Woody Herman - Live At Monterey (1982)

LP, Atlantic, 90044-1

Reissue of Atlantic 1328 from 1960, "Woody Herman's Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival". Recorded live on October 3, 1959, at The Monterey Jazz Festival.

(Is it just me, or does Woody look an awful lot like Grandpa Munster in that photo?)

Woodwinds: Woody Herman, Zoot Sims, Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca, Don Manphere, Med Flory
Trumpets: Al Porcino, Conte Candoli, Ray Linn, Frank Huggins
Trombones: Bill Chase, Urbie Green, Sy Zentner, Bill Smiley
Rhythm: Vic Feldman (piano,vibes), Charlie Byrd (guitar), Monty Budwig (bass), Mel Lewis (drums)

1. Four Brothers
2. Like Some Blues Man
3. Skoobeedoobee
4. Monterey Apple Tree
5. Skylark
6. The Magpie

Woody Herman - My Kind of Broadway (1965)

LP, Columbia, CS 9157

Reeds: Woody Herman, Andy McGhee, Gary Klein, Raoul Romero, Tom Anastas
Trumpets: Gerald Lamy, Bill Chase, Dusko Goykovich, Don Rader, Bob Shew, Ziggy Harrell, Larry Ford, Billy Hunt
Trombones: Henry Southall, Bob Stroup, Phil Wilson
Rhythm: Nat Pierce (piano), Chuck Andrus (bass), Ronnie Zito (drums)

1. I Feel Pretty [From West Side Story]
2. Lot of Livin' to Do [From Bye Bye Birdie]
3. Get Me to the Church on Time [From My Fair Lady]
4. Who Can I Turn To (Nobody Needs Me) [From the Roar of the Greasepaint]
5. My Favorite Things [From The Sound of Music]
6. I Do Like You [from a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]
7. Never Will I Marry [From Greenwillow]
8. Warm All Over [From The Most Happy Fella]
9. This Can't Be Love [From West Side Story]
10. Somewhere [From West Side Story]
11. Hello, Young Lovers [From The King and I]
12. Sound of Music [From The Sound of Music]

Woody Herman - Heavy Exposure (1969)

LP, Cadet, LPS-835

Reeds: Woody Herman, Sal Nistico, Frank Vicari, Steve Lederer, Alan Gauvin
Trumpets: William Byrne, Harry Hall, Richard Murphy, Rigby Powell, Bill Chase
Trombones: Bobby Burgess, Pete Dalbis, Tom Malone
Rhythm: John Hicks (piano), Gene Perla (bass), Edward Soph (drums (1,5,7,8,10,11)), Morris Jennings (drums (2-4,6,9) Phil Upchurch (guitar), Donny Hathaway (organ)

1. Flying Easy
2. I Can't Get Next To You
3. Aquarius
4. Memphis Underground
5. High School Hero
6. Lancaster Gate
7. The Hut
8. My Cherie Amour
9. It's Your Thing
10. Catch That Bird
11. Sex Machine

Woody Herman - Woody's Winners (1965)

LP, Columbia, CS 9236
Recorded live at Basin Street West, San Franciso, on June 28, 29 and 30, 1965

Saxes: Woody Herman, Gary Klein, Salvatore Nistico, Andy McGhee, Tom Anastas
Trumpets: Dusko Goykovich, Bill Chase, Bob Shew, Gerald Lamy, Don Rader
Trombones: Henry Southall, Frank Tesinsky, Donald Doane
Rhythm: Nat Pierce (piano), Anthony Leonardi (bass), Ronnie Zito (drums)

1. 23 Red
2. My Funny Valentine
3. Northwest Passage
4. Poor Butterfly
5. Greasy Sack Blues
6. Woody's Whistle
7. Red Roses For A Blue Lady
8. Opus De Funk and Theme (Blue Flame)

Woody Herman - Jazz Hoot (1974)

LP, Columbia, C 32530

Personnel Track 1:
Saxes: Woody Herman, Al Gibbons, Steve Marcus, Bob Pierson, Joe Temperley
Trumpets: Lloyd Michaels, Lynn Biviano, Dick Rudenbusch, Bill Byrne, John Crews
Trombones: Jim Foy, Mel Wanzo, Bill Watrous
Rhythm: Mike Alterman (piano), Bob Daugherty (bass), Ronnie Zito (drums)

Personnel Tracks 2 - 11:
Saxes: Woody Herman, Gary Klein, Sal Nistico, Andy McGhee, Tom Anastas
Trumpets: Gerald Lamy, Dusko Goykovich, Bobby Shew, Don Rader, Bill Chase
Trombones: Henry Southall, Frank Tesinksy, Donald Doane
Rhythm: Nat Pierce (piano), Anthony Leonardi (bass), Ronnie Zito (drums)

1. The Duck
2. I Can't Get Started
3. Hallelujah Time
4. The Black Opal
5. Satin Doll
6. Sidewinder
7. Jazz Hoot
8. Sumptuous
9. Watermellon Man
10. Boopsie
11. Greasy Sack Blues

Tracks 2, 3, 5, 11: Recorded love at Basin Street West, San Franciso June 28 - 30, 1965
Tracks 1, 4, 6 - 10: Recorded in New York on various dates between 1965 & 1976

Chase - Listen To Her Sing (1996)

Trumpets: Bill Chase, Ted Piercefield, Jerry Van Blair, Alan Ware
Valve Trombone: Piercefield
Guitar: Angel Smith
Bass: Dennis Johnson
Keyboards: Phil Porter
Drums: Jay Burrid (1-5,7); Gary Smith (6,8-13)
Vocal: Terry Richards (2-5); GG Shinn (12,13); Ted Piercefield (6,8,9,12)

1-5,7: 1971 appearance on a Chicago TV show
6,8-11: 1972 studio session
12,13: Live concert

1. Open Up Wide
2. Handbags and Gladrags
3. Woman of the Dark
4. Listen To Her Sing
5. Get It On
6. LOVE
7. Hades
8. Frustration
9. Dead
10. Close Up Tight
11. Twinkles
12. Bits and Pieces
13. Celebrate

Woody Herman - Blue Flame (1969)

Personnel: Woody Herman (alto saxophone, clarinet); Frank Vicari, Sal Nistico, Steve Lederer (tenor saxophone); Bill Chase, Billy Byrne, John Madrid, Richie Cooper, Harry Hall, Vince Prudente, Bobby Burgess, Bruce Fowler (trombone); John Hicks (piano); Mike Moore (bass); Jack Ranelli (drums).

1. Theme: Blue Flame
2. I Say A Little Prayer
3. Woodchopper's Ball
4. Shadow Of Your Smile, The
5. Keeps On Keepin' On
6. Make Someone Happy
7. Grassy Sack Blues
8. How To Keep My Mind On You
9. Somewhere
10. Hey Jude
11. Free Again
12. Watermelon Man
13. Light My Fire
14. Woody's Whistle Blues

Chase - Live Forever (1998)

Contains live performances recorded between October 23 - 26, 1973.

1. Open Up Wide
2. Close Up Tight
3. Shades of Venus
4. Weird Song # 1
5. Ode to a New England Jellyfish
6. Twinkles
7. Bo Chowa
8. MacArthur Park
9. Get It On

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