Thundering Herds 1945-1947

by Woody Herman

Overview

Since the definitive three-LP box set Thundering Herds is out-of-print, this single CD is the best place for listeners to go first when starting to explore the music of Woody Herman. There are 16 selections from what was arguably his best band, his First Herd, and two numbers (including the original version of "Four Brothers") by The Second Herd. A few rarities (such as "A Jug of wine" and "The Blues Are Brewing") are mixed in with such classics as "Apple Honey," "Northwest Passage," "Your Father's Mustache" and a new version of "Woodchopper's Ball," but there is unavoidably a lot missing from this single disc, a set which will have to suffice until a more complete reissue series comes along. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Columbia
UPC:	0074644410822

Tracks

1. Woodchopper's Ball
2. Apple Honey
3. Goosey Gander
4. Northwest Passage
5. The Good Earth
6. A Jug of Wine
7. Your Father's Moustache
8. Bijou
9. Wildroot
10. Panacea
11. Back Talk
12. Non-Alcoholic
13. The Blues Are Brewin'
14. The Goof and I
15. Four Brothers
16. Blue Flame

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Woody Herman   Primary Artist,Vocals,Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Conte Candoli   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Buddy Rich   Guest Artist,Drums
Flip Phillips   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Shorty Rogers   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Jimmy Rowles   Guest Artist,Piano
Zoot Sims   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Red Norvo   Guest Artist,Vibraphone
Andy LaVerne   Guest Artist
Stan Getz   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Ray Linn   Trumpet
Al Porcino   Trumpet
Herbie Steward   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Bob Swift   Trombone
Cappy Lewis   Trumpet
Ralph Pfiffner   Trombone
Skippy de Sair   Sax (Baritone)
Neal Reid   Trombone
Charles Frankhauser   Trumpet
Irv Lewis   Trumpet
Irvin "Marky" Markowitz   Trumpet
Sam Rubinwich   Sax (Baritone)
Ed Kiefer   Trombone
Chuck Petersch   Trumpet
Sonny Berman   Trumpet
Bob Peck   Trumpet
Carl Warwick   Trumpet
Billy Bauer   Guitar
Walter Yoder   String Bass,Bass (Upright)
Chuck Wayne   Guitar
Serge Chaloff   Sax (Baritone)
Ollie Wilson   Trombone
Fred Otis   Piano
Stan Fishelson   Trumpet
Chubby Jackson   String Bass,Bass (Upright)
Conrad Gozzo   Trumpet
Earl Swope   Trombone
Don Lamond   Drums
Joe Mondragon   String Bass,Bass (Upright)
Margie Hyams   Vibraphone
John LaPorta   Sax (Alto)
Pete Candoli   Trumpet
Neal Hefti   Trumpet
Ralph Burns   Piano
Ray Wetzel   Trumpet
Mickey Folus   Sax (Tenor)
Tony Aless   Piano
Dave Tough   Drums
Bernie Glow   Trumpet
Bill Harris   Trombone
Gene Sargent   Guitar
Ernie Royal   Trumpet
Sam Marowitz   Sax (Alto)
Pete Mondello   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Michael Brooks   Compilation Producer,Digital Producer
Woody Herman   Leader,Composer
Allen Weinberg   Design,Artwork
George Kanzler   Liner Notes
Shorty Rogers   Composer
Benny Harris   Composer
Frederick Loewe   Composer
Eddie DeLange   Composer
Jimmy Noble   Composer
Chubby Jackson   Composer
Larry Keyes   Engineer,Restoration,Digital Engineer,Digital Restoration
Joe Bishop   Composer
James Noble   Composer
Alan Jay Lerner   Composer
Greig Stewart Jackson   Composer
Leonard Feather   Composer
John LaPorta   Composer
Leo Corday   Composer
Neal Hefti   Composer
Ralph Burns   Arranger,Composer
Jimmy Giuffre   Composer
Red Norvo   Composer
Michael Berniker   Coordination
Al Cohn   Composer
Amy Herot   Coordination
Bill Harris   Composer
Louis Alter   Composer