THE COMPLETE WOODY HERMAN DECCA, MARS AND MGM SESSIONS (1943-1954) All titles ASCAP except where noted All titles are under 5:00 DISC I 1. The Music Stopped (A) (H. Adamson-J. McHugh) EMI Robbins Cat Inc / Uni Polygram International Pub. 2. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (A) (D. Ellington-S. Russell) Famous Music LLC / Harrison Music Corp. / International Music Services / EMI Robbins Catalog Inc / EMI Music Pub Inc. 3. I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night (A) (H. Adamson-J. McHugh) EMI Robbins Cat Inc / Harold Adamson Music 4. By The River Of The Roses (B) (J. Burke-M. Symes) BMG Gold Songs / Burke Joe Music Co. / Shapiro Bernstein & Co Inc. 5. Basie's Basement (B) (Gene Sargent) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 6. Who Dat Up Dere? (B) (W. Kent-B. Russell) Kent Walter Music Co. / Music Sales Corp. 7. Noah (C) (J. Bishop-L. Corday) Morris Edwin H. & Co Inc. 8. I've Got You Under My Skin (C) (Cole Porter) Chappell & Co. / Warner Chappell Music Inc. 9. I Get A Kick Out Of You (C) (Cole Porter) Harms Inc. 10. I'll Get By (C) (F. Ahlert-R. Turk) Pencil Mark Music Inc / Fred Ahlert Music Corp. / Bughouse Music Inc. 11. Crying Sands (C) (Chubby Jackson) EMI Mills Music Inc. 12. Don't Believe Everything You Dream (C) (H. Adamson-J. McHugh) EMI Robbins Cat Inc 13. Speak Low (C) (K. Weill-O. Nash) Chappell & Co 14. Just Dreaming (C) (Jimmy Carroll) Anne Rachel Music Corp 15. Starlight Souvenirs (C) (Ted Shapiro) Dash Music Co Ltd DISC II 1. Cherry (D) (Don Redman) Southern Music Corp. 2. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet (D) 3:04 (G. De Paul-D. Raye) EMI Feist Cat Inc. 3. Irresistible You (D) (G. De Paul-D. Raye) EMI Feist Cat Inc 4. It Must Be Jelly (D) (MacGregor-Skylar-Williams) Chappell-Co Inc / Music Sales Corp. 5. Say So (E) (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin-Woodhouse) Ira Gershwin Music / New World Music Co. 6. Goin' Home (E) (M. Steiner-C. Tobias) Ched Music / J. Tobias Music / Jer Nor / Mark Steve / Robert Lane Music / Warner Bros. Inc. 7. Refuse It (E) (D. Fisher-M. Fisher-Roberts) Roberts Allan Music Co. / Sony ATV Tunes 8. Ingie Speaks (E) (Dave Matthews) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 9. As Long As I Live (F) (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) S. A. Music Co / Ted Koehler Music Co / Fred Ahlert Music Co 10. Perdido (Lost) (F) (Tizol-Lenk-Drake) Lindabet Music Corp / The Songwriters Guild 11. I Didn't Know About You (F) (D. Ellington-B. Russell) Robbins Music 12. Blue Lullaby (F) (J. Bishop-L. Corday) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 13. As Long As I Live (G) (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) S. A. Music Co / Ted Koehler Music Co / Fred Ahlert Music Co 14. Saturday Night (G) (S. Cahn-J. Styne) Cahn Music Co / Quaytor Productions LLC / WB Music Corp. 15. You Took Advantage Of Me (H) (L. Hart-R. Rodgers) Harms Inc. / Williamson Music Co. 16. Please Don't Say No (H) (S. Fain-R. Freed) EMI Feist Cat. Inc. 17. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues (H) (D. Ellington-D. George) Ricki Music Co. / Tempo Music Inc. / True Blue Music Pub. Co. 18. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues (H) (D. Ellington-D. George) Ricki Music Co. / Tempo Music Inc. / True Blue Music Pub. Co. DISC III 1. Bijou (I) (Ralph Burns) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 2. Sweet And Lovely (I) (Arnheim-Daniels-Tobias) EMI Robbins 3. Superman With A Horn (I) (Pete Candoli) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 4. Blowin' Up A Storm (I) (W. Herman-N. Hefti) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 5. The Man I Love (I) (G & I. Gershwin) New World Music Co. / Warner Bros. Inc 6. Four Men On A Horse (I) (Chubby Jackson) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 7. The Good Earth (I) (Neal Hefti) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 8. Ebony Concerto (I) (Igor Stravinsky) Boosey & Hawkes Inc. 9. Your Father's Moustache (I) (B. Harris-W. Herman) call rep. 10. Everywhere (I) (Bill Harris) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 11. Mean To Me (I) (R. Turk-F. Ahlert) Pencil Mark Music / Fred Ahlert Music / Cromwell Music 12. Red Top (I) (Woody Herman) Princess Music Pub Corp. 13. I'll Get By (I) (F. Ahlert-R. Turk) Pencil Mark Music Inc / Fred Ahlert Music Corp. / Bughouse Music Inc. 14. Panacea (I) (R. Burns-L. Feather) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 15. I Surrender, Dear (I) (H. Barris-G. Clifford) EMI Mills Music Inc. 16. Hallelujah (I) (Robin-Grey-Youmans) Jerry Leiber Music / Mike Stoller Music / Range Road Music Inc. / Robin Leo Music Co. / WB Music Corp. 17. Heads Up (I) (S. Rogers-R. Norvo) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 18. One-Two-Three-Four Jump (I) (Flip Phillips) EMI Robbins Cat Inc. 19. Summer Sequence (I) (Ralph Burns) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 20. Wild Root - Part I (I) (W. Herman-N. Hefti) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 21. Wild Root - Part 2 (I) (W. Herman-N. Hefti) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 22. With Someone New (I) (Flip Phillips) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. DISC IV 1. Here Come The Blues (J) (G. De Paul-D. Raye) Hub Music Co Inc / Walt Disney Music Co. 2. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries (J) (L. Brown-R. Henderson) Warner Bros Inc / Warner Chappell Music Inc 3. I Left My Hat In Haiti (J) (B. Lane-A.J. Lerner) Chappell-Co Inc / Primary Wave Songs 4. As Long As I Live (J) (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) S. A. Music Co / Ted Koehler Music Co / Fred Ahlert Music Co 5. Lonesome Gal (K) (J. Brooks-W. Schumann) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 6. Searching (K) ( ___ Terry) call rep 7. Jet (K) (Revel-Benjamin-Weiss) Abilene Music Inc / Claude A Music Co / Harry Revel Music Co 8. Ninety-Nine Guys (K) (Carter-Ellis-Frigo) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 9. I Can See You (L) (N. Brodszky-S. Cahn) Music Pub Co of America 10. By George [Bop, Look And Listen] (L) (George Shearing) call rep. 11. Leo The Lion (M) (Tiny Kahn) call rep. 12. It Isn't Easy (M) (Weston-Cahn-Stordahl) Cahn Music Co. / Hanover Music Corp / Warner Bros Inc. 13. Cuban Holiday (N) (Red Wootten) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 14. The Glory Of Love (N) (William J. Hill) Shapiro & Bernstein & C0 Inc. 15. Hollywood Blues (N) (Gene Roland) call rep 16. Pass The Basket (N) (H. Heath-J. Lange) Bulls Eye Music Inc. 17. New Golden Wedding (O) (James Noble) call rep. 18. Blue Flame (O) (Bishop-Corday-Noble) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 19. Business Man's Bounce (O) (Shorty Rogers) Morris Edwin H & Co Inc. 20. Prelude To A Kiss (O) (H. Arlen-T. Koehler) S. A. Music Co / Ted Koehler Music Co / Fred Ahlert Music Co DISC V 1. Brother Fats (P) (Sunny Skylar) Music Sales Corp. 2. Three Handed Woman (P) (B. Raleigh-H. Taylor) Wise Bros. Music LLC 3. My Baby's Gone (P) ( ___ Taub) call rep 4. Dandy Lion (P) ( ___ Stoff) call rep 5. One For The Wonder (Q) (S. Tepper-R. Bennett [also known as Brodsky]) Anne Rachel Music Corp. 6. Former Members Of The 106th Division (Q) ( ___ Prince - ___ Rogers) 7. Blues In Advance (R) (Nell Drummond) Hollis Music Inc BMI 8. Jump In The Line (R) (J. Cavanaugh-A. Higgs) BMI 9. Terrissita (R) (Ralph Burns) Cromwell Music Inc. 10. Stompin' At The Savoy (R) (Goodman-Razaf-Sampson-Webb) EMI Robbins / Jewel Music / Songwriters Guild / Rytvoc Inc. 11. Early Autumn (S) (Burns-Herman-Mercer) Cromwell Music Inc / WB Music Corp. 12. Celestial Blues (S) (Woody Herman) Cromwell Music Inc 13. Baby Clementine (S) (W. Herman-W. Stein) Cromwell Music Inc 14. Perdido (S) (Juan Tizol) Lindabet Music Corp / The Songwriters Guild 15. Moten Stomp (S) (Bennie Moten-Bennie Moten) APRS BMI 16. Singin' In The Rain (S) (N. Brown-A. Freed) EMI Robbins Cat / EMI April Music 17. I Cried For You (T) (Freed-Arnheim-Lyman) EMI Miller Cat. Inc. / EMI Music Pub Inc. 18. Livin' On Love (T) (Victor-Kelner-Herman) call rep. 19. Love Is Here To Stay (U) (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) George Gershwin Music/Ira Gershwin Music WB Music 20. East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) (U) (Brooks Bowman) Joy Music 21. I Would Do Anything For You (U) (Hill-Williams-Hopkins) Simon George Music Co 22. In A Little Spanish Town (U) (Lewis-Wayne-Young) Warock Corp / EMI Feist Catalog Inc / EMI Music Pub. DISC VI 1. Nice Work If You Can Get It (V) (G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin) Chappell & Co 2. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (V) (C. Gaskill-J. McHugh) Cotton Club Publishing / EMI Music Publishing 3. This Is New (V) (I. Gershwin-K. Weill) Hampshire House Pub Co / Ira Gershwin Music / WB Music Corp 4. Almost Like Being In Love (V) (A. Lerner-F. Loewe) EMI April Music Inc. 5. Mother Goose Jumps (W) (Burns-Herman-Stein) Cromwell Music Inc. 6. Lazy Lullaby (W) (George-Burns-Herman) Cromwell Music Inc 7. I'm Making Up For Lost Time (W) (Sigman-Dorsey-Feller) call rep 8. Buck Dance (W) (W. Herman-N. Pierce) Cromwell Music Inc 9. No True Love (X) (Jimmie Logsdon) Melody Trails Inc 10. Go Down The Wishin' Road (X) (Cavanaugh-Higgs-Stanton) Hollis Music Inc. BMI 11. Blue Lou (X) (I. Mills-E. Sampson) EMI Mills Music Inc. 12. A Fool In Love (X) (S. Lippman-G. McQueen) call rep 13. Wooftie (X) (Chubby Jackson) Cromwell Music Inc 14. Never Mind The Noise In The Market (Y) (Barnes-Cavanaugh-Higgs) Hollis Music Inc. BMI 15. Run Joe (Y) (Jordan-Merrick-Willoughby) Ocheri Pub Corp 16. Fancy Woman (Y) (Bernard Hirsch) Folkways Music Pub Inc BMI 17. Eight Babies To Mind (Y) (B. Higgs-W. Stein) Hollis Music Inc BMI 18. Blue Lou (alt) (X) (I. Mills-E. Sampson) EMI Mills Music Inc. DISC VII 1. Men From Mars (Z) (Woody Herman) Cromwell Music Inc 2. Moody (Z) (C. Sigman-D. Ellington) call rep. 3. I'm Through With Love (Z) (Kahn-Malneck-Livingston) EMI Robbins / Etienne Marrix Music / Gilbert Keyes Music / One Less Car Music 4. It Just Isn't Home Without You (Z) (M. David-T. Freeman) call rep 5. Beau Jazz (Z) (W. Herman-R. Burns) Cromwell Music Inc 6. Four Others (AA) (Jimmy Giuffre) Cromwell Music Inc 7. I Love Paris (AA) (Cole Porter) Chappell Co Inc. 8. The Moon Is Blue (AA) (S. Fine-H.B. Gilbert) call rep. 9. Sorry ‘Bout The Whole Darned Thing (AA) (W. Robison-E. Culpepper) Cromwell Music Inc 10. Marakeesh (BB) (Larry Clinton) Essex Music Inc. 11. Love's A Dog (BB) (J. Goodwin-R. Burns) Cromwell Music Inc 12. Mess Around (CC) (Ahmet Ertegun) Unichappel Music Inc 13. Castle Rock (CC) (Drake-Shirl-Sears) Lindabet Music Corp 14. Mambo The Most (CC) (Woody Herman) Cromwell Music Inc 15. Mambo The (Ut) Most (CC) (Woody Herman) Cromwell Music Inc 16. Sorry ‘Bout The Whole Darn Thing (alt) (AA) (W. Robison-E. Culpepper) Cromwell Music Inc __________________________________________________________________ THE COMPLETE WOODY HERMAN DECCA, MARS AND MGM SESSIONS (1943-1954) For the purposes of this discography, only the first release of each matrix is listed. All titles in this discography were released initially on 78 except where noted. Non-U.S. releases are abbreviated (E) for England. To the best of our knowledge, this discography is presented in the order in which each take was recorded. However, the CDs contained in this set are sequenced with the master take first and then any alternates at the conclusion of the disc. Any sides that have been shown in discographies but are missing from the vaults or possibly in private collections are listed as unissued, master no longer exists. The following reference materials were used for this discography: Jan Evensmo's www.jazzarcheology.com; The Jazz Discography by Tom Lord (Lord Music Reference, Inc.) and The Decca Labels: A Discography by Michel Ruppli (Greenwood Press). Label Abbreviations: Br for Brunswick, Cor for Coral, Dec for Decca, Disc for Discovery and WT for World Transcriptions. __________________________________________________________________ (A) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Cappy Lewis, Bobby Guyer, Ray Wetzel, Ben Stabler, Nick Travis (tp), Eddie Bert, Al Mastren, Ed Kiefer (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Johnny Bothwell, Chuck DiMaggio (as), Allen Eager, Pete Mondello, Ben Webster (ts), Skippy DeSair (bari), Dick Kane (p), Hy White (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Cliff Leeman (d), Frances Wayne (vcl), Dave Matthews, Gene Sargent (arr). NYC, November 8, 1943 71498-A The Music Stopped (FW-vcl) Dec 18577 71499-A Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (WH-vcl) (DM-arr) Dec 18578 71500-A I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night (FW-vcl) Dec 18577 Note: Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me has been incorrectly noted as being recorded on November 18, 1943. __________________________________________________________________ (B) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (A). NYC, November 17, 1943 71501-A By The River Of The Roses (WH-vcl) Dec 18578 71502-A Basie's Basement (GS-arr) Cor 60001 71503-A Who Dat Up Dere? (WH, ens-vcl) Dec 18619 Note: Basie's Basement has been incorrectly noted as being recorded on November 18, 1943. __________________________________________________________________ (C) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (A) except Ralph Burns (p, arr) replaces Kane. NYC, January 8, 1944 71626-A Noah (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) Br (E) 03599 71627-A I've Got You Under My Skin (RB-arr) Br (E) 03754 71628-A I Get A Kick Out Of You (RB-arr) - 71629 I'll Get By (WH-vcl) Br (E) 03517 N 1403 Crying Sands WT 7089 / 7098, Dec DL 9229 (LP) Mtx - ? Don't Believe Everything You Dream (FW-vcl) WT 6159 / 6163 Mtx - ? Speak Low (FW-vcl) - Mtx - ? Just Dreaming (FW-vcl) - Mtx - ? Starlight Souvenirs WT 6709 / 6712 __________________________________________________________________ (D) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Neal Hefti, Bobby Guyer, Ray Wetzel, Mario Serritello, Billy Robbins (tp), Ed Bennett, Ed Kiefer (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Ernie Caceres, Chuck DiMaggio (as), Budd Johnson, Pete Mondello (ts), Skippy DeSair (bari), Ralph Burns (p, arr), Hy White (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Cliff Leeman (d), Frances Wayne (vcl), Dave Matthews (arr). World Studios, NYC, March 23, 1944 71901-A Cherry (DM-arr) Br (E) 03599 71902-A Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet (WH-vcl) Dec 18603 71903-A Irresistible You (FW-vcl) - 71904-A It Must Be Jelly (WH, FW-vcl) (RB-arr) Br (E) 03541 __________________________________________________________________ (E) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (D) except Georgie Auld (ts) replaces Budd Johnson. World Studios, NYC, March 29, 1944 71909 Say So (WH-vcl) WT 6709 / 6712 71910-A Goin' Home (WH-vcl) Cor EC-81015 (EP), CRL-56090 (LP) 71911-A Refuse It (WH-vcl) Cor EC-81009 (EP), - 71912-A Ingie Speaks (DM-arr) - - __________________________________________________________________ (F) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Neal Hefti, Billie Rogers, Ray Wetzel, Mario Serritello, Ray Nance (tp), Al Esposito, Ed Kiefer (tb), Juan Tizol (v-tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Johnny Hodges, Chuck DiMaggio (as), Herbie Fields, Pete Mondello (ts), Skippy DeSair (bari), Ralph Burns (p, arr), Billy Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Red Saunders (d), Frances Wayne (vcl), Dave Matthews, Phil Moore (arr). World Studios, NYC, April 5, 1944 71939 As Long As I Live (FW-vcl) WT 7294 / 7298 71940-A Perdido (Lost) (DM-arr) Br (E) 03541 71941-A I Didn't Know About You (WH-vcl) Dec 18641 Mtx - ? Blue Lullaby WT 6539 / 6548 __________________________________________________________________ (G) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Neal Hefti, Pete Candoli, Charlie Frankhauser, Carl Warwick, Ray Wetzel (tp), Bill Harris, Ed Kiefer, Ralph Pfeffner (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Bill Shine, Sam Marowitz (as), Pete Mondello, Flip Phillips (ts), Skippy DeSair (bari), Marjorie Hyams (vib), Ralph Burns (p, arr), Billy Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Dave Tough (d), Frances Wayne (vcl). LA, December 11, 1944 L 3690-A As Long As I Live (FW-vcl) Br BL 54024 (LP) L 3691-A Saturday Night (FW-vcl) Dec 18641 __________________________________________________________________ (H) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Same as (G). LA, December 12, 1944 “L 3693” Flying Home (RB-arr) unissued “L 3694”You Took Advantage Of Me (FW-vcl) World 9309 / 9318 L 3695-A Please Don't Say No (WH-vcl) Cor 60001 L 3696-A I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) Cor 60066 L 3696-B I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) Cor CRL-56010 (LP) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS WOODCHOPPERS Same session Mtx - ? One-Two-Three-Four Jump unissued, master no longer exists Note: Matrix L 3693 and L 3694 were originally scheduled as flying home and you took advantage of me but were re-assigned to two Bing Crosby sides that appeared on Decca. __________________________________________________________________ (I) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Sonny Berman, Marky Markowitz, Conrad Gozzo, Pete Candoli, Shorty Rogers (tp), Bill Harris, Ralph Pfeffner, Ed Kiefer (tb), John Barrows (f-horn), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Sam Marowitz, John LaPorta (cl, as), Flip Phillips, Mickey Folus (ts), Sam Rubinowitch (bari), Red Norvo (vib), Abe Rosen (harp), Tony Aless (p), Billy Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Don Lamond (d), Ralph Burns, Neal Hefti (arr). Carnegie Hall, NYC, March 25, 1946 Mtx - ? Caldonia unissued, master no longer exists 48-S-786 Bijou (RB-arr) MGM 30604 48-S-784 Sweet And Lovely (RB-arr) MGM 30602 48-S-785 Superman With A Horn (RB-arr) MGM 30603 48-S-795 Blowin' Up A Storm (NH-arr) MGM 30605 48-S-793 The Man I Love (RB-arr) MGM 30607 48-S-789 Four Men On A Horse (RB-arr) MGM 30603 48-S-791 The Good Earth (NH-arr) MGM 30605 Ebony Concerto -1 Verve 731455983326 (CD) 48-S-790 Your Father's Moustache (WH-vcl) (NH-arr) MGM 30604 48-S-797 Everywhere (RB, NH-arr) MGM 30607 48-S-792 Mean To Me (RB-arr) MGM 30606 48-S-783 Red Top (NH-arr) MGM 30601 I'll Get By (WH-vcl) Verve 731455983326 (CD) 48-S-794 Panacea (WH-vcl, RB-arr) MGM 30608 I Surrender, Dear -2 Verve 731455983326 (CD) 48-S-796 Hallelujah MGM 30606 48-S-798 Heads Up (SR-arr) -2 MGM 30608 One-Two-Three-Four Jump -2 Verve 731455983326 (CD) Summer Sequence (RB-arr) -3 - 48-F-787 Wild Root - Part I (NH-arr) MGM 30602 48-F-788 Wild Root - Part 2 (NH-arr) MGM 30601 With Someone New (RB-arr) Verve 731455983326 (CD) -1 Both Ebony Concerto and Summer Sequence are incomplete performances. -2 WOODY HERMAN AND HIS WOODCHOPPERS: Berman, Rogers, Harris, Herman, Phillips, Norvo, Aless, Bauer, Jackson, Lamond. -3 Ralph Burns (p) replaces Aless. __________________________________________________________________ (J) BILLY ECKSTINE AND WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Buddy Childers (tp), Shorty Rogers (tp, arr), Dick Kenney, Si Zentner, Harry Betts (tb), John Graas (f-hn), Gene Englund (tu), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Wilbur Schwartz (as), Jimmy Guiffre (ts, arr), Ted Nash, Babe Russin (ts), Chuck Gentry (bari), Hal Schaefer (p), Al Hendrickson (b), Joe Mondragon (b), Louie Bellson (d), Ivan Lopez (bongo), Billy Eckstine (vcl), Pete Rugolo (arr). Hollywood, January 4, 1951 51S 3001 Here Come The Blues (BE-vcl) (PR-arr) MGM 10916 51S 3002 Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries (BE, WH-vcl) (SR-arr) MGM X1134 (EP), E3176 (LP) 51S 3003 I Left My Hat In Haiti (BE-vcl) (PR-arr) MGM 10916 51S 3004 As Long As I Live (BE-vcl) (SR-vcl) MGM X1134 (EP), E3176 (LP) __________________________________________________________________ (K) WOODY HERMAN and his ORCHESTRA: Don Ferrara (tp, arr), Doug Mettome, John Bello, Nick Travis (tp), Herb Randel, Urbie Green, Jerry Dorn (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Phil Urso, Jack DuLong, Bob Graf (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Dave McKenna (p), Hy White (g), Red Mitchell (b), Sonny Igoe (d), Dolly Houston (vcl), Ralph Burns (arr). NYC, January 9, 1951 51S 011 Lonesome Gal (DH-vcl) (RB-arr) MGM 10909 51S 012 Searching (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) MGM 10929 51S 013 Jet (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) MGM 10909 51S 014 Ninety-Nine Guys (WH, ens-vcl) (RB, DF-arr) MGM 10929 __________________________________________________________________ (L) WOODY HERMAN and his ORCHESTRA: Don Ferrara, Doug Mettome, John Bello, Roy Caton (tp), Herb Randel, Urbie Green, Jerry Dorn (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Phil Urso, Jack DuLong, Kenny Pinson (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Dave McKenna (p), Red Wootten (b), Sonny Igoe (d), Dolly Houston (vcl), Ralph Burns (arr). NYC, March 14, 1951 51S 093 I Can See You (DH-vcl) (RB-arr) MGM 11008 51S 094-A By George [Bop, Look And Listen] (RB-arr) MGM 10975 __________________________________________________________________ (M) WOODY HERMAN and his ORCHESTRA: Same as (L) except add Nick Travis (tp -1) and Tiny Kahn (arr). NYC, March 15, 1951 51S 101B Leo The Lion -1 (TK-arr) MGM 11008 51S 102 It Isn't Easy (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) MGM 10975 51S 103 Composition X (RB-arr) unissued, master no longer exists __________________________________________________________________ (N) WOODY HERMAN and his ORCHESTRA: Don Fagerquist, Doug Mettome, Roy Caton (tp), Shorty Rogers (tp, arr), Herb Randel, Urbie Green, Jerry Dorn (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Bill Perkins, Jack DuLong, Kenny Pinson (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Dave McKenna (p), Red Wootten (b, arr), Sonny Igoe (d), Ralph Burns, Murray Gurlanek, Gene Roland (arr). Hollywood, June 4, 1951 51S 3086 Cuban Holiday (RW-arr) MGM 11661 51S 3087 The Glory Of Love (WH-vcl) (MG-arr) MGM 11088 51S 3088 Hollywood Blues (GR-arr) MGM 11048 51S 3089 Pass The Basket (WH, ens-vcl) (SR-arr) - __________________________________________________________________ (O) WOODY HERMAN and his ORCHESTRA: Same as (N) except John Macombe (tp) replaces Rogers (on trumpet only); Fred Lewis (tb) replaces Randel and add Roger Segure (arr). Hollywood, June 18, 1951 51S 3094 New Golden Wedding MGM 11154 51S 3095 Blue Flame - 51S 3096 Business Man's Bounce (SR-arr) MGM 11896 51S 3097 Prelude To A Kiss (RS-arr) MGM 11611 __________________________________________________________________ (P) WOODY HERMAN and THE WOODCHOPPERS: Doug Mettome (tp), Urbie Green (tb), Woody Herman (cl, vcl), Bill Perkins (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari, arr), Dave McKenna (p), Red Wootten (b), Sonny Igoe (d). Hollywood, June 19, 1951 51S 3098 Brother Fats (WH-vcl) MGM 11088 51S 3099 Three Handed Woman (WH, ens-vcl) MGM 11026 51S 3100 My Baby's Gone (WH-vcl) - 51S 3101 Dandy Lion (SS-arr) MGM 11896 __________________________________________________________________ (Q) FRAN WARREN AND WOODY HERMAN with RALPH BURNS' ORCHESTRA: Ed Badgly, Chuck Genduso, Don Leight, Bernie Privin (tp), Billy Byers, Chauncey Welch, Bart Varsalona (tb), Vinnie Dean, Murray Williams (as), George Berg, Pete Mondello (ts), Danny Bank (bari), Lou Stein (p), Joe Shulman (b), Don Lamond (d), Woody Herman, Frances Wayne (vcl), Ralph Burns (arr). NYC, May 25, 1952 52S 205 One For The Wonder (WH, FW-vcl) MGM 11287 52S 206 Former Members Of The 106th Division (WH, FW-vcl) - __________________________________________________________________ (R) WOODY HERMAN and THE NEW THIRD HERD: Don Fagerquist, John Howell, Roy Caton, Jack Scarda (tp), Carl Fontana, Urbie Green, Jack Green (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Arno Marsh, Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Nat Pierce (p, celeste, arr), Chubby Jackson (b), Sonny Igoe (d), Ralph Burns (arr). NYC, May 30, 1952 P47506-1A Blues In Advance (WH-vcl) Mars M-100 P47507-1A Jump In The Line (WH-vcl) Mars M-200 P47508-1A Terrissita (RB-arr) Mars M-100 P47509-1A Stompin' At The Savoy Mars M-200 __________________________________________________________________ (S) WOODY HERMAN and THE NEW THIRD HERD: Same as (R) except Lee Fortier (tp) replaces Scarda and add Dolly Houston (vcl). NYC, July 7, 1952 P47512-1C Early Autumn (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) Mars M-300 P47513-1D Celestial Blues (NP-arr) - P47514-1A Baby Clementine (DH-vcl) Mars M-400 P47515-1A Perdido - P47516-1D Moten Stomp (RB-arr) Mars M-900 P47517 Singin' In The Rain Clef MGC 745 (LP) Note: Promotional copies and possibly some commercial copies of Mars M-300 show the matrix for celestial blues as P47513-1B, however, it is the same take as -1A. __________________________________________________________________ (T) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA – THIRD HERD: Don Fagerquist, Ernie Royal, John Howell, Phil Cook, Roy Caton (tp), Carl Fontana, Urbie Green, Jack Green (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Arno Marsh, Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Nat Pierce (p), Frank Gallagher (b), Art Mardigan (d). Hollywood, September 30, 1952 52S 3152 Love Is Here To Stay MGM 30726 52S 3153 East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) MGM 30728 52S 3154 I Would Do Anything For You MGM 30726 52S 3155 In A Little Spanish Town MGM 30727 52S 3156 Just One Of Those Things unissued, master no longer exists 52S 3157 My Blue Heaven - __________________________________________________________________ (U) WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA – THIRD: Same as (U) except Stu Williamson (tp) replaces Fagerquist; omit Royal (tp) and add Ralph Burns (arr). Hollywood, October 6, 1952 52S 3158 Nice Work If You Can Get It MGM 30727 52S 3159 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me MGM 30729 52S 3160 This Is New (RB-arr) MGM 30728 52S 3161 Almost Like Being In Love MGM 30729 __________________________________________________________________ (V) WOODY HERMAN and THE NEW THIRD HERD: Stu Williamson, Doug Mettome, Chris Griffin, Phil Cook, Roy Caton (tp), Carl Fontana, Urbie Green, Jack Green (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Arno Marsh, Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Nat Pierce (p), Chubby Jackson (b), Art Mardigan (d), Dolly Houston (vcl). NYC, December 29, 1952 P48436 Mother Goose Jumps (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) Mars M-500 P48437 Lazy Lullaby (DH-vcl) Verve MGV 2030 (LP) P48438-1A I'm Making Up For Lost Time (DH-vcl) Mars M-500 P48439-1A Buck Dance (RB-arr) Mars M-600 __________________________________________________________________ (W) WOODY HERMAN and THE NEW THIRD HERD: Stu Williamson, Tommy DiCarlo, Phil Cook, Roy Caton, Dick Sherman (tp), Carl Fontana, Will Bradley, Jack Green (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Arno Marsh, Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Nat Pierce (p, arr), Chubby Jackson (b, arr), Art Mardigan (d), Candido Camero, Jose Mangual (latin perc), Ralph Burns (arr). NYC, January 13, 1953 P48737-1A No True Love (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) Mars M-700 P48738 Go Down The Wishin' Road (WH, ens-vcl) Mars MREP-B2 (EP), MRX 2 (LP) P48739-alt Blue Lou (NP, CJ-arr) Disc DS-815 (LP) P48739-1A Blue Lou (NP, CJ-arr) Mars M-700 P48740-1A A Fool In Love (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) Mars M-600 P48741 Wooftie (CJ-arr) Verve MGV 8216 (LP) Note: Some discographies list Go Down the Wishin' Road as being released on Mars M-1001. Also, wooftie is shown to be on Mars MREP1 and Mars MRLP 1. __________________________________________________________________ (X) WOODY HERMAN AND THE WOODCHOPPERS: Will Bradley, Carl Fontana (tb), Woody Herman (cl, vcl), Arno Marsh, Bill Perkins (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Nat Pierce (p), Chubby Jackson (b), Art Mardigan (d), Candido Camero, Jose Mangual (latin perc), Ralph Burns (arr). NYC, January 14, 1953 P48799 (Never Mind) The Noise In The Market (WH, ens-vcl) Mars MREP-B2 (EP), MRX 2 (LP) P48800 Run Joe (WH, ens-vcl) - - P48801 Fancy Woman (WH, ens-vcl) - - P48802 Eight Babies To Mind (WH, ens-vcl) (RB-arr) - - Note: Some discographies list run joe as being released on Mars M-1001. __________________________________________________________________ (Y) WOODY HERMAN AND THE NEW THIRD HERD -1 / WOODY HERMAN presents CLARK CURTIS orch under direction of Ralph Burns -2: Stu Williamson, Tommy DiCarlo, Joe Burnett, Roy Caton (tp), Carl Fontana, Urbie Green, Jack Green (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Arno Marsh, Dick Hafer, Bill Trujillo (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Nat Pierce (p, org, arr), Red Kelly (b), Art Mardigan (d), Clark Curtis (vcl), Ralph Burns (arr). NYC, May 14, 1953 P49194-1A Men From Mars (RB-arr) -1 Mars M-800 P49195-2A Moody (CC-vcl) (NP-arr) -2 - P49501 I'm Through With Love (CC-vcl) -2 Mars M-1001 P49502 It Just Isn't Home Without You (CC-vcl) -2 - P49673-1A Beau Jazz (RB-arr) -1 Mars M-900 Note: Mars M-800 Men From Mars was originally released as an edited version. The complete performance appeared for the first time on Discovery DSCD-944 CCD (CD). Some discographies list i'm through with love and it just isn't home without you on Mars M-1000. __________________________________________________________________ (Z) WOODY HERMAN and THE NEW THIRD HERD-1 / THE MYSTERY BAND -2: Stu Williamson, Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Harold Wegbreit, Bobby Styles (tp), Frank Rehak, Urbie Green, Vern Friley, Kai Winding (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Jerry Coker, Dick Hafer, Bill Trujillo (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Nat Pierce (p, arr), Red Kelly (b), Art Mardigan (d), Ralph Burns, Jimmy Guiffre (arr). NYC, September 11, 1953 P49806-1B Four Others (JG-arr) -1 Mars M-1003 P49807 I Love Paris -2 Mars M-1002 P49808 The Moon Is Blue -2 - P49809-2 Sorry ‘Bout The Whole Darned Thing (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) -1 Verve MGV 2030 (LP) P49809-1A Sorry ‘Bout The Whole Darned Thing (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) -1 Mars M-1003 __________________________________________________________________ (AA) WOODY HERMAN and THE NEW THIRD HERD: Bernie Glow, John Howell, Ruben McFall, Jimmy Bonebreak (tp), Frank Rehak, Dick Kenney, Jim Hewitt, Kai Winding (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Jerry Coker, Dick Hafer, Bill Trujillo (ts), Sam Staff (fl, bari), Nat Pierce (p, arr), Red Kelly (b), Art Mardigan (d), Ralph Burns (arr). NYC, October 5, 1953 P49830 Picadilly unissued – exists? P49831-1A Marakeesh Mars M-1004 P49832-1A Love's A Dog (WH-vcl) (RB-arr) - P49833 Baggage Man Blues (WH-vcl) unissued – exists? __________________________________________________________________ (BB) WOODY HERMAN and THE NEW HERD: Dick Collins, John Howell, Al Porcino, Bill Castagnino (tp), Ruben McFall (tp, arr), Cy Touff (b-tp), Dick Kenney, Keith Moon (tb), Woody Herman (cl, as, vcl), Jerry Coker, Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins, Sam “The Man” Taylor (ts), Jack Nimitz (bari), Nat Pierce (p, arr), Mickey Baker (g), Lloyd Trotman (b), Panama Francis (d). NYC, March 30, 1954 P50935-1A Mess Around (WH-vcl) Mars M-1005 P50936-1A Castle Rock - Omit Taylor (ts); Baker (g); Red Kelly (b) replaces Trotman and Chuck Flores (d) replaces Francis. Same session P50937-1A Mambo The Most (RM-arr) Mars M-1006 P50938-1A Mambo The (Ut) Most (RM-arr) - Note: In a conversation with musician, composer and historian Billy Vera, the producer Jerry Wexler confirmed he supervised both Mess Around and Castle Rock from this session. Promotional copies and possibly some commercial copies of Mars M-1005 show the matrix for Mess Around as P50935-1B and Castle Rock as P50936-1B. However, they are both the same takes as the issued -1A. _________________________________________________________________ Album index: 78 album MGM 158 Woody Herman (And The Herd) at Carnegie Hall, 1946 Vol.1 MGM 159 Woody Herman (And The Herd) at Carnegie Hall, 1946 Vol 2 EP Coral EC 81009 Woody's Best Vol. 1 Coral EC 81015 Woody's Best Vol. 2 Mars MREP-B2 Woody Herman Goes Native MGM X1134 Billy Eckstine with Woody Herman and His Orchestra 10” LP Coral CRL 56010 Woody Herman Souvenirs Coral CRL 56090 Woody's Best Mars MRX-2 Woody Herman Goes Native 12” LP Brunswick BL 54024 The Swinging Herman Herd Clef MGC 745 Jazz The Utmost Decca DL 9229 The Turning Point (1943-1944) Discovery DS-815 The Third Herd Vol. 1 MGM E3176 The Great Mr. B with a Beat Verve MGV 2030 Early Autumn Verve MGV 8216 Men From Mars CD Verve 731455983326 Woody Herman (and the Herd) at Carnegie Hall, 1946 Original Producers: Milt Gabler (Decca and World Transcription sides), Harry Meyerson (MGM sides) and Woody Herman, Howie Richmond and Jerry Wexler (Mars sides). __________________________________________________________________ Producer's Note: The MGM sessions with Woody Herman as guest soloist on the March 3, 1952 date with David Rose and his Orchestra and the August 1952 date as a vocalist with Leon Kelner and his Orchestra fall outside the scope of this set and are not included.