Woody Herman - Woody Herman (Mosaic Select)

Title: Woody Herman (Mosaic Select) Artist: Woody Herman Release Date: 1/29/2008 Re-Released On: 6/23/2009 Label: Mosaic Select Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, Box set UPC: 602517548459 Genre: Jazz Moods: Earthy, Exuberant, Rollicking, Amiable/Good-Natured, Boisterous, Elegant, Joyous, Playful, Refined/Mannered, Sophisticated, Stylish, Cheerful, Complex, Energetic, Freewheeling, Party/Celebratory, Passionate Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 3

1. Mo-Lasses
2. Blues for J.P.
3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
4. Tunin' In
5. Sister Sadie
6. Sig EP
7. It's a Lonesome Old Town (When You're Not Around)
8. Camel Walk
9. Moon River
10. Hallelujah Time
11. Deep Purple
12. Jazz Hoot
13. A Taste of Honey
14. Satin Doll
15. After You've Gone
16. The Strut
17. My Wish
18. Cousins

1. That's Where It Is
2. Watermelon Man
3. Body and Soul
4. Better Get It in Your Soul
5. Jazz Me Blues
6. El Toro Grande
7. Days of Wine and Roses
8. Caldonia
9. Wailin' in the Woodshed
10. The Good Earth
11. Sidewalks of Cuba
12. I Can't Get Started
13. Bijou
14. Apple Honey

1. The Good Life
2. Bedroom Eyes
3. The Things We Said Today
4. Just Squeeze Me
5. What Kind of Fool Am I?
6. Dr. Wong's Bag
7. Everybody Loves Somebody
8. Wa-Wa Blues
9. Dear John C
10. Blue Monk
11. You Dirty Dog
12. Pour House Blues

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD Mosaic Select 31

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Woody Herman was dedicated to keeping his big band going and was focused more on music that satisfied him than focusing on making hits. Most of the selections in this three-CD set came from an overlooked period in the clarinetist's career, his early 1960s tenure on the Phillips label. At this point, Herman had recently welcomed new arrivals like trumpeter Bill Chase, tenor saxophonist Sal Nistico, and trombonist Phil Wilson, while still talented veterans like pianist Nat Pierce, tenor saxophonist Bill Perkins, and drummer Jake Hanna. Culled from six separate albums plus a 45 pm single, the Herman band may not reach the heights of earlier groups for some fans, but they are clearly a force to be reckoned with. Among the highlights are Pierce's sauntering arrangement of Joe Newman's "Mo-Lasses," the playful "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" that also interpolates Duke Ellington's "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart," Chase's lush interpretation of the pop song "A Taste of Honey," a frisky take of Charles Mingus' "Better Get It in Your Soul," return visits to old favorites like "Bijou" and "Apple Honey," plus "You Dirty Dog," a recent composition by Ellington for his small group record date with Coleman Hawkins. This is an excellent survey of music that deserves to be remembered. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bill Holman Arranger Bill Perkins Sax (Tenor) Bob Hammer Arranger Bob Rudolph Trombone Bob Stroup Trombone Bobby Lee Jones Sax (Tenor) Carmen Leggio Sax (Tenor) Chuck Andrus Bass Chuck Stewart Photo Courtesy, Cover Photo Daniel Nolan Trumpet Dave Gale Trumpet Dusko Goykovich Trumpet Eddie Morgan Trombone Ellen Fitton Tape Transfer Frank Hittner Sax (Baritone) Gary Klein Sax (Tenor) Gene Roland Arranger Gerald Lamy Trumpet Gordon Brisker Sax (Tenor) Henry Southall Trombone Herb Wong Original Liner Notes Jack Gale Trombone, Arranger Jack Tracy Original Session Producer, Original Liner Notes, Liner Notes Jackie Simley Stevens Sax (Tenor) Jake Hanna Drums Joe Carroll Vocals Ken Wenzel Trombone Larry Cavelli Sax (Tenor) Larry Ford Trumpet Leonard Feather Original Liner Notes Malcolm Addey Mastering Michael Cuscuna Release Production Nat Pierce Piano, Arranger Neal Hefti Arranger Nick Brignola Sax (Baritone) Paul Fontaine Trumpet Ralph Burns Arranger Ralph J. Gleason Original Liner Notes Raoul Romero Sax (Tenor) Richard Mantel Design Direction Sal Nistico Sax (Tenor) Tom Anastasio Sax (Baritone) Willis Conover Original Liner Notes Woody Herman Clarinet, Vocals, Sax (Alto) Ziggy Harrell Trumpet