The Woody Herman Story [Box set]

The Woody Herman Story [Box set]

ASIN: B000051TPE

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. At the Woodchopper's Ball

2. Big Wig in the Wigwam

3. Dallas Blues

4. Blues Upstairs

5. Blues Downstairs

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Cherry

2. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet

3. Irresistible You

4. It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That)

5. Goin' Home

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Wildroot

2. Blowin' up a Storm

3. Atlanta, GA

4. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

5. Welcome to My Dreams

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. I've Got News for You

2. Keen and Peachy

3. Goof and I

4. Lazy Lullaby

5. Four Brothers

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
92 slices of prime Woody Herman focusing on the decade 1939-49 with recordings by The First and Second Herds, two of his most successful bands. Included is a 52 page booklet with extensive biographical notes, discography and rare photos. 2000 release. 4 standard jewel cases housed together in a deluxe slipcase.

Tracks:

At the Woodchopper's Ball
Big Wig in the Wigwam
Dallas Blues
Blues Upstairs
Blues Downstairs
Casbah Blues
Blue Prelude
Golden Wedding
Blue Flame
Bishop's Blues
Woodsheddin' with Woody
Blues in the Night
'Tis Autumn
Amen
Four or Five Times
Down Under
Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
Basie's Basement
Who Dat Up Dere?
Noah
I've Got You Under My Skin
I Get a Kick out of You
Cryin' Sands

Tracks:

Cherry
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet
Irresistible You
It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That)
Goin' Home
Ingie Speaks
Perdido
As Long as I Live
I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues
Laura
Apple Honey
I Wonder
Yeah Man (Amen)
Caldonia
Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
Goosey Gander
Northwest Passage
I've Got the World on a String
Good Earth
Put That Ring on My Finger
Bijou
Gee, It's Good to Hold You
Your Father's Moustache

Tracks:

Wildroot
Blowin' Up a Storm
Atlanta, GA
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Welcome to My Dreams
Panacea
Steps
Igor
Fan It
Nero's Conception
Lost Weekend
Pam
Sidewalks of Cuba
Lady McGowan's Dream, Pts. 1 & 2
Romance in the Dark
Summer Sequence, Pts. 1- 4
Everywhere
With Someone New
Non-Alcoholic
I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out
Cherokee Canyon

Tracks:

I've Got News for You
Keen and Peachy
Goof and I
Lazy Lullaby
Four Brothers
P.S. I Love You
That's Right
Lemon Drop
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
I Ain't Gettin' Any Younger
Early Autumn
Keeper of the Flame
Crickets
More Moon
Detour Ahead
Jamaica Rhumba
Not Really the Blues
Great Lie
More Than You Know
Tenderly
Lollipop
You Rascal You
Rhapsody in Wood
In the Beginning

Album Description

92 slices of prime Woody Herman focusing on the decade 1939-49 with recordings by The First and Second Herds, two of his most successful bands. Included is a 52 page booklet with extensive biographical notes, discography and rare photos. 2000 release. 4 standard jewel cases housed together in a deluxe slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Pretty whimpy for the "Thundering Herds".......2006-05-26

I'm no expert on Herman's bands, but I have several other collections and this is far and away the whimpiest. Well over half the songs are sentimental ballads or comic novelty numbers. If you like those kinds of songs, this is your collection. But if you're looking for the up-tempo, full-tilt, straight ahead swing that (I thought) Herman was best known for, this is a big disappointment.

91 tracks on 4 cds, for less than 25 bucks!.......2002-11-04

If you never have bought a Proper boxed set, this one will probably get you on the road to buying many more! All proper box sets come with booklets that are more like mini books, 40-50 pages, many photos, and info you haven't read every single time you have read about the band before. The audio on this set is very good(The best audio is on the blownin' Up a Storm 2 cd set from Columbia, but there are many alternate takes, and the cost is about the same as this set) Proper also has great sets that are on the History of Drums, Guitarists, and Western Swing....check them out, you won't be sorry, except to see your credit card bills rise.

Another golden opportunity missed.......2002-06-12

Here we go again! As with the Blowing Up A Storm CD some of the sample tracks I listened to are not the definitive versions we are all familiar with.The Woodchoppers Ball is not the same version which is on the flip side of the Sidewalks of Cuba 78, nor is The Good Earth on the flip side of the Panacea 78.Wild Root and Blue Prelude are similarly flawed. Thankfully, for all connoisseurs of Woody Herman these annoyances have been rectified, albeit on several different CDs'

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