| WOODY HERMANLP | ||
| Woody's Winners | ||
| This Vinyl is graded EXCELLENT on my grading system. The Cover is graded EXCELLENT on my grading system. Of the many exciting recordings by The Swinging Herd of the '60s, this is the definitive set. With such soloists as trumpeters Bill Chase, Dusko Goykovich and Don Rader and tenors Sal Nistico, Andy McGhee and Gary Klein, this orchestra rarely had any difficulty raising the temperature. Recorded live at Basin Street West in late June of 1965, this set finds the enthusiastic band featuring a three-way trumpet battle on "23 Red," reworking "Northwest Passage" (highlighted by Sal Nistico's long tenor solo) and romping on a lengthy version of "Opus De Funk" along in addition to interpreting a few ballads and blues. A very memorable LP .. worth inclusion in every jazz collector's library. All Music Guide5.99 | |
A fine swing clarinetist, an altoist whose sound was influenced by Johnny Hodges, a good soprano saxophonist and a spirited blues vocalist, Woody Herman's greatest significance to jazz was as the leader of a long line of big bands. He always encouraged young talent and more than practically any bandleader from the swing era, kept his repertoire quite modern. Although Herman was always stuck performing a few of his older hits (he played "Four Brothers" and "Early Autumn" nightly for nearly 40 years), he much preferred to play and create new music. | ||
