BLUES AND SWING GROOVE

WOODY HERMAN

In the summer of 1955 Woody Herman broke up his big band and put together a small, eight-piece group to hit Las Vegas. The unusual instrumentation of this octet featured two trumpets, bass trumpet, tenor, clarinet and rhythm and gave it a big, almost full orchestral sound. The group was terrifically exciting to play with. It had the old time spirit with modern thoughts, said Herman effusively. Aside from Woodys clarinet and vocals, Cy Touff, Richie Kamuca, and Dick Collins are the featured soloists. All the vitality that Herman injected into anything he touched is unmistakably present here. Seven full-size Herd tracks from 1956 complete this set. The swinging and strongly Basie-felt arrangements are by Ralph Burns, Manny Albam, Nat Pierce and Johnny Coppola, and the solos are by Harris, Guaraldi, Feldman, Coppola, and Marsh. As a bonus, you can hear Woody sing the Blues with the late-night warmth and ease of phrasing that always made him so enjoyable.

Recorded in Hollywood, 1955; and Chicago, 1956.

Contents

1. Every Day I Get The Blues
2. Basin Street Blues
3. 9:20 Special
4. Bags Groove
5. Broadway
6. Jumpin At The Woodside
7. The Boot (The Theme)
8. Wailing Wall
9. Bass Face
10. Junior
11. Trouble In Mind
12. Smack Dab In The Middle
13. Pinetops Blues
14. Call It Stormy Monday
15. Dupree Blues
16. I Want A Little Girl
17. Blues Groove

Musicians

• Dick Collins - Trumpet
• Johnny Coppola - Trumpet
• Bill Castagnino - Trumpet
• Burt Collins - Trumpet
• Dud Harvey - Trumpet
• Cy Touff - Bass Trumpet
• Bill Harris - Trombone
• Bob Lamb - Trombone
• Wayne Andre - Trombone
• Woody Herman - Clarinet
• Richie Kamuca - Tenor Saxophone
• Bob Hardaway - Tenor Saxophone
• Arno Marsh - Tenor Saxophone
• Jay Cameron - Baritone Saxophone
• Vic Feldman - Vibes
• Remo Biondi - Bass

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Record Label Info: FRESH SOUND 2238

Product Details: Compact Disc

November 15, 2006

Product Code: FRSCD2238

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