Fletcher Allen

Fletcher Allen (July 25, 1905 – August 5, 1995) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.

Fletcher Allen
Birth nameFletcher Allen
Born(1905-07-25)25 July 1905
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died5 August 1995(1995-08-05) (aged 90)
New York
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Composer
Arranger
InstrumentsSaxophone
Clarinet
Years active1925-1995

Biography

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He started out in his career in the mid 1920s as a member of Lloyd Scott's Band in New York City.

In 1927, he travelled to Europe working in a band under the direction of Leon Abbey, a bandleader whose popularity in jazz started off a 1936 tour of India in which Allen also was involved. During this period, he also visited Budapest with the Benny Peyton group in 1929 and spent time in Europe the following decade with musical activity involving several collaborations with guitarist Django Reinhardt.

In 1938, he started playing with Benny Carter, with both him and Carter playing alto saxophone and clarinet, both had excellent reputations as arrangers.[1]

His composition "Viper's Dream" has become a jazz staple.[2][1]

Compositions

References
  1. Fletcher Allen Biography www.allmusic.com
  2. "Sebastian Giniaux: Viper's Dream". jazz.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  3. Dregni, Michael (2004). Django. Oxford University Press US. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-19-530448-0. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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