World on a String

World on a String
Studio album by Henry "Red" Allen
Released	1991
Recorded	1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:58
Label	Bluebird/RCA Victor
Henry "Red" Allen chronology
Red Allen, Kid Ory & Jack Teagarden at Newport (1957) World on a String (1991)

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World on a String is a 1991 CD album by Henry "Red" Allen. The album was originally issued on vinyl in 1957, with a slightly different track listing, as Ride, Red, Ride in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor RD-27045) by Henry "Red" Allen's All Stars".

Track listing

1. "Love Is Just Around the Corner" – 5:49
2. "Let Me Miss You" – 5:31
3. "Ride, Red, Ride" – 4:40
4. "I Cover the Waterfront" – 8:25
5. "'S Wonderful" – 5:29
6. "St. James Infirmary" – 3:45
7. "Algiers Bounce" – 6:48
8. "Love Me or Leave Me" – 5:13
9. "I've Got the World on a String" – 5:36
10. "Ain't She Sweet" – 4:08 (music Milton Ager, lyrics Jack Yellen)
11. "Sweet Lorraine" – 5:34

Personnel

• Leader, trumpet – Red Allen
• Clarinet – Buster Bailey
• Tenor Sax – Coleman Hawkins
• Trombone – J. C. Higginbotham
• Drums – Cozy Cole
• Bass – Lloyd Trotman
• Piano – Marty Napoleon
• Guitar – Everett Barksdale

References

1. World on a String at AllMusic