Allen Eager Discography
1946 (age 19)
Allen Eager Quartet
Allen Eager, tenor sax; Ed Finckel, piano; Bob Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, March 22, 1946
| S59000 | Rampage | Savoy 611, MG 9015, SJL 2210 |
| S59001 | Vot's Dot | Savoy 621, MG 9015, SJL 2210 |
| S59002 | Booby Hatch | Savoy 611, MG 9015, SJL 2210 |
| S59003 | Symphony Sid's Idea (as Zadah) | Savoy 909, MG 15044, SJL 2210 |
* Savoy SJL 2210 Various Artists - Brothers And Other Mothers: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Savoy MG 9015 Allen Eager - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 2 1952
* Savoy MG 15044 Tenor Sax Solos By Allen Eager 1954
* Savoy 611, 924 Allen Eager - Rampage / Booby Hatch
* Savoy 621 Allen Eager - Vot's Dot / Don Byas - September In The Rain 1946
* Savoy 909 Stan Getz - And The Angels Swing / Allen Eager - Symphony Sid's Idea
1947 (age 20)
Allen Eager With The Be Bop Boys
Allen Eager, tenor sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Duke Jordan, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, July 15, 1947
| S3432 | All Night, All Frantic | Savoy 948, MG 15044, SJL 2210 |
| S3433 | Donald Jay | Savoy 908, MG 9025, MG 15044, SJL 2210 |
| S3434 | Meeskite | Savoy 908, MG 9015, SJL 2210 |
| S3435 | And That's For Sure | Savoy 948, MG 15044, SJL 2210 |
* Savoy SJL 2210 Various Artists - Brothers And Other Mothers: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Savoy MG 15044 Tenor Sax Solos By Allen Eager 1954
* Savoy MG 9025 Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 4 1953
* Savoy MG 9015 Allen Eager - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 2 1952
* Savoy 948 Allen Eager - All Night, All Frantic / And That's For Sure
* Savoy 908 Allen Eager - Donald Jay / Meeskite
Allen Eager Quintet
Doug Mettome, trumpet; Allen Eager, tenor sax; George Wallington, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Stan Levey, drums.
NYC, November 6, 1947
| S3469-2 | Nightmare Allen | Savoy SJL 2236 |
| S3469-5 | - | Savoy 958, MG 9015, SJL 2236 |
| S3470-3 | Churchmouse | Savoy SJL 2236 |
| S3470-4 | - | Savoy 958, MG 9023, MG 15044, SJL 2236 |
| S3471-4 | Jane's Bounce | Savoy SJL 2236 |
| S3471-5 | - | Savoy 932, MG 9015, SJL 2236 |
| S3472-3 | Unmeditated | Savoy SJL 2236 |
| S3472-4 | - | Savoy MG 9026, MG 15044, SJL 2236 |
* Savoy SJL 2236 Various Artists - Brothers And Other Mothers Vol. 2 1979
* Savoy MG 9015 Allen Eager - New Trends Of Jazz Volume 2 1952
* Savoy MG 9023 Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 2 1953
* Savoy MG 15044 Tenor Sax Solos By Allen Eager 1954
* Savoy MG 9026 Various Artists - The Birth Of Bop Volume 5 1953
* Savoy 958 Allen Eager - Nightmare Allen / Churchmouse
* Savoy 932 Allen Eager - Jane's Bounce / Stan Getz - Don't Worry 'Bout Me
1948
Allen Eager Quartette
Allen Eager, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Charlie Perry, drums.
NYC, fall 1948
| 4028 | Pogo Stick | Jax 5006; Spotlite (E) SPJ 140 |
| 4029 | J-200 | Alley Talk (as Bowtie) | Jax 5006; Sittin' In With 541; Spotlite (E) SPJ 140 |
| 4030 | The Way You Look Tonight | Jax 5009; Spotlite (E) SPJ 140; IAJRC 15 |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 140 Al Haig Meets The Master Saxes Vol. 2
* IAJRC 15 Various Artists - Battle Of Tenor Saxes
* Jax 5006 Allen Eager - Pogo Stick / Alley Talk
* Sittin' In With 541 Al Haig - Bowtie / In A Little Spanish Town
* Jax 5009 Allen Eager - The Way You Look Tonight / Static
1951
Allen Eager With Terry Gibbs All Stars
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) | Marshmallow (J) MMLP-102 | |
| Perdido | - | |
| Tiny's Blues | - |
* Marshmallow (J) MMLP-102 Swingin' With Allen Eager 1986?
= Marshmallow (J) MMEX-117-LP - 2008?
= Marshmallow (J) MMEX-117-CD - 2008
Allen Eager With Terry Gibbs All Stars
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) | Marshmallow (J) MMLP-102 | |
| Now's The Time | - | |
| What's New | - | |
| Perdido | - |
* Marshmallow (J) MMLP-102 Swingin' With Allen Eager 1986?
= Marshmallow (J) MMEX-117-LP - 2008?
= Marshmallow (J) MMEX-117-CD - 2008
1953
Allen Eager - Howard McGhee Quintet
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) | Marshmallow (J) MMLP-102 | |
| Bernie's Tune | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| How High The Moon | - | |
| Theme (Lullaby Of Birdland) | - |
* Marshmallow (J) MMLP-102 Swingin' With Allen Eager 1986?
= Marshmallow (J) MMEX-117-LP - 2008?
= Marshmallow (J) MMEX-117-CD - 2008
1982 (age 55)
Allen Eager Quartet
Allen Eager, tenor sax; Hod O'Brien, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Jimmy Wormworth, drums.
Soundtek Studios, NYC, March 25, 1982
| Just You, Just Me | Uptown UP 27.09 | |
| For All We Know | - | |
| Room Service Blues | - | |
| Equinox | - | |
| I Should Care | - | |
| Ladybird | - |
* Uptown UP 27.09 Allen Eager - Renaissance 1981