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1Blue Flame
alto saxophone:
John LaPorta (on 1946-12-10) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1946-12-10)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1946-12-10)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1946-12-10)
guitar:
Chuck Wayne (on 1946-12-10)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1946-12-10)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1946-12-10)
tenor saxophone:
Mickey Folus (on 1946-12-10) and Flip Phillips (on 1946-12-10)
trombone:
Bill Harris (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-12-10), Ed Kiefer (on 1946-12-10) and Ralph Pfeffner (on 1946-12-10)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1946-12-10), Cappy Lewis (on 1946-12-10), Bob Peck (on 1946-12-10), Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1946-12-10) and Al Porcino (on 1946-12-10)
woodwind:
Sam Rubinwitch (Sam Rubinowitch, US baritone/alto sax player & flautist) (on 1946-12-10)
orchestra:
Woody Herman and His Orchestra (on 1946-12-10)
instrumental recording of:
Blue Flame (on 1946-12-10)
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:23
2At the Woodchopper's Ball
alto saxophone:
Joe Estren (on 1939-04-12) and Ray Hopfner (on 1939-04-12)
double bass:
Walter Yoder (on 1939-04-12)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Carlson (on 1939-04-12)
flugelhorn:
Joe Bishop (on 1939-04-12)
guitar:
Hy White (on 1939-04-12)
piano:
Tommy Linehan (on 1939-04-12)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1939-04-12)
tenor saxophone:
Pete Johns (30s jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-04-12) and Saxie Mansfield (on 1939-04-12)
trombone:
Neal Reid (on 1939-04-12)
trumpet:
Mac MacQuordale (on 1939-04-12), Steady Nelson (on 1939-04-12) and Clarence Willard (on 1939-04-12)
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball (on 1939-04-12)
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:19
3South
cover recording of:
South (on 1941-02-13)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
Woody Herman and His Woodchoppers2:58
4Four or Five Times
cover recording of:
Four or Five Times (on 1942-07-24)
composer:
Byron Gay (in 1928) and Marco H. Hellman (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:12
5Perdido
instrumental cover recording of:
Perdido (with lyrics) (on 1944-04-05)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (songwriter) (in 1944) and Hans J. Lengsfelder (in 1944)
composer:
Juan Tizol (in 1941)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
version of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:10
6Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
cover recording of:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby? (on 1944-08-02)
writer:
Bill Austin (in 1944) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (in 1944)
publisher:
Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra2:52
7Apple Honey
recording of:
Apple Honey (on 1944-10-04)
composer:
Woody Herman
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:03
8Goosey Gander
recording of:
Goosey Gander (on 1945-03-01)
composer:
Woody Herman
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:25
9Blowin' Up a Storm
recording of:
Blowin' Up a Storm (on 1945-12-10)
writer:
Neal Hefti and Woody Herman
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:26
10Caldonia
cover recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?) (on 1946-01-16)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
recording of:
Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head Hard?)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) and Fleecie Moore
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherio Corp. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (on 1945-04-16)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:00
11Mean to Me
instrumental cover recording of:
Mean to Me (on 1946-01-16)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra2:31
12C-Jam Blues
recording of:
“C” Jam Blues (on 1946-01-16)
composer:
Barney Bigard and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1942)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra and Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:04
13The Good Earth
recording of:
The Good Earth (on 1946-03-25)
writer:
Neal Hefti
Woody Herman and His Orchestra2:30
14Bijou
cover recording of:
Bijou (on 1946-03-25)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Ralph Burns
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:16
15Your Father's Moustache
recording of:
Your Father's Moustache (on 1946-03-25)
writer:
Woody Herman
Woody Herman and His Orchestra4:38
16Wild Root
recording of:
Wild Root (on 1946-03-25)
writer:
Neal Hefti and Woody Herman
Woody Herman and His Orchestra6:22
17Igor
recording of:
Igor (on 1946-05-20)
writer:
Red Norvo and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
Woody Herman and His Woodchoppers2:44
18Summer Sequence, Part IV
cover recording of:
Summer Sequence, Part IV (on 1947-12-27)
writer:
Ralph Burns
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:07
19Four Brothers
alto saxophone:
Woody Herman (on 1947-12-27) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1947-12-27)
baritone saxophone:
Serge Chaloff (baritone saxophonist) (on 1947-12-27)
bass trombone:
Bob Swift (on 1947-12-27)
clarinet and reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1947-12-27)
double bass:
Walter Yoder (on 1947-12-27)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1947-12-27)
guitar:
Gene Sargent (on 1947-12-27) and Herb Sargent (jazz guitarist) (on 1947-12-27)
piano:
Fred Otis (on 1947-12-27)
saxophone:
Herbie Steward (jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-12-27)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz (on 1947-12-27), Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-12-27) and Herbie Steward (jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-12-27)
trombone:
Bob Swift (on 1947-12-27), Earl Swope (on 1947-12-27) and Ollie Wilson (on 1947-12-27)
trumpet:
Stan Fishelson (on 1947-12-27), Bernie Glow (on 1947-12-27), Marky Markowitz (on 1947-12-27), Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1947-12-27) and Ernie Royal (on 1947-12-27)
orchestra:
Woody Herman and His Orchestra (on 1947-12-27)
arranger:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer)
recording of:
Four Brothers (on 1947-12-27)
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (in 1947)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:19
20The Goof and I
cover recording of:
The Goof and I (on 1948-08-07)
composer:
Al Cohn
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:02
21Lemon Drop
cover recording of:
Lemon Drop (on 1948-12-29)
composer:
George Wallington
Woody Herman and His Orchestra2:55
22More Moon
recording of:
More Moon (on 1949-05-26)
composer:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra3:13