== Data == '''Born:''' "Edward Clifton Allen", Nashville, Tenessee, USA '''Died:''' New York, USA '''Active:''' 10s-50s '''Instruments:''' Trumpet == Biography == First learning piano, '''Allen''' started as a professional in 1916 before leading his own formation in 1921 (along with [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/69b02db3-b62d-4332-94fd-640514f73db9.html|Sidney Desvigne], [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a281c93-adc9-4426-9331-f5e870162f91.html|John St. Cyr] and [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/6c097081-53d9-417f-a169-2eface036ca7.html|Pops Foster]). He eventually relocated to Chicago where he played with [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/5d7df598-bb80-4d73-a6f8-9ed1a4374052.html|Earl Hines], then to New York where he recorded a lot, notably with [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/f772121b-4a6a-4f3a-bac3-8950ab489d4d.html|Clarence Williams] and [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/a742e310-5f46-4fa7-8297-66df2431cb06.html|Leroy Tibbs]. Hi career somewhat faded out during the 40s, and he almost stopped working during the 60s due to his bad health. The most influential players on his style were [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/ae7ddcf8-b47f-4cf4-8baa-148a91d8f678.html|Charlie Creath], and to some extent [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/eea8a864-fcda-4602-9569-38ab446decd6.html|Armstrong]. '''Note there is another trumpeter''' also named [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/cf32310c-bf3d-408a-b445-3287ab15af60.html|Eddie Allen] in jazz, who came much later and who is otherwise unrelated. == Discography Highlights == Church Street Sobbin' Blues, Yama Yama Blues, Take your Black Bottom Outside, Cushion Foot Stomp (1927), Log Cabin Blues, Sweet Emaline, I'm Through (with [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/f772121b-4a6a-4f3a-bac3-8950ab489d4d.html|Clarence Williams], 1928), Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out (with [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/ffa28768-ecda-42c6-ac49-6ce5c7d33043.html|Bessie Smith], 1929).