Woody Herman

Artist:  Woody Herman
Birth Name:  Woodrow Charles Herman
Born:  May 16, 1913
Origin:  Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died:  October 29, 1967 (Aged 74).  West Hollywood, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Big Band, Swing, Cool Jazz, Orchestral
Occupation:  Bandleader, Musician
Instruments:  Saxophone, Clarinet, Vocals

Woody Herman was an American Jazz Clarinetist, Alto Saxophonist, Singer and Big Band Leader.  He led various groups called "The Herd", he was one of the most popular of the 1930s and 1940s Bandleaders.  He was a featured halftime performer for Super Bowl VII.

Artist:  Woody Herman And His Orchestra
Title:  The 3 Herds    (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Big Band, Swing, Cool Jazz, Orchestral
Label:  Sony Music Entertainment
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Non-Alcoholic  (3:06)
 2.  Caldonia  (3:05)
 3.  Sidewalks Of Cuba (3:01)
 4.  The Good Earth  (2:34)
 5.  Four Brothers   (3:18)
 6.  The Good And I  (2:54)
 7.  Keen And Peachy  (2:54)
 8.  Early Autumn (Summer Sequence, Pt. IV) (3:07)
 9.  Four Others  (2:56)
10. Blame Boehm  (2:37)
11. Mulligan Tawny  (3:20)
12. The Third Herd  (2;46)

Personnel:

Woody Herman And His Orchestra:

Woody Herman:  Vocals, Alto & Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet
Flip Phillips:  Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Stan Getz:  Tenor & Baritone Saxophone
Bull Harris:  Trombone
Ralph Burns:  Piano
Kai Winding:  Trombone
Urbie Green:  Trombone
Shorty Rogers:  Trumpet
Neal Hefti:  Trumpet
Pete Candoli:  Trumpet
Sonny Berman:  Trumpet
Dick Collins:  Trumpet
Al Porcino:  Trumpet
Zoot Sims:  Saxophone
Bill Perkins:  Saxophone
Serge Chaloff:  Baritone Saxophone
Billy Bauer:  Guitar
Nat Pierce:  Piano
Jerry Coker:  Keyboards
Chubby Jackson:  Double Bass
Dave Tough:  Drums
Don Lamond:  Drums
Chuck Wayne:  Guitar
Cy Touff:  Bass Trumpet
Vern Friley:  Trombone

The 3 Herds is the Classic Jazz album by Woody Herman, originally released on 1955 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on March 3, 2017 by Sony Music Entertainment, featuring Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Bill Harris, Kai Winding, Neal Hefti, Serge Chaloff and many more!.