1929–1933

May 2025 1929–1933 Compilation Henry "Red" Allen and His Orchestra 1929-1933.jpg 1990 July 16, 1929 – November 9, 1933 Jazz 70:40 Chronological Classics Original 1933–1941 Recordings 1989 1935–1936 1991 1929–1933 is a 1990 compilation album featuring material recorded by Henry "Red" Allen and his orchestra between 1929 and 1933. The first of five CDs released by Chronological Classics, the album is considered part of the "core collection" by the Penguin Guide to Jazz. Cook Richard Richard Cook (journalist) Brian Morton Brian Morton (Scottish writer) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 1992 9th The Penguin Guide to Jazz 2008 Penguin London & New York 978-0-14-103401-0 23 Allen and Coleman Hawkins shared leadership of the band. Critical reception AllMusic 4.5 5 http://www.allmusic.com/album/1929-1933-r219831 1929–1933 Review Scott Yanow AMG 28 May 2012 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 4 4 The album has been critically well received. Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, described it as "one of the best" of the series, with "many memorable sections." The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz list the album as part of their "core collection". Track listing All songs composed by Red Allen, except as otherwise noted. "It Should Be You"  – 3:10 "Biff'ly Blues"  – 3:26 "Feeling Drowsy"  – 3:36 "Swing Out" (Allen, J. C. Higginbotham)  – 3:17 "Make a Country Bird Fly Wild" (Allen, Paul Barbarin)  – 3:26 "Funny Feathers" (Victoria Spivey)  – 2:58 "How Do They Do It That Way?" (Spivey)  – 3:19 "Pleasin' Paul" (Allen, Barbarin)  – 2:54 "Sugar Hill Function" (Charlie Holmes)  – 3:03 "You Might Get Better, but You'll Never Get Well" (Louis Metcalf, Luis Russell)  – 3:07 "Everybody Shout" (Barbarin, Russell)  – 2:27 "Dancing Dave" (Allen, Barbarin)  – 3:11 "Roamin' Smith"  – 3:39 "Singing Pretty Songs" (Allen, Barbarin, Russell)  – 3:19 "Patrol Wagon Blues" (Porter Grainger)  – 3:22 "I Fell in Love with You"  – 3:30 "Someday, Sweetheart" (Benjamin Franklin Spikes, John Spikes)  – 2:57 "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" (Armand Piron)  – 2:44 "The River's Takin' Care of Me" (Stanley Adams, Jesse Greer)  – 2:40 "Ain'tcha Got Music?" (James P. Johnson, Andy Razaf)  – 2:48 "Stringin' Along on a Shoe String" (Harold Adamson, Burton Lane)  – 2:47 "Shadows on the Swanee" (Johnny Burke, Harold Spina, Joe Young)  – 2:44 "Hush My Mouth (If I Ain't Goin' South)" (Michael Cleary, Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler)  – 3:01 Personnel Bernard Addison – banjo, guitar Henry "Red" Allen – trumpet, vocals Henry Allen & His New York Orchestra Jimmy Archey – trombone Paul Barbarin – drums, vibraphone William Thornton Blue – clarinet, alto saxophone Oliver Childs – bass, bass vocal Pops Foster – bass, string bass Four Wanderers – vocals Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone Horace Henderson – piano J. C. Higginbotham – trombone Ernest "Bass" Hill – brass bass Teddy Hill – baritone vocals, clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone Charlie Holmes – clarinet, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Herman Hughes – tenor saxophone, tenor vocals Edward Inge – clarinet, alto saxophone Hilton Jefferson – alto saxophone Maceo Johnson – baritone vocal, baritone saxophone, vocals Manzie Johnson – drums Otis Johnson – trumpet Walter Johnson – drums Will Johnson – banjo, guitar, vocals John Kirby – brass bass, baritone saxophone, string bass Don Kirkpatrick – piano Benny Morton – trombone Albert Nicholas – clarinet, alto saxophone Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone Luis Russell – piano, celeste Anatol Schenker – liner notes Victoria Spivey – vocals Greely Walton – tenor saxophone Dicky Wells – trombone Bob Ysaguirre – brass bass, baritone saxophone, string bass, tuba References Category:Red Allen compilation albums Category:1990 albums Category:1929 in music Category:1930s in music Category:Chronological Classics compilation albums