Woody Herman's Finest Hour

~ Release by Woody Herman (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Blue Flame
recording of:
Blue Flame
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
3:19
2Woodchopper'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)
3:17
3Blues on Parade
recording of:
Blues on Parade
composer:
Woody Herman and Toby Tyler
3:10
4Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
3:15
5Down Under
2:51
6Cherry
3:07
7I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
3:02
8Blowin' Up a Storm
recording of:
Blowin' Up a Storm
writer:
Neal Hefti and Woody Herman
5:14
9Bijou
recording of:
Bijou
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Ralph Burns
3:21
10The Good Earth
recording of:
The Good Earth
writer:
Neal Hefti
2:29
11Leo the Lion
2:34
12Early Autumn
recording of:
Early Autumn
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1949)
composer:
Ralph Burns (in 1949) and Woody Herman (in 1949)
2:55
13Four Others
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (in 1947)
2:56
14Buck Dance
2:42
15Caldonia
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)
8:05
16Mo-Lasses
6:46
17Don't Get Around Much Anymore
recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
version of:
Never No Lament
4:19

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ASIN:US: B00005A7X9 [info]