Henry "Red" Allen
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Henry "Red" Allen was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist known for his powerful tone, innovative phrasing, and work with leading big bands of the swing era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Allen | 5 |
| Henry "Red" Allen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9657119 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry "Red" Allen Context triple: [Fletcher Henderson Orchestra, launchedCareerOf, Henry "Red" Allen]
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A.
Luther Henderson
Luther Henderson was an American arranger, orchestrator, and composer renowned for his influential work on Broadway and in jazz, collaborating with major artists and productions throughout the mid-20th century.
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B.
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist, often credited with establishing the saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz.
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C.
Warren "Baby" Dodds
Warren "Baby" Dodds was an influential early jazz drummer, best known for his pioneering work in New Orleans jazz and collaborations with Louis Armstrong and other major figures of the genre.
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D.
Harry Carney
Harry Carney was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and clarinetist best known as one of Duke Ellington’s longest-serving and most important band members.
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E.
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge was an influential American jazz trumpeter known for his fiery style and as a key link between swing and bebop.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry "Red" Allen Target entity description: Henry "Red" Allen was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist known for his powerful tone, innovative phrasing, and work with leading big bands of the swing era.
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A.
Luther Henderson
Luther Henderson was an American arranger, orchestrator, and composer renowned for his influential work on Broadway and in jazz, collaborating with major artists and productions throughout the mid-20th century.
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B.
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist, often credited with establishing the saxophone as a leading solo instrument in jazz.
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C.
Warren "Baby" Dodds
Warren "Baby" Dodds was an influential early jazz drummer, best known for his pioneering work in New Orleans jazz and collaborations with Louis Armstrong and other major figures of the genre.
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D.
Harry Carney
Harry Carney was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and clarinetist best known as one of Duke Ellington’s longest-serving and most important band members.
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E.
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge was an influential American jazz trumpeter known for his fiery style and as a key link between swing and bebop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz trumpeter ⓘ jazz vocalist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Orleans jazz tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
New Orleans jazz
|
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-01-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-04-17 ⓘ |
| father |
Henry Allen Sr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Allen
|
| fullName | Henry James Allen ⓘ |
| genre |
Dixieland jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ swing music ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| influenced |
early bebop musicians
ⓘ
later swing trumpeters ⓘ |
| instrument |
cornet
ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Benny Goodman’s band
ⓘ
linked to:
Benny Goodman Orchestra
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra ⓘ King Oliver's band ⓘ Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra ⓘ
linked to:
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
Luis Russell Orchestra ⓘ |
| nickname | Red ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
innovative phrasing
ⓘ
powerful trumpet tone ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Body and Soul
ⓘ
St. James Infirmary ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings for Decca Records in the 1930s
ⓘ
recordings for Victor Records in the late 1920s ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
ⓘ
singer ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| performedAt | New York City jazz clubs ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Algiers, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Algiers, Louisiana, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ Prestige Records ⓘ Victor Records ⓘ |
| residence |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
ⓘ
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| styleComparedTo | Louis Armstrong ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | jazz vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry "Red" Allen Description of subject: Henry "Red" Allen was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist known for his powerful tone, innovative phrasing, and work with leading big bands of the swing era.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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