40th Anniversary Carnegie Hall Concert
Released: Nov 20, 1976
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Released: Nov 20, 1976
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To celebrate his 40th anniversary as a bandleader, Herman had a celebrated concert at Carnegie Hall. For the first half of the program he welcomed back many of his alumni including such veterans as...
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Herd at Montreux
Released: Jul 6, 1975
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Released: Jul 6, 1975
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This live performance was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland at 3:30 a.m.! It chronologically follows Sonny Rollins' 1974 Montreux set, The Cutting Edge. Herman plays soprano...
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King Cobra
Released: Jan 7, 1975
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Released: Jan 7, 1975
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As the years passed and Woody Herman continued to age, his orchestra's music stayed young and contemporary. Never willing to have a mere nostalgia band, he continued looking ahead for new music...
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Children of Lima
Released: Oct 22, 1974
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Released: Oct 22, 1974
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This is an unusual album by Woody Herman's Young Thundering Herd. The big band joins with the Houston Symphony Orchestra to perform a pair of Alan Broadbent pieces: the 18-minute "Variations on a...
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Thundering Herd
Released: Jan 2, 1974
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Released: Jan 2, 1974
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Of all the big-band leaders of the swing era, Woody Herman went the most out of his way to interpret current material and keep his orchestra young, enthusiastic and modern. For this Fantasy date...
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Feelin' So Blue
Released: Apr 11, 1973
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Released: Apr 11, 1973
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This album has a variety of recordings Herman cut for Fantasy during 1973-75 that had not found a place on his other releases. There are some good moments (notably "Brotherhood of Man") but nothing...
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Giant Steps
Released: Apr 9, 1973
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Released: Apr 9, 1973
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Woody Herman always went out of his way during his long career to encourage younger players, often persuading them to write arrangements of recent tunes for his orchestra. On this recording one...
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The Raven Speaks
Released: Aug 28, 1972
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Released: Aug 28, 1972
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The best of his Fantasy releases of the '70s, this well-rounded CD is highlighted by a great jam on "Reunion at Newport" and strong soloing from Herman (on soprano and clarinet), pianist Harold...
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Woody
Released: Jul 29, 1970
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Released: Jul 29, 1970
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Woody Herman deserved great credit for encouraging his younger musicians to write for his big band and for including new material in his repertoire, but sometimes one was justified in wondering...
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