"The Herd"!! How did I miss posting "Woody" Herman's "Herd"? One of the swinging bands of the 50-70's https://youtu.be/R8Ycbrwqh5w And a full album: https://youtu.be/ty1-HS

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

One of the swinging bands of the 50-70's
https://youtu.be/R8Ycbrwqh5w

And a full album:
https://youtu.be/ty1-HS_7lL0

Enjoy,
Mark

chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA

...he was known for nuturing young talent, and even used band member's charts. Bill Chase was his lead trumpet in the late sixties, took off on his own with pretty much the whole trumpet section, and formed "Chase," a rock band of note ("Get it On" if you like upbeat stuff, that'll wake you up!)...Herman kept right on going, finding new talent.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

chasgroh wrote:

...he was known for nuturing young talent, and even used band member's charts. Bill Chase was his lead trumpet in the late sixties, took off on his own with pretty much the whole trumpet section, and formed "Chase," a rock band of note ("Get it On" if you like upbeat stuff, that'll wake you up!)...Herman kept right on going, finding new talent.

Thanks, Charles for that info. I used to play Woody albums by the hours.
Mark

1MoreFord Loc: Arkansas

I saw Bill Chase and his band while in high school at the college I later went to and Woody Herman while in college. Awesome bands. I also saw Stan Kenton a couple of times while in college and the Ellington band after Duke died and his son Mercer was fronting it.

hippi Loc: Sedalia MO

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I had one of his albums once--always enjoyed hearing him.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

jaymatt wrote:

I had one of his albums once--always enjoyed hearing him.

Thanks, John! A fabulous band!
Mark

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

hippi wrote:

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Thanks!
Mark

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

1MoreFord wrote:

I saw Bill Chase and his band while in high school at the college I later went to and Woody Herman while in college. Awesome bands. I also saw Stan Kenton a couple of times while in college and the Ellington band after Duke died and his son Mercer was fronting it.

You experienced a few of the best of the big bands!
Mark

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Love the big band sound. Growing up my father loved listening to Benny Goodman and Woody Herman. It was always in the background on Sunday evening. Thanks for posting it, Mark.