Woody Herman

A 3-CD Box Set With The Albums That Woody Herman Recorded For The Philips Label In The Mid Sixties.
(Produced by Mosaic Records 2008)

The Philips recordings of Woody Herman spanning the mid 1960's, are considered by many to be the greatest of all the Herman Herds with stellar soloists including:
Sal Nistico, Bill Perkins, Nick Brignola, Bill Chase, Nat Pierce & Jake Hanna.

Includes all five Albums from the thundering Herd, as they were known:
1. Woody Herman, 1963 ( Penguin 3, 1/2)
2. Woody Herman, 1964 ( AMG 4)
3. Encore
4. The Swinging Herman Herd Recorded Live
& finally the Classic
5. Woody's Big Band Goodies

CD 1.- [1-9] Bill Chase, Ziggy Harrell, Dave Gale, Ferry Lamy, Paul Fontaine(tp); Jack Gale, Phil Wilson, Eddie Morgan (tb); Sal Nistico, Larry Cavelli, Gordon Brisker (ts); Gene Allen,(bs); Nat Pierce (p); Check Andrés (b); Jake Hanna (d). Capitol Studios, New York, Oct.15& 16, 1962. Moon River originally issued on Philips 45-22396. All other tracks originally issued on Woody Herman 1963' (philips PHS 600-065)[10-18] Bill Chase, Billy Hunt, Danny Nolan, Gerry Lamy, Paul Fontaine (tp); Kenny Wenzel, Phil Wilson, Henry Southhall (tb); Sal Nistico, Carmen Leggio, Jack Steves (ts); Nick Brignola (bs); Nat Pierce (p); Chuck Andrus (b); Jake Hanna (d). A & R Studios, New York, November 20, 22, 23, 1963. All Tracks originally issued on Woody Herman 1963' (Philips PHS 600-118)

CD 2.-[1-14] Bill Chase, Billy Hunt, Dave Gale, Gerry Lamy, Paul Fontaine (tb); Bob Rudolph, Phil Wilson, Henry Southall (tb);Sal Nistico, Bobby Jones, Bill Perkins (ts); Frank Hittner (bar); Nat Pierce (p); Chuch Andrus (b); Jake Hanna (d). Recorded Live at Basin Street West', Hollywood, May 19, 20 & 21, 1963. The first 8 tracks of CD2 were originally issued on Encore' (Philips PHS 600-092). The last 6 tracks were originally issued on Woody's Big Band Goodies'(Philips PHS 600-171

CD 3.- [1-12] Bill Chase, Billy Hunt, Larry Ford, Gerry Lamy, Dusko Goykovich (tp); Phil Wilson, Bob Stroup, Henry Southall (tb); Andy McGhee, Gary Klein, Raoul Romero,(ts); Tom Anastas (bs); Nat Pierce (p); Chuck Andrus (b); Jake Hanna (d); Joe Carroll (vcl). Recorded Live at Harrah's Club', Lake Tahoe, Nevada, September 9, 1964. The first 9 tracks were originally issued on The Swinging Herman Herd Recorded Live' (Philips PHS 600-131). The last 3 were issued on Woody's Big Band Goodies' (Philips PHS 600-171)