At Carnegie Hall, 1946 (1946)

About this title: While this fine double album is great to listen to, its real value is as a historical document. Bringing together the known recordings from a 1946 performance of Woody Herman and the Herd at Carnegie Hall (some of which have never been released, others of which were previously scattered across two albums), this album marks several important moments in the history of Herman's music and jazz in general. At the time of this performance, Carnegie Hall was still the exclusive bastion of classical music -- though Herman's band had already played there, this performance still marked one of the first ... read more

Tracks:

1. Bijou [Burns]
2. Sweet and Lovely [Arnheim/Tobias/LeMa]
3. Superman With a Horn [Candoli]
4. Blowin' up a Storm [Herman/Hefti]
5. The Man I Love [Gershwin/Gershwin]
6. Four Men on a Horse [Jackson]
7. The Good Earth [Hefti]
8. (Woody Herman Introduces) Ebony Concerto
9. Ebony Concerto [Third Movement] [Stravinsky]
10. Woody Herman Introduces 2nd Half of Concert
11. Your Father's Moustache [Herman/Harris]
12. Everywhere [Harris]
13. Mean to Me [Turk/Ahlert]
14. Red Top [Herman]
15. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) [Ahlert/Turk]
16. Panacea [Burns/Feather]
17. I Surrender, Dear [Barris/Clifford]
18. Hallelujah Time [Youmans/Grey/Robin]
19. Heads Up [Rogers/Norvo]
20. 1-2-3-4 Jump [Phillips]
21. Summer Sequence [Incomplete Take] [Burns]
22. Wildroot [Hefti/Herman]
23. With Someone New [Phillips]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.