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Woody Herman Story - Herman, Woody  

Disc 1

1. At The Woodchopper's Ball 3:16
2. Big Wig In The Wigwam 2:40
3. Dallas Blues 3:01
4. Blues Upstairs 3:08
5. Blues Downstairs 2:48
6. Casbah Blues 3:10
7. Blue Prelude 3:14
8. The Golden Wedding 3:16
9. Blue Flame 3:16
10. Bishop's Blues 2:40
11. Woodsheddin' With Woody 2:09
12. Blues In The Night 3:14
13. 'Tis Autumn 3:12
14. Amen 3:12
15. Four Or Five Times 3:08
16. Down Under 2:48
17. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 3:25
18. Basie's Basement 3:25
19. Who Dat Up Dere? 3:08
20. Noah 3:20
21. I've Got You Under My Skin 2:59
22. I Get A Kick Out Of You 3:03
23. Cryin' Sands 3:07

Disc 2

1. Cherry 3:05
2. Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet 3:04
3. Irresistible You 3:06
4. It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That) 3:04
5. Goin' Home 3:18
6. Ingie Speaks 3:19
7. Perdido 3:08
8. As Long As I Live 3:10
9. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues 3:00
10. Laura 3:20
11. Apple Honey 3:18
12. I Wonder 3:17
13. Yeah Man (Amen) 2:15
14. Caldonia 3:02
15. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe 3:29
16. Goosey Gander 3:23
17. Northwest Passage 3:13
18. I've Got The World On A String 3:24
19. The Good Earth 2:32
20. Put That Ring On My Finger 3:14
21. Bijou (Rhumba A La Jazz) 3:22
22. Gee, It's Good To Hold You 3:10
23. Your Father's Moustache 3:22

Disc 3

1. Wild Root 2:59
2. Blowin' Up A Storm 3:22
3. Atlanta Ga 3:08
4. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 3:15
5. Welcome To My Dream 3:12
6. Panacea 3:20
7. Steps 3:21
8. Igor 2:43
9. Fan It 3:14
10. Nero's Conception 3:18
11. Lost Weekend 2:56
12. Pam 3:15
13. Sidewalks Of Cuba 3:00
14. Lady Mcgowan's Dream (Pts 1&2) 5:16
15. Romance In The Dark 3:26
16. Summer Sequence (Pts. 1,2,3,4) 11:54
17. Everywhere 3:08
18. With Someone New 3:17
19. Non-Alcoholic 3:05
20. I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out 3:25
21. Cherokee Canyon 3:00

Disc 4

1. I've Got News For You 3:25
2. Keen And Peachy 2:53
3. The Goof And I 2:53
4. Lazy Lullaby 3:12
5. Four Brothers 3:19
6. P.S. I Love You 3:09
7. That's Right 3:02
8. Lemon Drop 2:50
9. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3:12
10. I Ain't Gettin' Any Younger 3:05
11. Early Autumn 3:10
12. Keeper Of The Flame 3:00
13. The Crickets 3:11
14. More Moon 3:10
15. Detour Ahead 3:09
16. Jamaica Rhumba 3:09
17. Not Really The Blues 2:50
18. The Great Lie 2:53
19. More Than You Know 3:02
20. Tenderly 2:55
21. Lollipop 2:40
22. You Rascal You 2:35
23. Rhapsody In Wood 3:08
24. In The Beginning 3:13 Discography

Disc One - At The Woodchopper's Ball

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Clarence Willard, Steady Nelson, Jerry Neary, tp; Joe Bishop, fl-h; Neal Reid, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Joe Estren, Ray Hopfner, cs; Saxie Mansfield, Pete Johns, ts; Tommy Linehan, p; Hy White, g; Walt Yoder, b; Frank Carlson, d.

New York, April 12, 1939.

65379 AT THE WOODCHOPPER'S BALL Decca 2440

65380 BIG-WIG IN THE WIGWAM Decca 2440

65381 DALLAS BLUES Decca 2629

65382 BLUES UPSTAIRS Decca 2508

65383 BLUES DOWNSTAIRS Decca 2508

Same personnel as above, but Neary and Estren out, add Bob Price, tp; Joe Denton, as.

New York, May 24, 1939.

65636 CASBAH BLUES Decca 2580

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Steady Nelson, Bob Price, Cappy Lewis, tp; Joe Bishop, fl-h; Neal Reid, Toby Tyler, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Herb Tompkins, Ray Hopfner, as; Saxie Mansfield, Nick Caiazza, ts; Tommy Linehan, p; Hy White, g; Walt Yoder, b; Frank Carlson, d.

New York, February 5, 1940.

67155-A BLUE PRELUDE Decca 3017

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Steady Nelson, Bob Price, Cappy Lewis, tp; Joe Bishop, fl-h; Neal Reid, Bud Smith, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Herb Tompkins, Bill Vitale, as; Saxie Mansfield, Mickey Folus, ts; Tommy Linehan, p; Hy White, g; Walt Yoder, b; Frank Carlson, d.

New York, September 27, 1940.

68159 THE GOLDEN WEDDING Decca 3436

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Steady Nelson, John Owens, Cappy Lewis, tp; Neal Reid, Bud Smith, Vic Hamann, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; Herb Tompkins, Eddie Scalzi, as; Saxie Mansfield, Mickey Folus, ts; Tommy Linehan, p; Hy White, g; Walt Yoder, b; Frank Carlson, d.

New York, February 13, 1941.

68697 BLUE FLAME Decca 3643

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Steady Nelson, Ray Linn, Cappy Lewis, tp; Neal Reid, Jerry Rosa, Vic Hamann, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; Jimmy Horrath, Sam Rubinowitch, as; Saxie Mansfield, Herbie Haymer, ts; Tommy Linehan, p; Hy White, g; Walt Yoder, b; Frankie Carlson, d.

Los Angeles, August 21, 1941.

DLA 2675 BISHOP'S BLUES Decca 3972

DLA 2676 WOODSHEDDIN' WITH WOODY Decca 3972

Same personnel as above.

Los Angeles, September 10, 1941.

DLA 2746 BLUES IN THE NIGHT Decca 4030

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : George Seaburg, Ray Linn, Cappy Lewis, Billie Rogers, tp; Neal Reid, Jerry Rosa, Vic Hamann, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Jimmy Horrath, Sam Rubinowitch, as; Saxie Mansfield, Herbie Haymer, ts; Tommy Linehan, p; Hy White, g; Walt Yoder, b; Frankie Carlson, d; Carolyn Grey, voc.

Chicago, November 13, 1941.

C 93767-A 'TIS AUTUMN Decca 4095

Same personnel as above, but Joe Howard, tb replaces Vic Hamann.

Chicago, January 28, 1942.

70248 A STRING OF PEARLS Decca 4176

Same personnel as above, but Ed Constanzo, as, bs; and Mickey Folus, ts; replace Horrath and Haymer.

Chicago, April 2, 1942.

70619 AMEN Decca 18346

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Cappy Lewis, George Seaberg, Chuck Peterson, Billie Rogers, tp; Neal Reid, Tommy Farr, Walter Nimms, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Jimmy Horvath, Sam Rubinowitch, as; Mickey Folus, Toots Mondello, ts; Skippy de Sair, bs; Tommy Linehan, p; Hy White, g; Walt Yoder, b; Frank Carlson, d.

Los Angeles, July 24, 1942.

L3123 FOUR OR FIVE TIMES Decca 18526

L3125 DOWN UNDER Decca 18544

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Cappy Lewis, Bob Guyer, Ray Wetzel, Ben Stabler, Nick Travis, tp; Eddie Bert, Al Mastren, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, voc; Johnny Bothwell, Chuck Di Maggio, as; Allen Eager, Pete Mondello, Ben Webster, ts; Skippy De Sair, bs; Dick Kane, p; Hy White, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Cliff Leeman, d.

New York, November 8, 1943.

71499 DO NOTHING TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME Decca 18578

Same personnel as above.

New York, November 17, 1943.

71502 BASIE'S BASEMENT Coral 60001

71503 WHO DAT UP THERE ? Decca 18169

Same personnel as above, but Ralph Burns, p; replaces Kane.

New York, January 8, 1944.

71626 NOAH Coral EC 81015

71627 I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN Coral EC 81009

716228 I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU Coral EC 81009

71630 CRYIN' SANDS Decca DL 792229

Disc Two - The Good Earth

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Neal Hefti, Bobby Guyer, Ray Wetzel, Marion Serritello, tp; Al Mastren, Ed Bennett, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, voc; Ernie Caceres, Chuck Di Maggio, as; Budd Johnson, Pete Mondello, ts; Skippy De Sair, bs; Ralph Burns, p; Hy White, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Cliff Leeman, d; Frances Wayne, voc.

New York, March 23, 1944.

71901 CHERRY Coral EC 81015

71902 MILKMAN KEEP THOSE BOTTLES QUIET Decca 18603

71903 IRRESISTIBLE YOU Decca 18603

71904 IT MUST BE JELLY ('CAUSE JAM DON'T SHAKE LIKE THAT) Coral 60066

Same personnel as above, but Georgie Auld, ts replaces Budd Johnson.

New York, March 29, 1944.

71910 GOIN' HOME Coral 81015

71912 INGIE SPEAKS Coral 81009

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Neal Hefti, Billy Robbins, Ray Wetzel, Mario Serritello, Ray Nance, tp; Juan Tizol, Al Esposito, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, voc; Johnny Hodges, Chuck Di Maggio, as; Herbie Fields, Pete Mondello, ts; Skippy De Sair, bs; Ralph Burns, p; Billy Bauer, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Red Saunders, d.

New York, April 5, 1944.

71940 PERDIDO Coral EC 81009

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Neal Hefti, Chuck Frankhouser, Ray Wetzel, Pete Candoli, Carl Warwick, tp; Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Sam Marowitz, as; Flip Phillips, Pete Mondello, ts; Skippy De Sair, bs; Ralph Burns, p; Billy Bauer, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Dave Tough, d; Marjorie Hyams, vib; Frances Wayne, voc.

Los Angeles, December 11 and 12, 1944.

L 3690A AS LONG AS I LIVE Brunswick BL 54024

L 3696A I AIN'T GOT NOTHIN' BUT THE BLUES Coral EC 81010

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Sonny Berman, Chuck Frankhouser, Ray Wetzel, Pete Candoli, Carl Warwick, tp; Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Sam Marowitz, John La Porta, cl, as; Flip Phillips, Pete Mondello, ts; Skippy De Sair, bs; Marjorie Hyams, vib; Ralph Burns, p; Billy Bauer, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Dave Tough, d.

New York, February 19, 1945.

CO 34288-2 LAURA Columbia 36785

CO 342289-1 APPLE HONEY Columbia 36803

CO 34290-1 I WONDER Columbia 36785

CO 34291-1 YEAH MAN Time Life STBB09

Same personnel as above, but add Frances Wayne, voc.

New York, February 26, 1945.

CO 34357-1 CALDONIA Columbia 36789

CO 34358-2 HAPPINESS IS A THING CALLED JOE Columbia 36789

Same personnel as above.

New York, March 1, 1945.

CO 34369-1 GOOSEY GANDER Columbia 36815

CO 34371-1 NORTHWEST PASSAGE Columbia 36835

CO 34373 I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING Columbia 36897

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Sonny Berman, Neal Hefti, Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Irv Lewis, tp; Talph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Sam Marowitz, John La Porta, cl, as; Flip Phillips, Pete Mondello, ts; Skippy De Sair, bs; Tony Aless, p; Billy Bauer, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Dave Tough, d.

New York, August 10, 1945.

CO 351104-2 THE GOOD EARTH Harmony HL 7093

CO 35105 PUT THAT RING ON MY FINGER Columbia 36861

Same personnel as above.

New York, August 20, 1945.

CO 35106-1 BYOU (RHUMBA A LA JAZZ) Columbia 36861

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Sonny Berman, Neal Hefti, Irv Lewis, Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, Ray Linn, tp; Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Sam Marowitz, John La Porta, cl, as; Flip Phillips, Pete Mondello, ts; Skippy De Sair, bs; Tony Aless, p; Billy Bauer, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Buddy Rich, d; Red Norvo, vib; Frances Wayne, voc.

New York, September, 5. 1945.

CO 35167 GEE, IT'S GOOD TO HOLD YOU Columbia 36870

CO 35168 YOUR FATHER'S MOUSTACHE Columbia 36870


Disc Three - Blowin' Up A Storm

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Sonny Berman, Neal Hefti, Irv Lewis, Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli, tp; Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; Sam Marowitz, John La Porta, cl, as; Flip Phillips, Pete Mondello, ts; Skippy De Sair, bs; Tony Aless, p; Billy Bauer, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Dave Tough, d.

New York, September 8, 1945.

CO 35183-1 WILD ROOT Harmony HL 7013

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Sonny Berman, Neal Hefti, Irv Lewis, Pete Candoli; Shorty Rogers, tp; Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Sam Marowitz, John La Porta, cl, as; Flip Phillips, Mickey Folus, ts; Sam Rubinowitch, fl, bs; Tony Aless, p; Billy Bauer, g; Don Lamond, d.

New York, December 10, 1945.

CO 35459-1A BLOWIN' UP A STORM Columbia 37059

CO 35500-1 ATLANTA GA Columbia 36949

CO 35501-1 LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! Columbia 36909

Same personnel as above, but Arnold Fishkin, b replaces Jackson, add Red Norvo, vib; Frances Wayne, voc.

New York, January 3, 1946.

CO 35580-1 WELCOME TO MY DREAM Columbia CL 1960

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Sonny Berman, Marky Markowitz, Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Shorty Rogers, tp; Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Sam Marowitz, John La Porta, as; Flip Phillips, Mickey Folus, ts; Sam Rubinowitch, bs; Tony Aless, p; Billy Bauer, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Don Lamond, d; Red Norvo, vib.

New York, February 17, 1946.

CO 35824 PANACEA Columbia 369698

Woody Herman and his Woodchoppers : Sonny Berman, Shorty Rogers, tp; Bill Harris, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Flip Phillips, ts; Jimmy Rowles, p; Billy Bauer, g; Chubby Jackson, b; Don Lamond, d; Red Norvo, vib.

Chicago, May 16, 1946.

CCO 4542-1 STEPS Columbia 37229

Same personnel as above.

Chicago, May 20, 1946.

CCO 4541-1 IGOR Columbia 37228

CCO 4544-1 FAN IT Columbia 37059

CCO 4545-1 NERO'S CONCEPTION Columbia 37228

CCO 4546-1 LOST WEEKEND Columbia 37227

CCO 4547-2 PAM Columbia 37229

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Sonny Berman, Cappy Lewis, Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Shorty Rogers, tp; Neal Reid, Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; Sam Marowitz, John La Porta, cl, as; Flip Phillips, Mickey Folus, ts; Sam Rubinowitch, bs; Jimmy Rowles, p; Chuck Wayne, g; Joe Mondragon, b; Don Lamond, d; Red Norvo, vib.

Los Angeles, September 17, 1946.

HCO 2035 SIDEWALKS OF CUBA Columbia 37197

Same personnel as above, but add Mary Ann McCall, voc.

Los Angeles, September, 18, 1946.

HCO 2038 LADY McGOWAN'S DREAM (Pt. 1) Columbia 38366

HCO 2039 LADY McGOWAN'S DREAM (Pt. 2) Columbia 38365

HCO 2040 ROMANCE IN THE DARK Columbia 37162

Same personnel as above, but add Ralph Burns, p.

Los Angeles, September 19, 1946.

HCO 2044 SUMMER SEQUENCE, Pt.1 Columbia 38365

HCO 2045 SUMMER SEQUENCE, Pt.11 Columbia 38366

HCO 2046 SUMMER SEQUENCE, Pt.111 Columbia 38367

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Ernie Royal, cl; Bernie Glow, Stan Fishelson, Shorty Rogers, Marky Markowitz, tp; Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; Sam Marowitz, as; Herbie Steward, as, ts; Stan Getz; Zoot Sims, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Fred Otis, p; Gene Sargent, g; Walt Yoder, b; Don Lamond, d.

Los Angeles, December 27, 1947.

HCO 3062 SUMMER SEQUENCE, Pt.IV Columbia 38367

Same personnel as September 17, 1946.

Los Angeles, September 20, 1946.

HCO 2050 EVERYWHERE Columbia 38369

HCO 2051 WITH SOMEONE NEW Columbia 37238

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Al Porcino, Cappy Lewis, Conrad Gozzo, Chuck Peterson, Bob Peck, tp; Ralph Pfeffner, Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; Sam Marowitz, John La Porta, as; Flip Phillips, Mickey Folus, ts; Sam Rubinowitch, bs; Jimmy Rowles, p; Chuck Wayne, g; Joe Mondragon, b; Don Lamond, d.

Chicago, December 10 & 11, 1946.

CCO 4694-1 NON-ALCOHOLIC Columbia CL 592

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Stan Fishelson, Shorty Rogers, Marky Markowitz, tp; Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as, voc; Sam Marowitz, as; Herbie Steward, as, ts; Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Fred Otis, p; Gene Sargent, g; Walt Yoder, b; Don Lamond, d.

Los Angeles, October 19, 1947.

HCO 2706 I TOLD YA I LOVE YA, NOW GET OUT Columbia 38047

Same personnel as above.

Los Angeles, December 22, 1947.

HCO 3044 CHEROKEE CANYON Columbia CL 2509


Disc Four - Four Brothers

Same personnel as "Cherokee Canyon".

Los Angeles, December 22, 1947.

HCO 3045 I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU Columbia 38213

HCO 2046 KEEN AND PEACHY Columbia 38213

Same personnel as above.

Los Angeles, December 24, 1947.

HCO 3055 THE GOOF AND I Columbia 38369

HCO 3056 LAZY LULLABY Columbia CL 1961

Same personnel as above.

Los Angeles, December, 27, 1947.

HCO 3061 FOUR BROTHERS Columbia 38304

Same personnel as above, but add Mary Ann McCall, voc.

Los Angeles, December 30, 1947.

HCO 3081 P.S. I LOVE YOU Columbia 38289

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Stan Fishelson, Red Rodney, Shorty Rogers, tp; Earl Swope, Bill Harris, Ollie Wilson, Bob Swift, tb; Woody Herman, cl, as; Sam Marowitz, as; Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Lou Levy, p; Chubby Jackson, b; Don Lamond, d, Terry Gibbs, vib.

Los Angeles, December 29, 1948.

3827 THAT'S RIGHT Capitol 15427

3828 LEMON DROP (Vocals by Jackson, Rogers, Gibbs) Capitol 15365

Same personnel as above, but Woody Herman, voc; add Mary Ann McCall, voc.

Los Angeles, December 30, 1948.

3829 I GOT IT BAD (AND THAT AIN'T GOOD) Capitol 15437

3830 AIN'T GETTING ANY YOUNGER Capitol 15365

3831 EARLY AUTUMN Capitol 57-616

3833 KEEPER OF THE FLAME Capitol 57-616

Woody Herman and his Orchestra : Ernie Royal, Al Porcino, Stan Fishelson, Charlie Walp, Shorty Rogers, tp; Earl Swope, Bill Harris, Ollie Wilson, Bart Varsalona, tb; Wood Herman, cl, as, voc; Sam Marowitz, as; Gene Ammons, Buddy Savitt, Jimmy Giuffre, ts; Serge Chaloff, bs; Lou Levy, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Shelly Manne, d; Terry Gibbs, vib; Mary Ann McCall, voc.

Chicago, May 26, 1949.

3794 THE CRICKETS Capitol 57-682

3795 MORE MOON Capitol 57-682

Same personnel as above, but add Terry Gibbs, vib.

Los Angeles, July 14, 1949.

4666 DETOUR AHEAD Capitol 57-837

4667 JAMAICA RHUMBA Capitol 57-720

4668 NOT REALLY THE BLUES Capitol 57-837

4669 THE GREAT LIE Capitol 5CO52 80805

4670 MORE THAN YOU KNOW Capitol CDP 798453-2

Same personnel but Joe Mondragon replaces Pettiford.

Los Angeles, July 20, 1949.

4673 TENDERLY Capitol 57-720

4674 LOLLIPOP Capitol H 324

4675 YOU RASCAL YOU Capitol 57-772

4678 IN THE BEGINNING Capitol CDP7-98453-2

4679 RHAPSODY IN WOOD Capitol 57-772