Allen Hanlon

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Adrian Rollini with guitarist Allen Hanlon, probably in the 1940s
Photo: William P. Gottlieb

Allen Hanlon (also Alan Hanlon , born January 10, 1919 in Long Island , † April 6, 1986 in New York City ) was an American jazz and studio musician ( guitar ).

Live and act

Hanlon first learned to play the violin before switching to guitar as a teenager, influenced by George Van Eps , whose family he was friends with and who furthered his career. Allan Reuss found him a short-term job in the Benny Goodman Sextet in 1937 ; He then played with Red Norvo , with whom the first recordings were made in September 1937 in Los Angeles. After three years at Norvo, he began to work as a studio musician in New York, played in the orchestras of Claude Thornhill and Edgar Sampson , as well as with Jess Stacy , Buddy Weed and the Adrian Rollini Trio, with whom he appeared in several Soundies in 1948 .

In the post-war years, Hanlon was mainly active as a session musician in New York; Hanlon has been involved in recording sessions with Tony Bennett , Perry Como , Vic Damone , Bobby Vinton and doo-wop groups such as The Coasters and The Blenders , and has worked with LaVern Baker , Ivory Joe Hunter , Ray Charles , Solomon Burke and Johnnie Ray . In the 1950s he also played with Sy Oliver , Bernie Leighton , Jerry Jerome , Edgar Sampson , Johnny Guarnieri , Buddy Lucas and John Carisi ( The New Jazz Sound of " Show Boat " , 1959). In the early 1970s he had a guitar duo with Sal Salvador , with whom he released the album Live in Concert at the University of Bridgeport (GP Records); further recordings were made with Bucky Pizzarelli . He taught as an adjunct professor at New York University and wrote several textbooks such as Chemistry of Chords for Guitar. In the field of jazz he was involved in 94 recording sessions between 1937 and 1982.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Memories of Allen Hanlon
  2. ↑ with George Hnida (double bass); a film by the Video Varieties Corporation
  3. ↑ Ryckman and Beck Music Pub. & Sales, 1977
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 3, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Hanlon, Allen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hanlon, Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American studio and jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH long Island
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1986
Place of death New York City