Bill Allred

Bill Allred (born November 19, 1936 ) is an American trombonist and orchestra leader in the areas of Dixieland jazz and swing .

biography

Allred began playing in high school bands , initially working locally with the Dixie Lads , the Davenport Jazz Band and the Reedy Creek Jazz Band . In 1971 he moved to Florida and performed frequently at Disney World . Allred also went on tour with Wild Bill Davison's All Stars , took part in his Timeless album from 1986 and recorded several albums under his own name for labels such as Nagel-Heyer Records ; on his album Absolutely he played in a duo with trombonist Roy Williams , accompanied by a rhythm section made up of Johnny Varro , Isla Eckinger and Butch Miles . He has also worked with Chuck Hedges , Danny Moss , Tom Saunders ( Call of the Wild , 1995) and Ralph Sutton ( Echoes of Swing , 1997). In the meantime, he and his son John Allred , who also plays the trombone, lead the Classic Jazz Band , which feels connected to the classic swing repertoire.

Discographic notes

• Allred Hot and Blue (World Jazz, 1984)
• Absolutely (Nagel-Heyer, 1995)
• Versalitily (Orchard, 1999)
• Meet Me Where They Play the Blues (Sunjazz, 2002)

See also

• Bill Allred Creek , a river in the US state of Utah

Lexical entry

• Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .

Web links

• Web presence
• Bill Allred at Allmusic (English)