Allen Eager
Allen Eager
Latest Release
- Eager to Play: The Ultimate Collection
- January 2026
- • 9 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Fine and Dandy | ||
| 2 | Serge Swings Allen's Axe | ||
| 3 | Lullaby in Rhythm | ||
| 4 | Original Horns | ||
| 5 | Out of Nowhere |
Albums
Dec 2025 • 10 songs
Jul 2010 • 20 songs
Jan 1980 • 35 songs
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Biography
At one point in the early '50s, Allen Eager sounded nearly identical to Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, and Brew Moore; in fact all five tenors (from the Lester Young-influenced Four Brothers school) recorded together. But of the five, Eager has had the least impressive career, lacking the desire to really work on jazz full-time. He had played during World War II as a teenager with the bands of Bobby Sherwood, Sonny Dunham, Shorty Sherock, Hal McIntyre, Woody Herman (1943-1944), Tommy Dorsey, and Johnny Bothwell. By 1945, he was appearing regularly on 52nd Street and during 194...