Eddie Allen (born July 12, 1957) is a jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist from Milwaukee. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The flugelhorn (also spelled fluegelhorn or flügelhorn) is a Brass instrument resembling a Trumpet but with a wider conical bore He has worked with Muhal Richard Abrams, Lester Bowie, Art Blakey, Benny Carter, Chico Freeman, and Dizzy Gillespie. Muhal Richard Abrams (born September 19, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American educator administrator Composer Lester Bowie ( 11 October 1941 &ndash 8 November 1999) was an American Jazz Trumpet player and Composer. Arthur (Art Blakey ( October 11 1919 &ndash October 16 1990) born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bennett Lester Carter (born August 8, 1907 in Harlem New York; died July 12, 2003 in Los Angeles California) was Chico Freeman is a modern jazz tenor saxophonist born on July 17, 1949, in Chicago Illinois. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter He has used several variants of his name on CDs including: E. J. Allen, Eddie E. J. Allen, and E. J. "Eddie" Allen.
He also works in Rhythm and Blues and Rock. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. His rendition of Sade Adu's Smooth operator earned praise from Lester Bowie. See also Sade (band Helen Folasade Adu, OBE, (born 16 January 1959 better known as Sade (pronounced "shah-day" ʃɑːˈdeɪ is a " Smooth Operator " is a popular song by the English group Sade released as the fourth and final single from their debut album Diamond Lester Bowie ( 11 October 1941 &ndash 8 November 1999) was an American Jazz Trumpet player and Composer.