Eddie Allen (born July 12, 1957) is an American jazz trumpeter and

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ist from

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Career

Allen has worked with

Muhal Richard Abrams Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium. He recorded and toured the Uni ...

Lester Bowie Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians and co-founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Biography Born in t ...

Art Blakey Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the ...

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

Chico Freeman Chico Freeman (born Earl Lavon Freeman Jr.; July 17, 1949) is a modern jazz tenor saxophonist and trumpeter and son of jazz saxophonist Von Freeman. He began recording as lead musician in 1976 with ''Morning Prayer'', won the New York Jazz Awar ...

, Craig Harris, and Dizzy Gillespie. He has used several variants of his name on CDs including E.J. Allen, Eddie E.J. Allen, and E.J. "Eddie" Allen. He also works in

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and rock.

Discography

As leader

* ''Another's Point of View'' (

Enja Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971. The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and ...

, 1993) * ''Remembrance'' (Venus, 1994) * ''R 'n' B'' (Enja, 1995) * ''Summer Days'' (Enja, 2000) * ''Sãlongo'' (DBCD, 2007) * ''Groove's Mood'' with The Aggregation (DBCD, 2008) * ''Push'' (Edjalen Music, 2014) * ''Jazzy Brass for the Holidays (2019)

As sideman

With

* '' Think All, Focus One'' (Black Saint, 1995) * '' One Line, Two Views'' (New World/CounterCurrents, 1995) * '' Song for All'' (Black Saint, 1997) With

* ''Serious Fun'' (DIW, 1987) * ''My Way'' (DIW, 1990) * ''The Fire This Time'' (In+Out, 1992) With

Craig S. Harris Craig S. Harris (born September 10, 1953) is an American jazz trombonist, who started working with Sun Ra in 1976. He also has worked with Abdullah Ibrahim, David Murray, Lester Bowie, Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, Muhal Richard Abrams, and Cha ...

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Blackout in the Square Root of Soul ''Blackout in the Square Root of Soul'' is an album by trombonist Craig Harris and Tailgater's Tales which was recorded in 1987 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.JMT label discography accessed October 3, 2014 Reception The AllMusic review ...

'' (JMT, 1988) * '' Cold Sweat Plays J. B.'' (JMT, 1989) * '' 4 Play'' (JMT, 1991) With Vanessa Rubin * ''Soul Eyes'' (RCA Novus, 1992) * ''Pastiche'' (RCA Novus 1993) * ''The Dream Is You'' (NIbur, 2019) With Mongo Santamaria * ''Soy Yo'' (Concord Picante, 1987) * ''Free Spirit'' (Club Rio, 1990) * ''Brazilian Sunset'' (Candid, 1995) * ''Mongo Returns!'' (Milestone, 1995) With others *

Rabih Abou-Khalil Rabih Abou-Khalil ( ar, ربيع أبو خليل, born August 17, 1957) is an oud player and composer born in Lebanon, who combines elements of Arabic music with jazz, classical music, and other styles. He grew up in Beirut and moved to Munich, ...

, '' The Cactus of Knowledge'' (Enja, 2001) *

Art Ensemble of Chicago The Art Ensemble of Chicago is an avant-garde jazz group that grew out of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians ( AACM) in the late 1960s. The ensemble integrates many jazz styles and plays many instruments, including "little ...

& Lester Bowie, ''Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy '90'' (DIW, 1990) * Nancie Banks, ''Waves of Peace'' (Consolidated Artists, 1992) * Karen Bernod, ''Some Othaness for U'' (Natively Creative Music, 2000) * Karen Bernod, ''Life at 360 Degrees'' (Dome, 2006) *

Cyrus Chestnut Cyrus Chestnut (born January 17, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for ''Time'', wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes a ...

, ''Earth Stories'' (Atlantic, 1996) * Joseph Daley, ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' (Jaro Medien, 2010) *

Teddy Edwards Theodore Marcus Edwards (April 26, 1924 – April 20, 2003) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. He learned to play at a very early age, first on alto saxophone and the ...

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'' (HighNote, 2001) *

Marty Ehrlich Marty Ehrlich (born May 31, 1955) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz. Biography Though born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Ehrlich's youth spent i ...

, ''The Long View'' (Enja, 2002) * Marty Ehrlich, ''A Trumpet in the Morning'' (New World, 2013) *

, ''You'll Know When You Get There'' (Black Saint, 1989) *

Josh Groban Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, wi ...

, ''Bridges'' (Reprise, 2018) * Peter Hand, ''Out of Hand'' (Savant, 2014) * Jerome Harris, ''Hidden in Plain View'' (New World, 1995) *

Louis Hayes Louis Hayes (born May 31, 1937) is an American jazz drummer and band leader. He was with McCoy Tyner's trio for more than three years. Since 1989 he has led his own band, and together with Vincent Herring formed the Cannonball Legacy Band. He ...

, '' Nightfall'' (SteepleChase, 1991) * Louis Hayes, '' Blue Lou'' (SteepleChase, 1994) *

Etta Jones Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Ge ...

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'' (Muse, 1995) *

M'Boom M'Boom is an American jazz percussion group founded by drummer Max Roach in 1970. The original members were Roach, Roy Brooks, Warren Smith, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Ray Mantilla, and Freddie Waits. All of M'Boom's members are and always have ...

, ''Collage'' (Soul Note, 1984) *

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, ''Leave Your Sleep'' (Nonesuch, 2010) * Natalie Merchant, ''Natalie Merchant'' (Nonesuch, 2014) *

Musiq Soulchild Taalib Hassan Johnson (born September 16, 1977), better known by the stage name Musiq Soulchild or simply Musiq (pronounced "music") is an American singer and songwriter whose style blends R&B, funk, blues, jazz, and gospel influences fused w ...

, ''Musiqinthemagiq'' (Atlantic, 2011) *

Houston Person Houston Person (born November 10, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He received the ...

, '' Thinking of You'' (HighNote, 2007) * Houston Person, ''I'm Just a Lucky So and So'' (HighNote, 2019) *

Bobby Previte Bobby Previte (born July 16, 1951 in Niagara Falls, New York) is a drummer, composer, and bandleader. He earned a degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, where he also studied percussion. He moved to New York City in 1979 and began ...

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'' (Enja, 1994) * Charli Persip, ''In Case You Missed It'' (Soul Note, 1985) * Hal Singer, ''Senior Blues'' (Carrere, 1991)

References

External links

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