Woody Herman & His Swinging Herd - Woody Live: East and West (1967)

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Title: Woody Live: East and West
Year Of Release: 1967
Label: Columbia/Legacy
Genre: Big Band, Swing, Live Jazz, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC 16/44100
Total Time: 00:38:56
Total Size: 237 MB
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Live recordings from 1965 in San Francisco and 1967 in New York showcase the high performance standards maintained by Woody Herman's big band, despite frequent personnel changes during that era. The album features interpretations of timeless jazz classics alongside updated versions of signature pieces, performed by talented, though sometimes lesser-known, musicians. Herman's distinctive leadership and his contributions on clarinet and saxophones unify the sessions, delivering a solid and worthwhile representation of the band's work in the late 1960s.

Tracklist:
1-1 Woody Herman & His Swinging Herd - Tomorrow's Blues Today (Live) [8:48]
1-2 Woody Herman - I Remember Clifford (Live at Basin Street West, San Francisco - June 1965) [5:38]
1-3 Woody Herman & His Swinging Herd - Cousins (Live) [5:02]
1-4 Woody Herman & His Swinging Herd - Four Brothers ((Revisited) [Live]) [3:16]
1-5 Woody Herman & His Swinging Herd - Free Again (Live) [3:33]
1-6 Woody Herman - The Preacher (Live at Basin Street West, San Francisco - June 1965) [4:36]
1-7 Woody Herman & His Swinging Herd - Make Someone Happy (Live) [5:23]
1-8 Woody Herman - Waltz for a Hung-Up Ballet Mistress (Live at Basin Street West, San Francisco - June 1965) [2:40]