Mercury Records Collection: Philips PHM 200-171: Woody's Big Band Goodies

PHM 200-171: Woody's Big Band Goodies / Woody Herman

Label Type :	yellow Philips promotional (“Vendor”)
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	PHM200171A M1 RR
	SIDE-B	PHM200171B M1 A RR

Comments

promotional copy (for broadcast) with yellow Philips label.

with original Philips inner sleeve.

Inside The Groove

A nice collection of outtakes from live recordings at Basin Street West, LA (PHM 200-092 / PHS 600-092) and at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, NV (PHM 200-131 / PHS 600-131).

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

This album consists of outtakes from “Encore Woody Herman - 1963” and “The Swinging Herman Herd - Recorded Live” albums.

Woody Herman's big band in the 1960s has been so much underestimated. But actually they really swings well, with refreshing arrangements (mostly by Nat Pierce) and tightened ensemble. This is another exciting live album by Woody Herman band in the 1960s.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	1-31735	Wailin' In The Woodshed (G. Roland)	3:15
A-2	1-31736	Blue Monk (T. Monk)	4:23
A-3	1-31737	You Dirty Dog (D. Ellington)	4:40
A-4	1-31738	Poor House Blues (N. Pierce)	5:43
A-5	1-31739	The Good Earth (N. Hefti)	2:30
SIDE-B
B-1	1-31740	Sidewalks Of Cuba (B. Oakland - M. Parish - I. Mills)	2:48
B-2	1-31741	I Can't Geet Started (Gershwin - Duke)	3:50
B-3	1-31742	Bijou (R. Burns)	3:35
B-4	1-31743	Apple Honey (W. Herman)	5:15

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-1, A-5, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4:
Woody Herman (cl, as, leader) with:
Bill Chase (tp), Paul Fontaine (tp), Dave Gale (tp), Billy Hunt (tp), Gerry Lamy (tp),
Bob Rudolph (tb), Henry Southall (tb), Phil Wilson (tb),
Bobby Jones (ts), Sal Nistico (ts), Bill Perkins (ts),
Nat Pierce (p), Chuck Andrus (b), Jake Hanna (ds).
Recorded at Basin Street West, Los Angeles, CA on May 21, 1963.
Other tracks from the same live recording session can be heard on Philips PHM 200-092 / PHS 600-092.

A-2, A-3, A-4:
Woody Herman (cl, as, leader) with:
Bill Chase (tp), Billy Hunt (tp), Dusko Goykovich (tp), Gerald Lamy (tp), Lawrence Ford (tp),
Henry Southall (tb), Bob Stroup (tb), Phil Wilson (tb),
Andy McGhee (ts), Raoul Romero (ts), Gary Klein (ts),
Tom Anastas (bs),
Nat Pierce (p), Chuck Andrus (b), Jake Hanna (ds),
Recorded live at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, NV in September 9, 1964.
Other tracks from the same live recording session can be heard on Philips PHM 200-131 / PHS 600-131.