Mind
Swing 2009
HARRY ALLEN For The King Of Swing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
For The King Of Swing
Swing 2009
HARRY ALLEN Plays Music From Soth Pacific album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays Music From Soth Pacific
Swing 2009
HARRY ALLEN 007 Songs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
007 Songs
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2010
HARRY ALLEN I'll Remember April album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I'll Remember April
Swing 2010
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen And Rossano Sportiello ‎– Conversations : The Johnny Burke Songbook album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen And Rossano Sportiello ‎– Conversations : The Johnny Burke Songbook
Swing 2011
HARRY ALLEN Blues For Pres And Teddy album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blues For Pres And Teddy
Swing 2011
HARRY ALLEN Plays Music from The Sound of Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays Music from The Sound of Music
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2011
HARRY ALLEN Rhythm On The River album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rhythm On The River
Swing 2011
HARRY ALLEN 'Round Midnight album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
'Round Midnight
Cool Jazz 2012
HARRY ALLEN Love Songs Only! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Love Songs Only!
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2013
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen's All-Star Brazilian Band : Flying over Rio album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen's All-Star Brazilian Band : Flying over Rio
Latin Jazz 2014
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen & The Jan Lundgren Quartet : Quietly There album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Harry Allen & The Jan Lundgren Quartet : Quietly There
Hard Bop 2014
HARRY ALLEN For George, Cole And Duke album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
For George, Cole And Duke
Cool Jazz 2014
HARRY ALLEN Something About Jobim album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Something About Jobim
Latin Jazz 2015
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen´s All Star NY Saxophone Band : The Candy Men album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen´s All Star NY Saxophone Band : The Candy Men
Bop 2016
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen Quartet : French Lullaby album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen Quartet : French Lullaby
Hard Bop 2018
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen & Mike Renzi : Rhode Island Is Famous for You album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen & Mike Renzi : Rhode Island Is Famous for You
Hard Bop 2019
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen & Ken Peplowski & Scott Hamilton : Three Tenors - Like The Brightest Star album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen & Ken Peplowski & Scott Hamilton : Three Tenors - Like The Brightest Star
Swing 2019
HARRY ALLEN The Bloody Happy Song album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Bloody Happy Song
Swing 2020
HARRY ALLEN Milo's Illinois album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Milo's Illinois
Hard Bop 2021
HARRY ALLEN My Reverie by Special Request album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
My Reverie by Special Request
Post Bop 2022
HARRY ALLEN With Roses album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
With Roses
Vocal Jazz 2023

HARRY ALLEN EPs & splits

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HARRY ALLEN A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Night at Birdland, Vol. 1
Swing 1994
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen Quartet ‎: Jazz Im Amerika Haus Volume 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen Quartet ‎: Jazz Im Amerika Haus Volume 1
Hard Bop 1994
HARRY ALLEN A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2
Swing 1995
HARRY ALLEN Live at Renouf's album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live at Renouf's
Swing 1996
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen & Joe Temperley : Cocktails For Two album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen & Joe Temperley : Cocktails For Two
Swing 2007
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen Quartet : London Date album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen Quartet : London Date
Hard Bop 2016
HARRY ALLEN Harry Allen & Martin Sasse : Live At Bird's Eye Basel album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Harry Allen & Martin Sasse : Live At Bird's Eye Basel
Hard Bop 2022

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HARRY ALLEN re-issues & compilations

HARRY ALLEN Love Songs Live! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Love Songs Live!
Hard Bop 2000

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