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Notes and Editorial Reviews
Full performer name: Woody Herman & His New Thundering Herd/Buddy Rich & His Orchestra.
Includes liner notes by John Snyder and Bill Kirchner.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
This is part of RCA Victor's Battle Of The Bands series.
WOODY HERMAN:
Woody Herman & His New Thundering Herd includes: Woody Herman (alto saxophone, clarinet); Flip Phillips, Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Jimmy Giuffre, Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli (trumpet); Jim Pugh, Phil Wilson (trombone); Jimmy Rowles, Ralph Burns (piano); Don Lamond, Jake Hanna (drums).
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York on November 20, 1976.
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Originally released on RCA (6878).
BUDDY RICH:
Buddy Rich & His Orchestra includes: Buddy Rich (drums); Pat LaBarbera, Don Englert, Bob Mintzer, Steve Marcus (tenor saxophone); Jeff Stout, Ross Konikoff, Dean Pratt (trumpet); Bruce Paulson, Rick Stepton (trombone); Bob Dogan (piano); Paul Kondziela (electric bass).
Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Club, London, England in December 1971; RCA Studio C, New York, New York on August 16, 1971; RCA Studios, New York, New York in February 1977. Originally released on RCA (4666, 1090, 2273).
Battle of the Bands is a rather odd compilation, matching bandleaders Woody Herman and Buddy Rich in an every-other-track notation, briefly skipping through '70s-era recordings by both jazzmen. The music is enjoyable throughout, but the collection makes little sense from an artistic standpoint.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Apple Honey by Woody Herman
Performer:
Woody Herman (Clarinet)
Conductor:
Woody Herman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Woody Herman Orchestra
2.
Dancing Men by John LaBarbera
Performer:
Buddy Rich (Drums)
Conductor:
Buddy Rich
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Buddy Rich Orchestra
3.
Blue Getz Blues by Gigi Gryce
Performer:
Woody Herman (Clarinet)
Conductor:
Woody Herman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Thundering Herd
4.
Straight, No Chaser by Thelonious Monk
Performer:
Buddy Rich (Drums)
Conductor:
Buddy Rich
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Buddy Rich Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1951; USA
5.
Cousins by John Coppola
Performer:
Woody Herman (Clarinet)
Conductor:
Woody Herman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Thundering Herd
6.
Ya Gotta Try by Samuel Louis Nestico
Performer:
Buddy Rich (Drums)
Conductor:
Buddy Rich
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Buddy Rich Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: USA
7.
Early Autumn by Woody Herman
Performer:
Woody Herman (Clarinet)
Conductor:
Woody Herman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Thundering Herd
8.
Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn
Performer:
Buddy Rich (Drums)
Conductor:
Buddy Rich
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Buddy Rich Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; USA
10.
Time Out by Don Menza
Performer:
Buddy Rich (Drums)
Conductor:
Buddy Rich
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Buddy Rich Orchestra
11.
Four brothers by Jimmy Giuffre
Performer:
Woody Herman (Clarinet)
Conductor:
Woody Herman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Woody Herman Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
12.
Two Bass Hit by John Lewis
Performer:
Buddy Rich (Drums)
Conductor:
Buddy Rich
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Buddy Rich Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1947
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