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Woody Herman: Thundering Herd, 1977

Woody Herman: Thundering Herd, 1977

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Last week, I heard from Peter Coppock, who came across a newly posted concert by Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd in 1977. As Peter rightly noted, “The late '70s Herds get overlooked. Woody is in a groovy mood here and using a cane because he had just survived a near fatal car accident. “I met him when I was 15 and studying trumpet. I told him it was my goal to someday play for him. Woody said, 'You better ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Herman

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Herman

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Herman's birthday today!

After early experience in Chicago with the bands led by Tom Gerun and Harry Sosnik, Woody Herman toured with Gus Arnheim. In 1934, he joined Isham Jones, and when Jones's group disbanded in 1936 Herman used its leading sidemen as the nucleus for his own orchestra. This band went through a number of changes of personnel, such as the inclusion in 1943 of Chubby Jackson and in 1944 of Neal Hefti, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Shaw's birthday today!

Woody Shaw, Jr. was born in Laurinburg, N.C. on December 24th, 1944 to Rosalie Pegues Shaw and Woody Shaw, Sr. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and began playing trumpet at the age of 11. Shaw attended Arts High School in Newark where he studied trumpet and music theory with Jerome Ziering. Newark has a rich Jazz history and many notable Jazz artists are originally from there, including Sarah Vaughan, ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Herman

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Herman

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Herman's birthday today!

After early experience in Chicago with the bands led by Tom Gerun and Harry Sosnik, Woody Herman toured with Gus Arnheim. In 1934, he joined Isham Jones, and when Jones's group disbanded in 1936 Herman used its leading sidemen as the nucleus for his own orchestra. This band went through a number of changes of personnel, such as the inclusion in 1943 of Chubby Jackson and in 1944 of Neal Hefti, ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Shaw's birthday today!

Woody Shaw, Jr. was born in Laurinburg, N.C. on December 24th, 1944 to Rosalie Pegues Shaw and Woody Shaw, Sr. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and began playing trumpet at the age of 11. Shaw attended Arts High School in Newark where he studied trumpet and music theory with Jerome Ziering. Newark has a rich Jazz history and many notable Jazz artists are originally from there, including Sarah Vaughan, ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Herman

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Herman

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Herman's birthday today!

After early experience in Chicago with the bands led by Tom Gerun and Harry Sosnik, Woody Herman toured with Gus Arnheim. In 1934, he joined Isham Jones, and when Jones's group disbanded in 1936 Herman used its leading sidemen as the nucleus for his own orchestra. This band went through a number of changes of personnel, such as the inclusion in 1943 of Chubby Jackson and in 1944 of Neal Hefti, ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Shaw's birthday today!

Woody Shaw, Jr. was born in Laurinburg, N.C. on December 24th, 1944 to Rosalie Pegues Shaw and Woody Shaw, Sr. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and began playing trumpet at the age of 11. Shaw attended Arts High School in Newark where he studied trumpet and music theory with Jerome Ziering. Newark has a rich Jazz history and many notable Jazz artists are originally from there, including Sarah Vaughan, ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Herman

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Herman

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Herman's birthday today!

After early experience in Chicago with the bands led by Tom Gerun and Harry Sosnik, Woody Herman toured with Gus Arnheim. In 1934, he joined Isham Jones, and when Jones's group disbanded in 1936 Herman used its leading sidemen as the nucleus for his own orchestra. This band went through a number of changes of personnel, such as the inclusion in 1943 of Chubby Jackson and in 1944 of Neal Hefti, ...

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The Complete Woody Herman Decca, Mars and MGM Sessions (1943-1954)

The Complete Woody Herman Decca, Mars and MGM Sessions (1943-1954)

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey

The Complete Woody Herman Decca, Mars and MGM Sessions (1943-1954) (Mosaic) Woody Herman and his band were most closely associated with the Columbia and Capitol labels, but in the 1940s and ’50s the clarinetist, saxophonist and influential leader also recorded for the companies you see named in the headline above. The Mosaic label has issued a seven-album set of Herman’s recordings for those labels. The collection seems certain to get the attention not only of Herman fans but also of ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

Jazz Musician of the Day: Woody Shaw

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Woody Shaw's birthday today!

Woody Shaw, Jr. was born in Laurinburg, N.C. on December 24th, 1944 to Rosalie Pegues Shaw and Woody Shaw, Sr. He grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and began playing trumpet at the age of 11. Shaw attended Arts High School in Newark where he studied trumpet and music theory with Jerome Ziering. Newark has a rich Jazz history and many notable Jazz artists are originally from there, including Sarah Vaughan, ...

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