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BLUES AND SWING GROOVE - COMPLETE CAPITOL OCTET SESSIONS

Description:
In the summer of 1955 Woody Herman broke up his big band and put together a small, eight piece group to hit Las Vegas. The unusual instrumentation of this octet two trumpets, bass trumpet, tenor, clarinet and rhythm gave it a big, almost full orchestral sound. 'The group was terrifically exciting to play with. It had the old time spirit with modern thoughts,' said Herman effusively. Aside from Woody's clarinet and vocals, Cy Touff, Richie Kamuca, and Dick Collins are the featured soloists. All the vitality that Herman injected into anything he touched is unmistakably present here. Seven full size Herd tracks from 1956 complete this set. The swinging and strongly Basie felt arrangements are by Ralph Burns, Manny Albam, Nat Pierce and Johnny Coppola, and the solos are by Harris, Guaraldi, Feldman, Coppola, and Marsh. As a bonus, you can hear Woody sing the Blues with the late night warmth and ease of phrasing that always made him so enjoyable.

Songs:

Personnel

Details:

Every Day I Get The Blues

Basin Street Blues

9:20 Special

Bags’ Groove

Broadway

Jumpin’ At The Woodside

The Boot (The Theme)

Wailing Wall

Bass Face

Junior

Trouble In Mind

Smack Dab In The Middle

Pinetop’s Blues

Call It Stormy Monday

Dupree Blues

I Want A Little Girl

Blues Groove

Collective Personnel: Dick Collins, Johnny Coppola, Bill Castagnino, Burt Collins, Dud Harvey, Cy Touff, Bill Harris, Bob Lamb, Wayne Andre , Richie Kamuca, Bob Hardaway, Arno Marsh, Jay Cameron, Vic Feldman, Remo Biondi, Norman Pockrandt, Vince Guaraldi, Monty Budwig, Chuck Flores, Gus Gustaffson

Label:	FRESH SOUND
Number:	2238
Item Code:	59962
Format:	CD
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Dates:	(1955-1956)
Price:	$16.00
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