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Woody Herman: The Complete Capitol Recordings

by Jack Bowers
December 1, 2000

The “complete recordings” of any artist, no matter how accomplished he or she may be, are almost by definition a mixed bag, and Mosaic’s The Complete Capitol Recordings of Woody Herman is no exception. Complementing superb entries from a number of memorable LPs by Woody’s Thundering Herds, circa 1948–56, are tracks on which Herman performs with ...

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The Woody Herman Orchestra / Ina Ray Hutton Orchestra / Bob Crosby's Bobcats: 1946 Broadcasts / 1943-44 Spotlight Band Broadcasts / 1937-40 Broadcasts

by Jack Bowers
June 1, 2000

Even though there are moments of pleasurable big–band swing in these reissues from 1937–46 by Woody Herman’s First Herd, singer Ina Ray Hutton’s (all–male) orchestra, and Bob Crosby and the Bobcats, they should be of greatest interest to avid record collectors and completists. While Soundcraft has done a respectable job of cleaning the original acetate (and ...

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The Woody Herman Orchestra, Directed By Frank Tiberi: Live In London at Ronnie Scott's

by C. Michael Bailey
June 1, 2000

Woody N' You! When I think of Woody Herman, I think of a legend in the shadows, a very prominent musician and band leader who, while he was recognized during his lifetime and after, did not receive the same attention, say, a Duke Ellington or a Benny Goodman did. Live In London at Ronnie Scott's is ...

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The Woody Herman Orchestra: Live in London at Ronnie Scott's

by Jack Bowers
February 1, 2000

Any list of the year’s ten (or even five) most admirable big–band albums that doesn’t include Live in London should be greeted with a healthy dose of skepticism. Sure, much of the Woody Herman Orchestra’s concert appearance last August at London’s premier Jazz club, Ronnie Scott’s, is comprised of well–worn Herman favorites (“Apple Honey,” “Early Autumn,” ...

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The Raven Speaks

By Woody Herman

Label: ArsNova
Released: 1999
Track listing: Fat Mama; Alone Again (Naturally); Sandia Chicano (Watermelon Man); It's Too Late; The Raven Speaks; Summer Of '42; Reunion At Newport 1972; Bill's Blues;

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