Charlie Allen (trumpeter)

Charlie Allen (September 25, 1908 in Jackson, Mississippi – November 19, 1972 in Chicago) was an American jazz trumpeter. Allen grew up in Chicago, and began playing in the early 1920s just out of high school. He was a member of the bands of (1925), Dave Peyton (1927), Doc Cook (1927), (1928), and Johnny Long. Allen worked with Earl Hines from 1931 to 1934, then did a short stint in Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1935, though he never recorded any solos with Ellington. He played with in 1936 and then returned to play with Hines again in 1937.

Charlie Allen (trumpeter)

Charlie Allen (September 25, 1908 in Jackson, Mississippi – November 19, 1972 in Chicago) was an American jazz trumpeter. Allen grew up in Chicago, and began playing in the early 1920s just out of high school. He was a member of the bands of (1925), Dave Peyton (1927), Doc Cook (1927), (1928), and Johnny Long. Allen worked with Earl Hines from 1931 to 1934, then did a short stint in Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1935, though he never recorded any solos with Ellington. He played with in 1936 and then returned to play with Hines again in 1937.