Woody Herman - Blowin' Up a Storm: The Classic First Herd Sides

Title: Blowin' Up a Storm: The Classic First Herd Sides Artist: Woody Herman Release Date: 7/1/1999 Label: Charly Records Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 4017692318524, 604988915921 Genre: Jazz Style: Big Band 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: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. As Long as I Live
2. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues
3. Laura
4. Apple Honey
5. I Wonder
6. Yeah Man (Amen)
7. Caldonia
8. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
9. Goosey Gander
10. A Kiss Goodnight
11. Northwest Passage
12. I've Got the World on a String
13. The Good Earth
14. Put That Ring on My Finger
15. Bijou
16. Gee, It's Good to Hold You
17. Your Father's Moustache
18. Wildroot
19. Blowin' Up a Storm
20. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
21. Atlanta G.A.
22. Welcome to My Dreams

1. Panacea
2. Steps
3. Four Men on a Horse
4. Igor
5. Fan It
6. Nero's Conception
7. Lost Weekend
8. Pam
9. Sidewalks of Cuba
10. Lady McGowan's Dream, Pts. 1-2
11. Romance in the Dark
12. Summer Sequence, Pts. 1-3
13. Everywhere
14. With Someone New
15. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
16. Back Talk
17. I Surrender, Dear
18. Someday, Sweetheart
19. Woodchopper's Ball
20. Non-Alcoholic

Year Type Label Catalog # 1999 CD Charly Records 162

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There is no hype or exaggeration in calling these tunes "The Classic First Herd Sides." Beginning in 1943, Woody Herman assembled his first great band, which counted among its numbers Young Lions such as (to name just a few) guitarist Billy Bauer; arrangers Neal Hefti and Sy Oliver; trumpeters Shorty Rogers and Conte and Pete Candoli; saxophonists Flip Phillips, Serge Chaloff, Pete Mondello, and Zoot Sims; vibraphonist Red Norvo; bassist Joe Mondragon; and pianists like Jimmy Rowles. This collection by Charly collects 42 sides over two discs and provides them at a budget price. The sound is excellent for the period, the notes are more than serviceable, and some of the cuts include Hefti's "The Good Earth" and "Blowin' Up a Storm," "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues," Herman's "Apple Honey" and "Goosey Gander," Norvo's steaming "Back Talk," and Phillips' "Lost Weekend." There are ballads and vocals interwoven throughout, but what's most important is the evolution in sophistication the band shows in its choice of material, its confidence as a unit, and the sheer wire-walking execution in the music. This is a recommended introduction to Herman's music, as well as a place to collect old favorites in one place. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Porcino Trumpet Arnold Fishkind Bass Bernie Glow Trumpet Bill Harris Trombone Billy Bauer Guitar Bob Peck Trumpet Bob Swift Trombone Buddy Rich Drums Cappy Lewis Trumpet Carl Warwick Trumpet Chubby Jackson Bass Chuck Peterson Trumpet Chuck Wayne Guitar Conrad Gozzo Trumpet Conte Candoli Trumpet Dave Tough Drums Don Lamond Drums Earl Swope Trombone Ed Kiefer Trombone, Tuba Ernie Royal Clarinet Flip Phillips Sax (Tenor), ? Frances Wayne Vocals Fred Otis Piano Gene Sargent Guitar Herbie Steward Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto) Irv Lewis Trumpet Irwin "Marky" Markowitz Trumpet Jimmy Rowles Piano Joe Mondragon Bass John LaPorta Sax (Alto), Clarinet Joost Visser Liner Notes, Compilation, Producer Marjorie Hyams Vibraphone Mary Ann McCall Vocals Mickey Folus ?, Sax (Tenor) Neal Hefti Arranger, Trumpet Neal Reid Trombone Ollie Wilson Trombone Pete Candoli Trumpet Pete Mondello ?, Sax (Tenor) Ralph Burns Piano, Arranger Ralph Pfeffner Tuba, Trombone Ray Linn Trumpet Ray Wetzel Trumpet Red Norvo Vibraphone Sam Marowitz Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Sam Rubinwich Sax (Bass), Flute, Bass Serge Chaloff Sax (Bass) Shorty Rogers Trumpet Skippy de Sair Bass, Sax (Bass) Sonny Berman Trumpet Stan Fishelson Trumpet Sy Oliver Arranger Tony Aless Piano Walter Yoder Bass Woody Herman Sax (Alto), Clarinet, Vocals, Leader Zoot Sims Sax (Tenor)