Allen Eager

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American tenor saxophonist, born 10 January 1927 in New York City, New York, USA and died on 13 April 2003 in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA.

ALBUMS

An Ace Face - The Adventures Of Allen Eager

2007, 2xCD, Comp, Giant Steps Recordings,

Swingin' With Allen Eager

In The Land Of Oo-Bla-Dee, 1947-1953

2003, CD, Uptown Records (2),

Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Lee Konitz, Allen Eager

The Gerry Mulligan Songbook

1981, LP, Album, Uptown Records (2),

Brew Moore, Allen Eager, Bernie Privin Orchestra*, Phil Urso, Teddy Reig All-Stars

Brothers And Other Mothers Vol. 2

1979, 2x Vinyl,

Bop/Post Bop/Cool Jazz

Buddy Rich, Clark Terry, Chubby Jackson, Woody Herman, Red Norvo, Allen Eager, Ben Webster, Flip Phillips

Swing Into Bebop

Al Haig, Allen Eager And Stan Getz

Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes (Volume Two)

1978, LP, Comp, Mono, Spotlite Records, Spotlite Records

Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Serge Chaloff, Brew Moore, Allen Eager

Brothers And Other Mothers

1976, 2x Vinyl,

Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Gene Ammons, Ike Quebec, Paul Gonsalves, Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Allen Eager, Warne Marsh, James Moody, Wardell Gray

Battle Of Tenor Saxes

Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Wardell Gray, Dave Lambert (3), Benny Green*, Allen Eager

Fats Navarro And Allen Eager

Saturday Night Swing Session

Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Allen Eager, Brew Moore

Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore

Stan Getz And His Four Brothers

Allen Eager : Vol.2

1954, 10", Album, Mono, Savoy Records

Kai Winding, Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Stan Getz, Allen Eager, Shorty Allen, Marty Napoleon, Iggy Shevak, Eddie Safranski

New Trends In Modern Music - Volume 1

1954, 10", Album, Mono, Festival Records

New Trends Of Jazz - Volume 2

Gerry Mulligan New Stars Featuring Allen Eager

Bweebida Bobbida / Kaper

Gerry Mulligan And Allen Eager

Gerry Mulligan New Stars Featuring Allen Eager

Fun-House / Mullenium

Allen Eager With The Be Bop Boys

Meeskite / Donald Jay

1947, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records,

All Night, All Frantic / And That's For Sure

1947, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records

Rampage / Booby Hatch

1946, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records

Charlie Ventura, Allen Eager, Fats Navarro, Bill Harris, Al Valente, Ralph Burns, Chubby Jackson, Buddy Rich

WNEW Vol. II. - High On An Open Mike Part. 2. / Part. 3.

Shellac, 10", Celson

Charlie Ventura, Allen Eager, Fats Navarro, Bill Harris, Al Valente, Ralph Burns, Chubby Jackson, Buddy Rich

WNEW Vol. II. - Sweet Georgia Brown Part. 1. / Sweet Georgia Brown Part. 2.

Shellac, 10", Celson,

Martial Solal, Benoit Quersin, Billy Byers, Allen Eager, Jimmy Deuchar, Kenny Clarke

Reunion A Paris

Trumpet (Greatest Works)

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Edel Records, Edel:Kultur,

Woody Herman And His Orchestra

The Turning Point (1943 - 1944)

Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section

The Gerry Mulligan Songbook

1960, 7", EP, Vogue Productions

Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section

The Gerry Mulligan Songbook Volume 1

Henri Renaud Et Son Orchestre

Henri Renaud Et Son Orchestre (Trio Et Octette)

Gerry Mulligan New Stars

Roundhouse / Ide's Side

1952, Shellac, 10", Prestige

Gerry Mulligan New Stars

Bweebida Bobbida / Kaper

Woody Herman And His Orchestra

The Music Stopped / I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night

Woody Herman And His Orchestra

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me / By The River Of The Roses

Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section

The Gerry Mulligan Songbook Volume 1

Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section

The Gerry Mulligan Songbook Volume 1, Part 1

APPEARANCES +

The Birth Of Bop

Jazz On The Left Bank & Rèunion A Paris

2019, CD, Comp, Mono, Fresh Sound Records

Four Classic Albums (Third Set)

2017, 2xCD, Comp, Avid Jazz,

Latin Jazz/Cool Jazz/Swing

Classic Savoy Be-Bop Sessions 1945-49

2016, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2),

2016, 10xCD, Album, Comp + Box, Comp, The Intense Media, Documents

A Girl & Her Guitar

2015, CD, Comp, Él

The Complete Royal Roost Broadcasts

2015, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Solar Records (4),

European Cool Jazz 1951-1959

2014, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Jazz Instruments

2013, Box, Har + 8xCD, Comp, EarBooks, Edel Germany GmbH,

East Coast Jazz Workshops New York 1954-1961

Coleman Hawkins

Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947

2012, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2),

2011, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2),

The Golden Years

2009, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz

Bird In Time 1940-1947

2008, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, ESP-Disk',

Bop/Interview/Spoken Word/Hard Bop

The Kerouac Connection (The Adventures Of Brew Moore)

2008, 2xCD, Comp, Giant Steps Recordings,

Cool Jazz/Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz

J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding

2007, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

2006, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Supreme Jazz

2006, CD, Album, Mono, PJL, Jazzbank

Charlie Parker With Lennie Tristano

Complete Recordings

Coleman Hawkins

The Bebop Years

2006, 4x CD, Box Set,

2006, 3x CD, Box Set,

Basquiat Salutes Jazz

2005, CD, Comp, Prestige,

Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop

2005, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Proper Records (2)

A Proper Introduction To Serge Chaloff: The Baritone Sax Master

2004, CD, Comp, Proper Records (2)

2004, 4x CD, All Media,

The President's Men (Lester Young's Disciples)

2003, CD, Comp, Saga,

The Wardell Gray Story

2003, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2),

Bop/Swing/Big Band

2003, 4xCD, Comp, Proper Records (2),

The Blue Note Years: Boogie Blues & Bop 1939 - 1955 Volume One

New York - Los Angeles - Stockholm - Boston. 1945 - 1951

2002, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés

Tenor Madness (A Tenor Sax Anthology)

2002, 2xCD, Comp, Cabu Masters Of Jazz,

Swing/Bop/Soul-Jazz/Modal/Easy Listening/Contemporary Jazz

Coleman Hawkins

2001, CD, Comp, RM, Arpeggio,

Classic Jazz: The Forties

2001, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,

Cool Jazz - New York 1947 - 1949

2000, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

Stockholm - New York - Paris 1938 - 1949

2000, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés,

2000, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

2000, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

There's A Small Hotel

2000, CD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz,

Bop/Hard Bop/Swing

The Fats Navarro Story

2000, 4x CD, Box Set,

The Woody Herman Story

The Complete Small Group Bop Sessions

1999, CD, Comp, The Jazz Factory

Buddy Rich And His Orchestra

1999, CD, Comp, Classics (11),

1998, CD, Comp, Classics (11)

Volume 6 - Young Bird - 1947

1998, CD, Comp, Média 7,

Jazz At The Philharmonic

The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve (1944 - 1949)

1998, 10xCD, Comp, RM, Verve Records,

Jazz At The Philharmonic

The Complete Jazz At The Philharmonic On Verve (1944 - 1949)

1998, 10x CD Cardboard Sleeves, Box Set,

The Jazz Year - 1946

1997, CD, Comp, Mono, Topaz Jazz,

A Musical Contribution By America's Best For Our Armed Forces Overseas

1997, CD, Comp, Mono, V Disc

RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label In Jazz • Vol.3 1940-1949

Blue Bebop (The Originators Of Modern Jazz)

1996, CD, Comp, Mono, Smplr, Blue Note,

Masters Of Jazz Vol. 2: Bebop's Greatest Hits

1996, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2),

Coleman Hawkins

A Retrospective 1929 - 1963

Fats Navarro And Tadd Dameron

The Complete Blue Note And Capitol Recordings Of Fats Navarro And Tadd Dameron

Coleman Hawkins

1994, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Bloodshot Eyes: The Best Of Wynonie Harris

1994, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2),

Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues

The Miles Davis Tuba Band* / Lennie Tristano

Why Do I Love You? Rare Broadcasts 1947-48

1993, CD, Comp, Mono, Natasha Imports,

The Blues (A Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Blues Singers)

1993, Box Set, 4x CD,

Delta Blues/Jump Blues/Texas Blues/Harmonica Blues/Chicago Blues/Memphis Blues/Louisiana Blues/Country Blues

Ella Fitzgerald

Royal Roost Sessions With Ray Brown Trio & Quintet

Swing/Vocal/Bop

Roy Haynes / Henri Renaud & Kenny Clarke / Martial Solal

Transatlantic Meetings

1992, CD, Comp, Vogue,

Post Bop/Cool Jazz

Memorial - We The People Bop

1992, CD, Album, Comp, Cool & Blue Records,

Supreme Saxophone

1992, CD, Comp, Mono, Premier Jazz, Premier Jazz,

Il Contrabbasso Nel Jazz

1991, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Bop/Piano Blues/Swing

Fats Blows 1946-1949

Fats Navarro Featured With Tadd Dameron's Band*

Royal Roost Sessions 1948

I Song Di Irving Berlin E Jerome Kern

1990, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Bop/Hard Bop/Swing

1990, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Gene Krupa / Buddy Rich

Gene Krupa/Buddy Rich

1990, CD, Album, Echo Jazz,

Big Band/Swing/Bop/Vocal/Ballad

The Bebop Revolution

Tadd Dameron Sextet* / Septet* Featuring The Fabulous Fats Navarro*

Tadd Dameron Sextet / Septet Featuring The Fabulous Fats Navarro

1989, CD, Comp, Blue Note,

Pacific Jazz II Collection

1989, 6x Vinyl, Box Set,

The Great Sessions 1947/1948

Lester Young = レスター・ヤング*

How High The Moon

1988, LP, Album, Vee Jay Records,

1987, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Cool Jazz/Post Bop

Le Trombe Del Jazz Moderno

1986, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Bop/Cool Jazz/Hard Bop

The Complete Keynote Collection

1986, 21x Vinyl Signed, Vinyl, Box Set,

Coleman Hawkins

1986, 2x Vinyl,

Bop/Big Band/Swing

Coleman Hawkins

The Indispensable Coleman Hawkins "Body And Soul" (1927-1956)

The Jazz Guitar

1983, 6xLP, Comp + Box, Joker (2), International Joker Production,

Bop/Gypsy Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz

1948 At Royal Roost

1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Vee Jay Records,

Charlie Parker Featuring Dizzy Gillespie - Max Roach - Fats Navarro - Buddy Rich - Sarah Vaughan

1983, 2xLP, Comp, Disques Festival, Disques Festival, Disques Festival, Disques Festival

Lester Leaps Again

1981, 2x Vinyl,

Jazz Off The Air Vol. 1

1980, LP, Comp, Mono, Spotlite Records, Spotlite Records,

Tadd Dameron, Dodo Marmarosa

1979, LP, Comp, Durium,

Stan Getz & Friends

1979, 2x Vinyl,

Jazz: The 50's Volume II

Buddy Rich '47 '48

Mr Blues Is Coming To Town

Featured With The Tadd Dameron Band

1977, 2x Vinyl,

Mr. Blues Meets The Master Saxes 1945-1946

1975, LP, Comp, Phoenix Jazz Records,

Swing/Rhythm & Blues

Gerry Mulligan / Lee Konitz

Rare Broadcasting Performances 1947/1948

Coleman Hawkins - Lucky Thompson, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie - Benny Carter

The Greatest Of The Small Bands Vol. 2

1974, LP, Comp, RCA, RCA, RCA

Buddy Rich And His Orchestra

Superb Performances Never Before Available

1974, LP, Album, First Heard Records

25 Years Of Prestige

1974, 2x Vinyl,

Cool Jazz/Bop/Contemporary Jazz

Newly Discovered Performances, Vol.1

Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker

Mulligan / Baker Vol. II

1973, LP, Comp, Fantasy,

The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz

1973, 6x Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, Box Set,

Bop/Dixieland/Free Jazz/Big Band/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Ragtime

Coleman Hawkins

His Greatest Hits (1939-1947)

Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker

Mulligan / Baker

1972, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,

Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome Jazzmen, Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra

Prestige Twofer Giants Volume II

1972, 2x Vinyl,

Hard Bop/Post Bop

Coleman Hawkins

Body & Soul (A Jazz Autobiography)

1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor,

A Look At Yesterday

Stan Getz / Zoot Sims

The Tadd Dameron Band*

The Tadd Dameron Band

Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Quintet*

Fats Navarro Featured With The Tadd Dameron Quintet

The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!

Gerry Mulligan Band

1957, 7", EP, Mono, Esquire, Esquire

In The Beginning: Bebop

The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2

1947 WNEW Saturday Night Swing Session

Relaxin With Frances Faye

Rèunion A Paris

Christian Chevallier

Christian Chevallier Prince Du Jazz Français

Mulligan Plays Mulligan

Coleman Hawkins

The Hawk In Flight

Coleman Hawkins All Stars*

Coleman Hawkins All Stars

1954, 10", Comp, Mono, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice,

Handyland U.S.A.

The Birth Of Bop - Volume 5

1953, 10", Comp, Mono, Savoy Records,

The Birth Of Bop - Volume 4

1953, 10", Comp, Mono, Savoy Records

Gerry Mulligan All Stars

Gerry Mulligan New Sounds*

Mullenium / Fun House

The Birth Of Bop - Volume 2

1952, 10", Comp, Mono, Savoy Records

Battle Of The Saxes / Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

Terry Gibbs Sextet / Mary Lou Williams And Her Orchestra

T And S Jr. / Down Beat

New Trends Of Jazz - Volume 4

Jazz Off The Air (WNEW-1947) Vol. 2

Dave Lambert (3) And Buddy Stewart

Deedle / Hot Halavah

1951, Shellac, 10", Vogue Records

Gerry Mulligan Group

Jay Jay Johnson And His Modern Quintette* / Allen Eager Quartet

Jay-Bird / Symphony Sid's Idea

1950, Shellac, 10", Metronome,

Al Haig Quartet

Bow Tie / In A Little Spanish Town

1950, Shellac, 10", Sittin' In With,

Stan Getz Quartet / Stan Getz Tenor Sax Stars

Stan Getz Volume One

Stan Getz Tenor Sax Stars / Stan Getz Quartet

Battleground / Prezervation

The Tadd Dameron Sextet / The Thelonious Monk Quartet

Symphonette / I Mean You

1949, Shellac, 10", Mono, Blue Note

Allen Eager Quintette*

Nightmare Allen / Church Mouse

1949, 10", Savoy Records

James Moody And His Swedish Crowns* / Allen Eager's Quintette*

These Foolish Things / Jane's Bounce

1949, Shellac, 10", Metronome

Al Haig Quartet

Bow Tie / Haig N' Haig

1949, Shellac, 10", Jade Records (4)

Stan Getz Tenor Sax Stars / Stan Getz Quartet

Relaxing With Garrity / Crazy Chords

1949, Shellac, 10", New Jazz,

Stan Getz Bop Stars*

Five Brothers / Four And One Moore

The Tadd Dameron Septet* Featuring Chino Pozo / The Tadd Dameron Sextet

Jahbero / Lady Bird

Allen Eager Quintette* / Stan Getz Quartet

Jane's Bounce / Don't Worry About Me

1948, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records

WNEW Saturday Night Swing Session Volume 2

1948, 3xShellac, 10", Album, VOX (6)

Allan Eager Quartette*

Static / The Way You Look Tonight

1948, Shellac, 10", Jax (3)

Stan Getz Orchestra / Stan Getz Quartet

Frosty / Bopcycle

1948, Shellac, 10", Jax (3),

Dave Lambert Trio / The Five Bops

Deedle / Hot Halavah

1948, Shellac, 10", Sittin' In With

Allan Eager Quartette*

Pogo Stick / Allleytalk

Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All Stars

Low Flame / Allen's Alley

Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris And His All Stars*

Mr. Blues Jumped The Rabbit / Whiskey And Jelly-Roll Blues

1947, Shellac, 10", Aladdin (6)

Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra / Buddy Rich And His Band*

"Troubador" / Nellie's Nightmare

1947, 12", V Disc

Johnny Bothwell's Swingtet

Chelsea Bridge / Dear Max

1947, Shellac, 10", Signature (4)

Jay Jay Johnson And His Modern Jazz Quintette* / Teddy Reig's All-Stars*

Jay-Bird / Mr. Dues

1947, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records,

Red Rodney's Be-Boppers

Fine And Dandy / Elevation

Wynonie "Mr. Blues" Harris And His All-Stars*

Rugged Road / Come Back Baby

Teddy Reig's All-Stars* / Fats Navarro And His Thin Men

O-Go-Mo / Eb-Pob

Stan Getz Quartet / Allen Eager Quartet

And The Angels Swing / Symphony Sid's Idea

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra / Coleman Hawkins' 52nd Street All Stars

New 52nd Street Jazz

Allen Eager Quartette* / Don Byas

Vot's Dot / September In The Rain

1946, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records

Tenor Sax Stylists

1946, 4x Shellac,

Bird On The Air (1944-45)

LP, Sounds (2),

Coleman Hawkins

The Complete Coleman Hawkins - Volume 2 (1941-1947) "Low Flame"

Big Band/Cool Jazz

Ultimate Tadd Dameron Vol.3 Royal Roost Nights Added Attraction Anita O'Day

Bird's Eyes: Last Unissued, Vol. 17

CD, Comp, Philology,

Saturday Nite Swing Session

LP, Counterpoint / Esoteric Records,

Stan Getz Tenor Sax Stars / Stan Getz Quartet

Battle Ground / Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams

Shellac, 10", Esquire,

Sabado A La Noche: Jam Session

LP, Comp, RM, Trova,

Tadd Dameron & Fats Navarro

Live At Birdland 1949

Coleman Hawkins

Gerry Mulligan Quartet & Octet*

Jazz Club Collection Vol 8

Al Haig Sextet / Al Haig Quartet

Bopelground / Bopelbaby

Bebop - Pioneers And Classic Performances 1941-1949

2021, 3xCD, Comp, RM, Acrobat,

La Grande Histoire Du Jazz - Au Temps Du Ragtime Et Du Swing / From Ragtime To Swing, 1898-1952, CD No 1-25

2010, Box + 25xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde,

2008, Box, Comp + 100xCD, Mono, RM, Documents,

L'Histoire Du Saxophone Jazz - The Story Of Saxophone Jazz 1923-1956

2007, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Le Chant Du Monde,

The Essential Jazz Collection

2006, 3xCD, Comp, Emporio,

Smooth Jazz/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Cool Jazz

That Devilin' Tune - A Jazz History, Vol. 4 (1946-1951)

2006, 9xCD, Comp, West Hill Radio Archives,

Dixieland/Cool Jazz/Bop/Swing/Big Band

The Savoy Story, Volume One - Jazz

2002, 3xCD, Comp + Box, RE, Savoy Jazz, Savoy Jazz, Atlantic,

Swing/Bop/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz/Vocal/Boogie Woogie

Les Trésors Du Jazz 1944-1951

2002, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Le Chant Du Monde,

The Prestige Legacy, Vol. 2: Battles Of The Saxes

2000, CD, Comp, Prestige,

BeBop Spoken Here

2000, 4x CD, Box Set,

The Prestige Records Story

1999, 4x CD, Box Set,

The Be-Bop Years

4xCD, Comp, Box, Savoy Jazz

Miles Davis Quintet* With John Coltrane

The Unissued Café Bohemia Broadcasts

2013, CD, Mono, Unofficial, Domino Records (7)

Fats Navarro & Tadd Dameron

At Royal Roost - Volume 2

Fats Navarro And Tadd Dameron

At The Royal Roost 1948 (Volume 1)

LP, Unofficial, Alto Records

Fats Navarro - Todd Dameron*

Modern Giants Of Jazz