Ride, Red, Ride in Hi-Fi

• Artist: Henry "Red" Allen
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• Release Date: 1957
• Genre: Jazz

Review

This 1957 LP (which has since been reissued as World on a String on CD) was one of trumpeter Henry "Red" Allen's finest hours. He leads a potentially unruly group of all-stars (which includes Coleman Hawkins on tenor, clarinetist Buster Bailey and trombonist J.C. Higginbotham) through a variety of heated standards. The highpoints are Red's abstract solo on "I Cover the Waterfront," the catchy "Algiers Bounce" and the hot ensembles of the Dixielandish "Love Is Just Around the Corner." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Ride, Red, Ride	Lucky Millinder, Irving Mills	Henry "Red" Allen
I've Got the World on a String	Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	Henry "Red" Allen
Sweet Lorraine	Mitchell Parish, Clifford R. Burwell	Henry "Red" Allen
Ain't She Sweet	Milton Ager, Jack Yellen	Henry "Red" Allen
Love Is Just Around the Corner	Leo Robin, Lewis Gensler	Henry "Red" Allen
'S Wonderful	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Henry "Red" Allen
St. James Infirmary	Traditional, Joe Primrose	Henry "Red" Allen
I Cover the Waterfront	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman	Henry "Red" Allen
Algiers Bounce	Henry "Red" Allen	Henry "Red" Allen

Credits

Cozy Cole (Drums), Lloyd Trotman (Bass), J.C. Higginbotham (Trombone), Everett Barksdale (Guitar), Coleman Hawkins (Sax (Tenor)), Buster Bailey (Clarinet), Henry "Red" Allen (Trumpet), Henry "Red" Allen (Vocals), Marty Napoleon (Piano)