Jerry Allen & Trio - London Jazz (1960/2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Jerry Allen (1925-1985) was a British organist and music arranger.

Born Deryck Neil Allen in Hemel Hempstead, he was the son of a church organist, and spent his formative years in Margate. He unfortunately suffered from polio as a child, and was overcoming this disability when at the age of fifteen, in 1940, he obtained his first job playing the organ at his local Regal cinema. The cinema became the victim of an air raid, but not before the youngster had been discovered by the comedian Tommy Trinder, who took him on tour.

Playing various dates around the country provided the young man with invaluable experience, and his first big break came early in 1943 when he appeared at London's Prince of Wales theatre in the Sid Field revue 'Strike a New Note'. Morecambe and Wise were also on the bill. In this same year he made his first recordings with his newly-formed trio, in the Decca 'Music While You Work' series. The trio took to travelling the country in an old ambulance, and maintained a busy schedule playing many variety dates. Radio dates and hotel booking further enhanced their popularity.

In September 1954, Jerry Allen and His Trio (now numbering four members in all), returned to the Decca studios and cut A Sky Blue Shirt And A Rainbow Tie and Small Talk. A couple of months later they returned to record S'posin', When I Need You Most, Kind and Delauany's Dilenna. They also enjoyed the distinction of being featured opposite Ted Heath and His Music at one of their London Palladium Swing Sessions.

TRACKLIST

1. Jerry Allen & Trio - Lunch Boxer (Remastered Mono)
2. Jerry Allen & Trio - Ken's Tune (Remastered Mono)
3. Jerry Allen & Trio - Hammer Tied (Remastered Mono)
4. Jerry Allen & Trio - Rhythm Of The Raindrops (Remastered Mono)
5. Jerry Allen & Trio - War Of The Air (Remastered Mono)
6. Jerry Allen & Trio - Always (Remastered Mono)
7. Jerry Allen & Trio - Jeepers Creepers (Remastered Mono)
8. Jerry Allen & Trio - All The Things You Are (Remastered Mono)
9. Jerry Allen & Trio - Frigid-Midget (Remastered Mono)
10. Jerry Allen & Trio - Quickie (Remastered Mono)
11. Jerry Allen & Trio - Bridg-Itte (Remastered Mono)
12. Jerry Allen & Trio - Careful (Remastered Mono)



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