Golden Greats

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

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1At The Woodchopper's Ball
3:10
2Big Wig In The Wigwam
2:45
3Dallas Blues
3:03
4Blues Upstairs
recording of:
Blues Downstairs
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
3:12
5Blues Downstairs
recording of:
Blues Downstairs
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
2:51
6Paleface
alto saxophone:
Joe Denton (on 1939-05-24) and Ray Hopfner (on 1939-05-24)
double bass:
Walter Yoder (on 1939-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Carlson (on 1939-05-24)
flugelhorn:
Joe Bishop (on 1939-05-24)
guitar:
Hy White (on 1939-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Linehan (on 1939-05-24)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1939-05-24)
tenor saxophone:
Pete Johns (30s jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-05-24) and Saxie Mansfield (on 1939-05-24)
trombone:
Neal Reid (on 1939-05-24)
trumpet:
Steady Nelson (on 1939-05-24), Bob Price (Big band trumpet player) (on 1939-05-24) and Clarence Willard (on 1939-05-24)
2:49
7Sheik Of Araby
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
2:40
8Farewell Blues
live recording of:
Jazz Me Blues (in 1963-05)
composer:
Tom Delaney
3:02
9East Side Kick
3:22
10Blues On Parade
recording of:
Blues on Parade
composer:
Woody Herman and Toby Tyler
3:09
11It's A Blue World
3:11
12Blue Prelude
recording of:
Blue Flame
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
3:15
13Herman At The Sherman
recording of:
Herman at the Sherman
3:05
14Blue Flame
recording of:
Blue Flame
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
2:57
15Jukin' (Ski Jump)
3:10
16Fan It
recording of:
Fan It
lyricist and composer:
Alexander Hill (songwriter) and Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon
2:59
17Bishop's Blues
2:42
18Blues 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)
3:16
19't Is Autumn
recording of:
Early Autumn
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1949)
composer:
Ralph Burns (in 1949) and Woody Herman (in 1949)
3:13
20Basie's Basement
recording of:
Basie's Basement
3:29
21Noah
recording of:
Noah (on 1944-01-08)
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop
3:22
22I've Got You Under My Skin
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 nominee)
part of:
Born to Dance
3:00
23Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet
3:07
24It Must Be Jelly ('cause jam don't shake like that)
recording of:
It Must Be Jelly
composer:
Chummy MacGregor
arranger:
George Williams (musician and arranger from the big band era)
3:07
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#TitleRatingLength
1Jones Beachead (half past jumpin' time) (live)
3:32
2Apple Honey (live)
live recording of:
Apple Honey
composer:
Woody Herman
4:20
3Flying Home (live)
3:07
4Red Top (live)
live recording of:
Red Top
composer:
Woody Herman
4:30
5John Hardy's Wife (live)
4:27
6Laura
recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
3:23
7I Wonder
3:20
8Caldonia
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)
3:05
9Happines Is Just A Thing Called Joe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-02-26)
alto saxophone:
John LaPorta (on 1945-02-26) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1945-02-26)
baritone saxophone:
Skippy DeSair (on 1945-02-26)
bass:
Chubby Jackson (on 1945-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1945-02-26)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1945-02-26)
piano:
Ralph Burns (on 1945-02-26)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1945-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Pete Mondello (on 1945-02-26) and Flip Phillips (on 1945-02-26)
trombone:
Bill Harris (jazz trombonist) (on 1945-02-26), Ed Kiefer (on 1945-02-26) and Ralph Pfeffner (on 1945-02-26)
trumpet:
Sonny Berman (on 1945-02-26), Pete Candoli (on 1945-02-26), Charles Frankhauser (on 1945-02-26), Carl Warwick (jazz trumpeter) (on 1945-02-26) and Ray Wetzel (on 1945-02-26)
vibraphone:
Marjorie Hyams (on 1945-02-26)
vocals:
Frances Wayne (on 1945-02-26)
orchestra:
Woody Herman and His Orchestra (on 1945-02-26)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recording of:
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe (on 1945-02-26)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1940)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1940)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:30
10Goosey Gander
recording of:
Goosey Gander
composer:
Woody Herman
3:26
11A Kiss Goodnight
3:23
12Northwest Passage
recording of:
Northwest Passage
writer:
Ralph Burns, Woody Herman and Chubby Jackson
3:16
13I've Got The World On A String
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and S.A. Music Co.
sub-publisher:
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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:25
14Put That Ring On My Finger
3:18
15The Good Earth
producer:
Woody Herman
alto saxophone:
John LaPorta (on 1946-03-25) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1946-03-25)
baritone saxophone:
Sam Rubinowitch (US baritone/alto sax player & flautist) (on 1946-03-25)
bass:
Chubby Jackson (on 1946-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1946-03-25)
guitar:
Billy Bauer (US cool jazz guitarist) (on 1946-03-25)
piano:
Tony Aless (on 1946-03-25)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1946-03-25)
tenor saxophone:
Mickey Folus (on 1946-03-25) and Flip Phillips (on 1946-03-25)
trombone:
Bill Harris (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-03-25), Ed Kiefer (on 1946-03-25) and Ralph Pfeffner (on 1946-03-25)
trumpet:
Sonny Berman (on 1946-03-25), Pete Candoli (on 1946-03-25), Conrad Gozzo (on 1946-03-25), Marky Markowitz (on 1946-03-25) and Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1946-03-25)
vibraphone:
Red Norvo (on 1946-03-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1946-03-25)
recording of:
The Good Earth
writer:
Neal Hefti
2:36
16Bijou
recording of:
Bijou
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Ralph Burns
3:27
17125th Street (live)
4:16
18Gee It's Good To Hold You
3:13
19Your Father's Moustache
recording of:
Your Father's Moustache
writer:
Woody Herman
3:27
20Wild Root
recording of:
Wild Root
writer:
Neal Hefti and Woody Herman
3:04
21Blowin' Up A Storm
recording of:
Blowin' Up a Storm
writer:
Neal Hefti and Woody Herman
2:27
22Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:17
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1Jackson Fiddles While Ralph Burns (live)
2:59
2Mean To Me (live)
live recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
2:29
3Panacea
3:22
4Nero's Conception
3:19
5Lost Weekend
2:58
6Lady McGowan's Dream (parts 1 & 2)
5:17
7Summer Sequence (parts 1-4)
recording of:
Summer Sequence, Part IV
writer:
Ralph Burns
11:55
8The Blues Are Brewing
recording of:
The Blues Are Brewin’
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
3:12
9Non-Alcoholic (La Porta)
alto saxophone:
John LaPorta (on 1946-12-12) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1946-12-12)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1946-12-12)
drums (drum set):
Don Lamond (on 1946-12-12)
guitar:
Chuck Wayne (on 1946-12-12)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1946-12-12)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1946-12-12)
tenor saxophone:
Mickey Folus (on 1946-12-12) and Flip Phillips (on 1946-12-12)
trombone:
Bill Harris (jazz trombonist) (on 1946-12-12), Ed Kiefer (on 1946-12-12) and Ralph Pfeffner (on 1946-12-12)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1946-12-12), Cappy Lewis (on 1946-12-12), Bob Peck (on 1946-12-12), Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1946-12-12) and Al Porcino (on 1946-12-12)
woodwind:
Sam Rubinwitch (Sam Rubinowitch, US baritone/alto sax player & flautist) (on 1946-12-12)
orchestra:
Woody Herman and His Orchestra (on 1946-12-12)
recording of:
Non-Alcoholic (on 1946-12-12)
composer:
John LaPorta
3:04
10Keen And Peachy
recording of:
Keen and Peachy
composer:
Ralph Burns and Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
2:54
11The Goof And I
recording of:
The Goof and I
composer:
Al Cohn
2:51
12Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (in 1947)
3:16
13That's Right
3:04
14Lemon Drop
recording of:
Lemon Drop
composer:
George Wallington
2:53
15Early Autumn
recording of:
Early Autumn
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1949)
composer:
Ralph Burns (in 1949) and Woody Herman (in 1949)
3:13
16Keeper Of The Flame
3:03
17More Moon
alto saxophone:
Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1949-05-26)
baritone saxophone:
Serge Chaloff (baritone saxophonist) (on 1949-05-26)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1949-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1949-05-26)
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1949-05-26)
reeds:
Woody Herman (on 1949-05-26)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Ammons (on 1949-05-26), Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (on 1949-05-26) and Buddy Savitt (sax player) (on 1949-05-26)
trombone:
Bill Harris (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-05-26), Earl Swope (on 1949-05-26), Bart Varsalona (on 1949-05-26) and Ollie Wilson (on 1949-05-26)
trumpet:
Stan Fishelson (on 1949-05-26), Al Porcino (on 1949-05-26), Shorty Rogers (trumpet) (on 1949-05-26), Ernie Royal (on 1949-05-26) and Charlie Walp (on 1949-05-26)
recording of:
More Moon (on 1949-05-26)
composer:
Shorty Rogers (trumpet)
3:12
18Lollipop
2:42
19Rhapsody In Wood
recording of:
Rhapsody in Wood
composer:
Ralph Burns
3:10
20At The Woodchopper's Ball (later version)
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:10