Jazztodon artist of the week: Woody Herman!
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Jazztodon artist of the week: Woody Herman!
From @aaj :
By the mid-1940s, under the name Herman's Herd, #woodyherman was internationally famous for the force and originality of its music. Herman reformed the band in 1947, and the distinctive feature was the group of saxophonists (three tenor and one baritone) who came to be known as the Four Brothers. After 1949, Herman continued to lead bands; these were perhaps less creative, but their consistently high level of musicianship assured his continuing reputation.Herman broadened his scope in the late 1960s, when he took up soprano saxophone and included young jazz-rock players in his groups. He toured widely in the 1970s, and in the early 1980s held a residency in a club in New Orleans. Thereafter he worked principally on the West Coast, before taking up another residency in the St. Regis Hotel, New York, in 1985. He celebrated his 50th anniversary as bandleader with the formation of a new orchestra in 1986.
