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Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his death in 1987.
Mar 16, 2020 · All bandleaders made “commercial” records to try to make money. Woody was no exception, but of course the straight jazz portion of his output was bigger and usually better than most. This resulted in classics throughout his career, and the best of the Third Herd is as good as the best of any of his other bands.
Oct 31, 1987 · Woody Herman--Elegy for a Swing Giant : Tragic Coda to a Life That Spanned Half a Century of Musical Achievement. It seems cruelly unjust that the last months of Woody Herman--who died...
Many elements conspired to make the Woody Herman Herd of 1944-6 one of the greatest in jazz’s big band pantheon. Woody’s first band was known for almost a decade as “The Band That Plays The Blues”, Herman had been edging towards a new musical identity.
May 12, 2022 · These 8 albums on 4 four discs will tell you why. Woody Herman had a band that outlasted and out swung just about every other orchestra, even creating the definitive hard bop band back in the day.
May 16, 2013 · Woody Herman's First Herd made money, but the Second lost it by the busload. The 1950s were even worse, but Herman kept plugging away.
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Apr 11, 2013 · Woody Herman. 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.
