Ed Allen (musician)

Edward "Ed" Clifton Allen ( * December 15 1897 in Nashville, Tennessee, † January 28, 1974 in New York City, New York ) was an American trumpeter of traditional jazz.

Allen grew up in St. Louis, studied piano and cornet; From 1916 he played full time in St. Louiser pubs, rest homes later on river steamers between St. Louis and New Orleans with Charlie Creath and Fate Marable; starting in 1922 with his own band. Played in 1924 at Earl Hines in Chicago. Went for a Ed Daily Show to New York City, where he played 1925-27 in Joe Jordan Revue Orchestra, the end of the 1920s at Leroy Tibbs; accompanied Clarence Williams at a recording session ( in particular where Bessie Smith sang ), King Oliver and others. In the 1930s, Allen was engaged in various dance bands and early 1940s at Tony Pastor, from the mid- 1940s to 1963 in Benton Heath. In 1961 he took on with Elmer Snowden yet.

Swell

• Carlo Bohländer et al: Reclams jazz leader. Stuttgart, Reclam, 1977
• Dennis Owsley: City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973. Reedy Press, 2006. ISBN 1-933370-04-1, ISBN 978-1-933370-04-0