David Allyn

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David Allyn (born July 19, 1923 as Albert DiLello in Hartford (Connecticut) , † November 22, 2012 in West Haven , Connecticut ) was an American pop and jazz singer .

Live and act

David Allyn's father played French horn with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and his mother was a singer. Influenced by Bing Crosby , he began singing in high school; from 1940 to 1942 he recorded with Jack Teagarden's Big Band , in 1945 with Lyle Griffin's studio orchestra . After his military service in World War II, he sang in Van Alexander's orchestra; Mid-1940s was in Boyd Raeburn's orchestra ("Forgetful"); During this time, recordings were made under his own name with an ensemble to which u. a. Lucky Thompson belonged. With Johnny Richards he then recorded songs by Jerome Kern for Discovery Records . Allyn was sentenced to two sentences in the 1950s for violating the Narcotics Act, first in Sing Sing and then in Dennamora Prison in New York State. In 1957 he was released again. Frank Sinatra then arranged for him to perform in the Sands Lounge ; In the late 50s, Allyn worked with Johnny Mandel , with whom he recorded his album A Sure Thing , in the Stan Kenton Orchestra and in 1964 with Count Basie in Lake Tahoe .

In the 1960s, David Allyn appeared frequently in clubs such as the Playboy Club ; then his career was again in crisis due to drug problems. It was not until the mid-1970s that he returned to the music business with a duo album with pianist Barry Harris ( Don't Look Back , 1975). He lived in Minneapolis in the early 1990s , but then moved to New York, where he performed at Gregory's . Even in the 1990s he was still active as a singer and performed with a big band in Spain.

In 2005 his autobiography There Ain't No Such Word as Can't appeared , in which he also reports on his forty years of drug addiction. Allyn last lived in New Rochelle, New York.

Scott Yanow called him an excellent ballad performer, with a warm baritone voice; Allyn was not an improviser, but often worked in the jazz environment. Leonard Feather emphasized his fine flair for phrasing .

Discographic notes

  • Jewells (Savoy / Discovery)
  • A Sure Thing - David Allyn Sings Jerome Kern ( Discovery Records )
  • Don't Look Back (Xanadu, 1975)
  • Soft as Spring (Audiophile, 1976)
  • David Allyn: where are you at? 1941-64´ , Hep Records 2013

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personal data
SURNAME Allyn, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES DiLello, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz singer
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Hartford
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 2012
Place of death West Haven , Connecticut