Allen Eager Catalog

1946 (age 19)

Various Artists - Brothers And Other Mothers: The Savoy Sessions   Savoy SJL 2210   1976

Allen Eager, tenor sax; Ed Finckel, piano; Bob Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, March 22, 1946

S59000Rampage
S59001Vot's Dot
S59002Booby Hatch
S59003Symphony Sid's Idea (as Zadah)

Allen Eager, tenor sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Duke Jordan, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, July 15, 1947

S3432All Night, All Frantic
S3433Donald Jay
S3434Meeskite
S3435And That's For Sure

1947 (age 20)

Various Artists - Brothers And Other Mothers Vol. 2   Savoy SJL 2236   1979

Doug Mettome, trumpet; Allen Eager, tenor sax; George Wallington, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Stan Levey, drums.

NYC, November 6, 1947

S3469-2Nightmare Allen
S3469-5-
S3470-3Churchmouse
S3470-4-
S3471-4Jane's Bounce
S3471-5-
S3472-3Unmeditated
S3472-4-

1948

Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes Vol. 2   Spotlite (E) SPJ 140

Allen Eager, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums.

NYC, fall 1948

4028Pogo Stick
4029 | J-200Alley Talk (as Bowtie)
4030The Way You Look Tonight

1951

Swingin' With Allen Eager   Marshmallow (J) MMLP-102   1986?

Fats Ford, trumpet; Don Elliott, mellophone; Allen Eager, Phil Urso, tenor sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Harry Biss, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Sid Bulkin, drums.

Birdland, NYC, October 6, 1951

Theme (Jumpin' With Symphony Sid)
Perdido
Tiny's Blues

Fats Ford, trumpet; Don Elliott, mellophone; Allen Eager, Phil Urso, tenor sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Harry Biss, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Sid Bulkin, drums.

Birdland, NYC, October 13, 1951

Theme (Jumpin' With Symphony Sid)
Now's The Time
What's New
Perdido

Howard McGhee, trumpet; Allen Eager, tenor sax; Spaulding Givens, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Walter Bolden, drums.

Birdland, NYC, September 19, 1953

Theme (Lullaby Of Birdland)
Bernie's Tune
I Can't Get Started
How High The Moon
Theme (Lullaby Of Birdland)

** also released on Marshmallow (J) MMEX-117-LP in 2008?, MMEX-117-CD in 2008.

1982 (age 55)

Allen Eager - Renaissance   Uptown UP 27.09   1981

Allen Eager, tenor sax; Hod O'Brien, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Jimmy Wormworth, drums.

Soundtek Studios, NYC, March 25, 1982

Just You, Just Me
For All We Know
Room Service Blues
Equinox
I Should Care
Ladybird