Blues On Parade / Woody Herman

こんばんは、JazzyIsshiです。今夜は、先日のWoody Herman(1913-1987)の初期の録音を集めたCDです。この頃HermanはIsham JonesのBig Bandを譲り受け自分の楽団としました。そして、シャープでメカニカルな感じのいわゆる白人SwingではなくBluesを主体とした演奏に徹し、徐々にファンと評判を獲得しました。

Blues On Parade / Woody Herman
MVCR-20006 GRD-6066







1  Woodchopper's Ball (Bishop-Herman)
2  Blues On Parade (Herman) (Alt. Take)
3  Blues On Parade (Herman)
4  Blue Prelude (Genkins-Bishop)
5  Blue Frame (Noble)
6  Doctor Jazz (Oliver-Melrose)
7  Rever Bed Blues　（Hyman-White-Herman)
8  Dallas Blues (Garret-Wand)
9  Blues Downstair (Joe Bishop)
10 Farewell Blues (E.Schoebell-P.Mares-L.Rappolo)
11 Gey Your Boots Raced Papa (part1) (Herman-Bishop)
12 Gey Your Boots Raced Papa (part2) (Herman-Bishop)
13 Chip's Blues (Herman)
14 Fan It (Frankie Jaxson)
15 Everything Happens To Me (Dennis-Adair)
16 Woodsheddin' With Woody (Lowell Martin)
17 Blues In The Night (J.Mercer-H.Arlen)
18 Yardbird Shuffle (Noble)
19 Las Chipanecas (arr by Lowell Martin)
20 Down Under (Dizzy Gillespie)

6  1937 April 26, NYC
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Clarence Willard, Kermit Simmons(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Murray Williams, Don Watt(as), Saxie Mansfield, Bruce Wilkins(ts), Nick Hupfer(vln), Horace Diezt(p), Chick Reeves(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

7 1938 December 22, NYC
Woody Herman and his Woodchoppers
Joe Bishop(flh), Woody Herman(cl,as,vo), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

1,8,9 1939 April 12, NYC
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Clarence Willard, Steady Nelson, Mac MacQuordale(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Joe Estrin, Ray Hopfner(as), Saxie Mansfield, Pete Johns(ts), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

10 1939 May 24, NYC
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Clarence Willard, Steady Nelson, Bob Price(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Joe Denton, Ray Hopfner(as), Saxie Mansfield, Pete Johns(ts), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

2 1939 November 20, NYC
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Clarence Willard, Steady Nelson, Bob Price(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid, Toby Taylor (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Joe Denton, Ray Hopfner(as), Saxie Mansfield, Ronnie Perry (ts), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

3 1939 December 13
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Cappy Lewis, Steady Nelson, Bob Price(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid, Toby Taylor (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Joe Denton, Ray Hopfner(as), Saxie Mansfield, Ronnie Perry (ts), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

4 1940 February 5 , NYC
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Cappy Lewis, Steady Nelson, Bob Price(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid, Toby Taylor (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Herb Tompkins, Ray Hopfner(as), Saxie Mansfield, Nick Caiazza (ts), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

11,12  1940 April 18, NYC
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Cappy Lewis, Steady Nelson, Bob Price(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid, Toby Taylor (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Herb Tompkins, Ray Hopfner(as), Saxie Mansfield, Sammy Armato (ts), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

13  1940 September 9 , NYC
Woody Herman and his Four Chips
Woody Herman(cl,as), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

5 1941 February 13, NYC
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Cappy Lewis, Steady Nelson, John Owens(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid, Bud Smith, Vic Hamann (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Herb Tompkins, Eddie Scalzi(as), Saxie Mansfield, Micky Folus (ts), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

14  1941 February 13, NYC
Woody Herman and his Woodchoppers
Cappy Lewis(tp), Neil Reed(tb), Woody Herman(cl,as,vo), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

15 1941 March 11 , NYC
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Cappy Lewis, Steady Nelson, John Owens(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid, Jerry Rosa, Vic Hamann (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Herb Tompkins, Eddie Scalzi(as), Saxie Mansfield, Micky Folus (ts), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

16  1941 August 21, LA
17  1941 September 10, LA
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Cappy Lewis, Steady Nelson, Ray Linn(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid, Jerry Rosa, Vic Hamann (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Jimmy Horvath, Sam Rubinowitch(as), Saxie Mansfield, Herbie Haymer (ts), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

18 1941 September 10
Woody Herman and his Four Chips
Woody Herman(cl,as), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

19  1941 November 13 , NYC
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Cappy Lewis, George Seaburg, Billie Rogers, Ray Linn(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid, Jerry Rosa, Vic Hamann (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Jimmy Horvath, Sam Rubinowitch(as), Saxie Mansfield, Herbie Haymer (ts), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)

20  1942 July 24 , NYC
Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Cappy Lewis, Charles Peterson, Billie Rogers, Ray Linn(tp), Joe Bishop (flh), Neal Reid, Tommy Farr, Walter Nimms (tb), Woody Herman(cl,as), Jimmy Horvath, Sam Rubinowitch(as), Micky Fouls, Pete Mondello (ts), Skippy DeSair(bs), Tommy Lenhan(p), Hy White(g), Walter Yoder(b), Frank Carlson(ds)


Blues On ParadeはGlen Grey楽団がなぞった演奏が1970年代前半のNHK-FMのJazz番組のテーマ曲として使われていました。そのオリジナルなのですが、音がやや古臭い感じがしますが当時大ヒットしたそうです。同じくWoodchopper's Ballも大ヒット曲です。

River Red BluesはHy Whiteのギターが大活躍する、Western風のBluesです。

Woodchopper's Ballは後年までHermanのトレードマークのように演奏されたものです。