Woody Herman
Настоящее имя: Woody Herman
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American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Born 16 May 1913 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Died 29 October 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Starting in high school, he was playing saxophone and clarinet in the Myron Stewart Band in Milwaukee. He switched to the band of violinist Joey Lichter, where he was vocalist ans soloist. His first jazz encounter as active musician was joining [a4860573], where he played for four years. Later, he played for [a280928] and Gus Arnheim, before he finally reached the orchestra of Isham Jones. When the latter decided to retire in 1936, Herman was the core of the 'hot' fraction of the disbanded orchestra. Together with 8 other musicians of this band, he founded his own orchestra [a284746], which became legendary as a source of jazz talents over decades. He stayed faithful to his orchestra until the end of his life.
Альтернативные названия:
Участие в группах:
- Woody Herman And His Orchestra
- Woody Herman & The New Thundering Herd
- Woody Herman & The Young Thundering Herd
- Woody Herman Sextet
- Woody Herman & The Herd
- Gus Arnheim And His Orchestra
- Woody Herman And His Woodchoppers
- Isham Jones Orchestra
- The V-Disc All Stars
- Woody Herman's Big New Herd
- Woody Herman And The Swingin' Herd
- Woody Herman Quartet
- The Woody Herman Big Band
- Woody Herman And The Las Vegas Herd
- Woody Herman Band
- Harry Sosnik And His Orchestra
- Woody Herman And His Third Herd
- Woody Herman And The Fourth Herd
- Woody Herman And The Thundering Herd
- The Mystery Band (3)
- Woody Herman's Four Chips
- Isham Jones' Juniors
- Chuck Thomas And His Dixieland Band
- Woody Herman's Anglo-American Herd
- Vanderbilt Stars
- Woody Herman And His Octet
- Woody Herman & The Second Herd
- Vanderbilt All Stars
- Woody Herman And His Singers
- The Band That Plays The Blues
- Woody Herman And The Swingin' Herd (2)
- Woody Herman Octet
- Tom Gerun And His Orchestra
Вариации названий:
Chuck Thomas (4)
Woody Herman
LP, 10", Album, Mono