Woody Herman - Road Band (2005) [Original Long Play Albums]

Membran presents a 20 CD series of jazz productions that were originally released in "long play" format 12-inch vinyl believed to have gone missing. These classics, gems and long-lost rarities were from selected sessions from the beginning of the 1950's, when musicians first started taking advantage of the revolutionary possibility of extended improvising on longer titles - which is why the series contains many jam sessions and superstars. Booklets contain discographical details, which were often missing from the original LP covers.

Woody Herman justly deserves a special place in the jazz hall of fame, not only as a clarinet- or alto saxophone soloist - he was also an outstanding band leader. Time and time again he discovered fantastic new jazz talents, and engaged them for his various Big Bands. In addition he had a discriminating ear for new tones in jazz and smartly integrated them into the sound of his several bands.


Tracks:

1. Opus De Funk (Silver) 5:33
2. Gina (Burns) 2:57
3. I Remember Duke (Herman) 3:32
4. Sentimental Journey (Brown – Homer - Green) 6:13
5. Cool Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (Burns) 3:30
6. Where Or When (Rodgers - Hart) 3:21
7. Captain Ahab (Albam) 5:13
8. I’ll Never Be The Same (Malneck – Signorelli – Kahn) 2:48
9. Pimlico (Burns) 3:30