Dance Time: Forty Three
Released: February 1943
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Released: February 1943
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Due to a recording strike by the Musicians Union, very few commercial recordings were made during 1943, including none by Herman's fine orchestra before November. First Heard has filled the gap by...
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One Night Stand with Woody Herman
Released: 1945
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Released: 1945
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The collector's label Joyce came up with an LP's worth of unreleased radio airchecks from Herman's First Herd. This release is valuable because that particular band never commercially recorded most...
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Hollywood Palladium 1948
Released: Feb 12, 1948
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Released: Feb 12, 1948
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This excellent LP features Herman's Second Herd (the "Four Brothers" band) caught live during three different stints at the Hollywood Palladium. Since a strike by the Musicians Union kept his band...
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Live in New Orleans
Released: Oct 20, 1951
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Released: Oct 20, 1951
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After the financial collapse of Herman's boppish Second Herd, his next big band (the Third Herd) was more conservative, danceable and melodic. It was still a fine jazz orchestra with such soloists...
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Omaha, Nebraska 1954
Released: 1954
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Released: 1954
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Imported from England, this LP features Woody Herman's Third Herd heard live in 1954. By then, the big-band era had been gone for almost a decade, but somehow Herman was able to buck the trend,...
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The Herd Rides Again
Released: Jul 30, 1958
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Released: Jul 30, 1958
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This CD contains a better-than-expected reunion of Herman's First Herd. Actually many of the key players from that classic band (such as tenorman Flip Phillips and trombonist Bill Harris) were not...
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Woody Herman, Vol. 3
Released: Jul 30, 1958
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Released: Jul 30, 1958
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This budget LP combines six selections from a First Herd reunion (all of which are included on the Evidence CD The Herd Rides Again) with four numbers that feature a Herman-led studio orchestra...
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Woody Herman, Vol. 2
Released: September 1958
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Released: September 1958
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Although it states: "Guest Artists: Charlie Byrd and Tito Puente," Byrd's acoustic guitar is only heard on "Summer Sequence," an excellent 13-minute performance of Ralph Burns's famous work. The...
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Herman's Heat & Puente's Beat
Released: August 1958
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Released: August 1958
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Tito Puente and Woody Herman teamed in 1958 for a mutually satisfying meeting in the same way that Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Machito found commond ground in the late '40s. Puente's Latin...
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