Mercury Records Collection: Philips PHS 600-118: Woody Herman: 1964

PHS 600-118: Woody Herman: 1964 / Woody Herman

Label Type :	black rainbow Philips (“Vendor”)
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	PHS600118A- M1 RI RR
	SIDE-B	PHS600118B- M1 I RR

Comments

with original Philips inner sleeve.

Inside The Groove

A truly swingin' big band recording.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Woody Herman left gems of fine albums on Philips label. In this era, the 1960s, the Herman big-band commands many great musicians and arrangers, such as Bill Chase, Phil Wilson, or Nat Pierce.

Most of the tunes are in up-tempo swingy touch. Very catchy, but intelligently written melodies and scores. Very powerful, but very well organized arrangements. What a great, powerful and beautiful horn ensemble! Even such mellow tunes as A-4 or A-5 have well-controlled ups and downs. B-1 has thrilling tempo changes. Nothing but fascinating, wild and swingy.

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

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	2-29602	Hallelujah Time (Oscar Peterson)	3:23	arranged by Nat Pierce
A-2	2-29603	Deep Purple (P. DeRose)	3:42	arranged by Nat Pierce
A-3	2-29605	Jazz Hoot (Bill Holman)	4:30	arranged by Bill Holman
A-4	2-29606	A Taste Of Honey (B. Scott - R. Harlow)	3:13	arranged by Bill Chase
A-5	2-29608	Satin Doll (Ellington)	3:18	arranged by Nat Pierce
SIDE-B
B-1	2-29609	After You've Gone (H. Creamer - T. Layton)	5:08	arranged by Bill Holman
B-2	2-29607	The Strut (Bob Hammer)	3:07	arranged by Bob Hammer
B-3	2-29601	My Wish (from Meredith Willson's “Here's Love”)	3:28	arranged by Nat Pierce
B-4	2-29610	Cousins (John Coppola)	5:45	arranged by John Coppola

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-2, B-3:
Woody Herman (cl, as, leader) with:
Bill Chase (tp), Billy Hunt (tp), Paul Fontaine (tp), Gerald Lamy (tp), Danny Nolan (tp),
Phil Wilson (tb), Henry Southall (tb), Kenny Wenzel (tb),
Sal Nistico (ts), Carmen Leggio (ts), John Stevens (ts),
Nick Brignola (bs),
Nat Pierce (p), Chuck Andrus (b), Jake Hanna (ds),
Recorded at A&R Studios, New York City in November 20, 1963.

A-3, A-4, A-5, B-2:
same personnel as A-1.
Recorded at A&R Studios, New York City in November 22, 1963.

B-1, B-4:
same personnel as A-1.
Recorded at A&R Studios, New York City in November 23, 1963.

Recording Engineer: Phil Ramone.
Producer: Jack Tracy.

Jackets

Front	Back

Labels

Side A	Side B

Inner Sleeve

Front	Back