Allen Eager – A tenorist who has been mostly forgotten.
In the 40s, tenor saxophone player Allen Eager was a well known and much wanted musician who, after working in bigbands for a while, performed in lots of smaller groups. In 1946, at age 19, he was able to record his first records under his own name for Savoy with a quartet. The first highlight of his musical career formed an engagement at the Tadd Dameron Sextet in 1948. Towards the end of the 50s, Eager, who had settled in Paris in the meantime, went more and more into the background. In this episode, recordings from his first succesful period.
1. Rampage Ed Finckel
2. Vot’s Dot Allen Eager
3. Booby Hatch “ “
4. Symphony Sid’s Idea “ “
Giant Steps CD GSCR 023
5. O-Go-Mo Kai Winding
6. Mister Dues “ “
7. Saxon Allen Eager
Savoy LP SJL 2236
8. All Night All Frantic “ “
9. Donald Jay “ “
10. Meeskite “ “
11. And That’s For Sure “ “
Giant Steps CD GSCR 023
12. Nightmare Allen Allen Eager
13.
Church Mouse “ “
14. Jane’s Bounce “ “
15. Unmeditated “ “
Savoy
LP SJL 2236
16. Good Bait Tad Dameron
17. Anthropology Charlie Parker
18. The Tadd Walk Tad Dameron
Giant Steps GSCR 023
