Title: 1940-1941 Artist: Woody Herman & His Orchestra Release Date: 7/29/2003 Label: Classics Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 3307517130426 Genre: Jazz Styles: Big Band, Cool, 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: 1

1. Chips' Boogie Woogie
2. Chips' Blues
3. Frenesi
4. Song of Old Hawaii
5. Golden Wedding
6. Five O'Clock Whistle
7. Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
8. Dream Valley
9. Whatever Happened to You?
10. There I Go
11. You're the One
12. Love of My Life
13. The Stars Remain
14. I Should Have Known You Years Ago
15. The Golden Wedding
16. Sorrento
17. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
18. Oh! Look at Me Now
19. Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four
20. Lazy River
21. There'll Be Some Changes Made
22. Come Back to Sorrento
23. Bishop's Blues

Year Type Label Catalog # 2003 CD Classics 1304

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During the period covered by this entry in the Classics Chronological series, the Woody Herman Orchestra was becoming well known as "the band that plays the blues" due to their hit recording of "The Woodchopper's Ball." Truth is, the Herman orchestra still played a large number of ballads (many of which featured Herman's singing) in addition to conventional swing charts. This CD begins with a couple features for Herman's clarinet in which he is joined by just the rhythm section; they were called "Woody Herman & His Four Chips." Despite the success of the heated "Chips' Boogie Woogie" and "Chips' Blues," those two numbers were the combo's only recordings. Otherwise, the set includes 16 Herman vocals plus spots for Muriel Lane and the Dillagens. None of Herman's sidemen during this era were major soloists, though Joe Bishop's spots on flügelhorn were a bit groundbreaking. The final four selections are from a V-Disc session. Woody Herman completists will want this set but, otherwise, one can pick up the two "Chips" recordings elsewhere. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Anatol Schenker Liner Notes Bill Vitale Sax (Alto) Bob Price Trumpet Bud Smith Trombone Cappy Lewis Trumpet Dillagene Vocals Eddie Scalzi Sax (Alto) Frank Carlson Drums Herb Tompkins Sax (Alto) Hy White Guitar Jiggs Noble Arranger Joe Bishop Flugelhorn, French Horn John Owens Trumpet Mickey Folus Sax (Tenor) Muriel Lane Vocals Neal Reid Trombone Saxie Mansfield Sax (Tenor) Steady Nelson Trumpet Tommy Linehan Piano Vic Hamann Trombone Walter Yoder Bass Woody Herman Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Director, Vocals