Woody Herman - Blowin' Up a Storm: The Columbia Years, 1945-1947

Title: Blowin' Up a Storm: The Columbia Years, 1945-1947 Artist: Woody Herman Release Date: 6/26/2001 Label: Sony Music Distribution Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 074646564622 Genre: Jazz Styles: Big Band, Swing 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: 2

1. Apple Honey
2. Caldonia
3. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
4. Goosey Gander
5. Northwest Passage
6. The Good Earth
7. Bijou
8. Your Father's Moustache
9. Wildroot
10. Blowin' up a Storm
11. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
12. Igor
13. Fan It
14. Lost Weekend
15. Ebony Concerto
16. Sidewalks of Cuba
17. Lady McGowan's Dream, Pt. 1
18. Lady McGowan's Dream, Pt. 2

1. Summer Sequence, Pt. 1
2. Summer Sequence, Pt. 2
3. Summer Sequence, Pt. 3
4. Everywhere
5. Back Talk
6. Someday, Sweetheart
7. Woodchopper's Ball
8. Blue Flame
9. Kean and Peachy
10. The Goof and I
11. Four Brothers
12. Summer Sequence, Pt. 4
13. Apple Honey [Take 2][#]
14. Caldonia [#]
15. Goosey Gander [Take 2]
16. Northwest Passage [Take 2]
17. The Good Earth [Take 2]
18. Bijou [Take 3][#]
19. Wildroot [Take 4][#]
20. Back Talk [Take 2][#]
21. Kean and Peachy [Take 2][#]
22. Summer Sequence, Pt. 4 [Take 2][#]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Sony Music Distribution 65646

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It's true that this double CD does not wrap up every last item Woody Herman cut for Columbia during this period. The LP box set Thundering Herds, for example, has 48 songs, while this has 40 (not all of which are on that box set). Still, for all listeners save completists, it will serve as an excellent overview of his records from an era that found Herman at his peak. Of most interest to those already familiar with mid-'40s Herman is the inclusion of seven previously unreleased alternate takes that are well up to official-release quality; there are also three previously issued alternates. Whether it's these rarities or well-known numbers like "Woodchopper's Ball," "Your Father's Moustache," "Caldonia," and "Bijou" (all of which are here), it's first-rank swing that was very progressive for the mid-'40s, topped off with good liner notes by Charles L. Granata and Herman pianist Ralph Burns. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andreas Meyer Transfers, Digital Mastering Bernie Glow Trumpet Billy Bauer Guitar Bob Peck Trumpet Cappy Lewis Trumpet Carl Warwick Trumpet Carol Lewis Trumpet Charles Granata Project Director Charlie Frankhouser Trumpet Chubby Jackson Bass Chuck Peterson Trumpet Conrad Gozzo Trumpet Conte Candoli Trumpet, Sax (Tenor) Dave Tough Drums Don Lamond Drums Ed Kiefer Trombone Eric Kohler Design Ernie Royal Trumpet Flip Phillips Sax (Tenor) Frances Wayne Vocals Frank Driggs Photography Howard Fritzson Art Direction Igor Stravinsky Conductor Irv Lewis Trumpet Jimmy Giuffre Arranger Jimmy Rowles Piano John Cave French Horn John LaPorta Sax (Alto), Clarinet Marjorie Hyams Vibraphone Mickey Folus Sax (Tenor) Neal Hefti Arranger, Trumpet Neil Reid Trombone Orrin Keepnews Compilation Producer, Compilation Pete Candoli Trumpet Pete Mondello Sax (Tenor) Popsy Randolph Photography Ralph Burns Piano, Arranger Ralph Pfeffner Trombone Ray Linn Drums Ray Wetzel Trumpet Red Norvo Vibraphone Sam Marowitz Sax (Alto), Clarinet Sam Rubinwich Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Flute Seth Rothstein Project Director Shorty Rogers Arranger, Trumpet Skippy de Sair Sax (Baritone) Sonny Berman Trumpet Stanley Chaloupka Harp Tony Aless Piano Woody Herman Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Vocals