Woody Herman

A Guide to the Big Band Recordings, 1936-1987

Dexter Morrill (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

1990
Greenwood Press (Verlag)
978-0-313-27756-6 (ISBN)

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In 1986 when Woody Herman's band marked its fiftieth anniversary, it was the last of the four great Swing Era bands--the bands of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, as well as Woody Herman--still perfoming with its leader on the road. Early hit recordings, exceptional soloists, a talented leader committed to making big band music, and a willingness to be road musicians all contributed to the longevity of this extraordinary band that transformed itself from a dance band in the 1930s to a great jazz band in the 1940s. Compiler Dexter Morrill examines the Herman band's Jazz identity and its relationship to the mainstream of American music throughout the Herman career. Morrill also emphasizes the high quality of musicianship and the numerous gifted Jazz soloists who contributed to a consistent high level of musical performance. Not a biography, this guide offers substantial musical discussions that focus on currently available commercial records and compact discs and that locate the Herman oeuvre both in historical perspective and in relationship to other contemporary music. Focusing completely on the recordings from a musician's point of view, Woody Herman contains a thorough chapter on the Essential Recordings that reviews all the big band's available recordings and refers directly to the book's other invaluable lists that detail repertoire, arrangers, instrumental soloists, vocalists, compact discs, and more.

This major list of recordings is compact and easy to reference. Each entry provides information on the date of the recording, the arranger, and the vocalists and soloists. Readers will also find several other lists of repertoire, a complete index of arrangers, soloists, and vocalists, and two additional separate indexes of record labels and tune titles with recording dates. There is also a chapter on compact disc releases, with a complete current list. Other chapters are devoted to Stan Getz solos, trombone solo ballads, 12-inch long playing records, and a bibliography. This guide with its outstanding musical discussions fills a gap in good written material on the Herman band and will serve as an unparalleled reference for public and university libraries, record collectors, musicians, jazz aficionados, and students.

DEXTER MORRILL is Charles A. Dana Professor of Music at Colgate University. He has published articles on computer music and his chapter on Debussy in a Festschrift is in press. He is developing a new MIDI (computer) trumpet for performance.

Preface The Essential Recordings Big Band Recordings, 1936-87 Trombone Solo Ballads Stan Getz Solos First Herd Repertoire Twelve Inch Long Playing Records Woody Herman on Compact Disc Bibliography Index of Record Labels Index of Arrangers, Soloists, and Vocalists Index of Titles

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.11.1990
Reihe/Serie	Discographies: Association for Recorded Sound Collections Discographic Reference
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
ISBN-10	0-313-27756-7 / 0313277567
ISBN-13	978-0-313-27756-6 / 9780313277566
Zustand	Neuware