Barclay Allen
Pianist and bandleader whose brilliant career was tragically cut short by an auto accident. Allen worked with Freddie Martin briefly in 1946 before forming his own group. He became popular for his Latin-esque theme song, ''Cumana,'' which he co-wrote with Harold Spina and Roc Hillman. In 1949 Allen was paralyzed when he lost control of his car while driving all night between performances.
The midi's on the web site are cut. Most of the mp3 files are complete.
All of these are available as midi, .pdf files, printed sheet
music recorded on tape or CD.
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Why midi and mp3 files? Midi files contain information, not sound.
This information is sent to your sound card or synth. What you hear is the
result of your hardware, not neccesarily what I hear.
I have recorded many, not all of my midi files, using my synths. The mp3 files
allow you to hear what I intended not what your hardware defines.
Mp3 files are compressed sound files, not quite as good as original .wav
files. If you order the cd - you will get the best sound as I intended it to be.
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