Battle of the Bands

Woody Herman & His Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 1998)
• Original Release Date: November 10, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00000DFUT
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #610,052 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Apple Honey - Woody Herman

2. Dancing Men - Buddy Rich

3. Blue Getz Blues - Woody Herman

4. Straight No Chaser - Buddy Rich

5. Cousins - Woody Herman

6. You Gotta Try - Buddy Rich

7. Early Autumn - Woody Herman

8. Lush Life - Buddy Rich

9. Brotherhood Of Man - Woody Herman

10. Time Out - Buddy Rich

11. Four Brothers - Woody Herman

12. Two Bass Hit - Buddy Rich

13. Bonus Track 1 - Woody Herman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Buy for anyone who loves Jazz, June 20, 2000

By 

Joel Lindow (thornton, Co.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Battle of the Bands (Audio CD)

Although Buddy Rich and Woody Hermans bands were phenominal there was still always that escence of it being "just studio recordings" but with this album everyone just lets loose. Live from the Bandstand it's an unforgetable dual that will leave you listening to this disc for days non stop. The amazing sound of these two bands is brought out with the energy of a live show. Both bands playing until their chops are shot....and continuing to suck it up and play more still without cracking a note or dropping a beat. This C.D. truly brings out the sound of two big bands that anyone will love to listen to even if they aren't the biggest of Jazz listeners. Buddy Rich's Band plays a 1 time performance of the song "Dancing Men". A very unique Funk/Rock style song that lets the horns go nuts, while on the other hand Woody Herman asks his band if they would kindly play a new song for the first time in front of THE AUDIENCE! They sight read and wail to the old tune "The Brotherhood of Man". The trumpet solo is amazing with so much half valve work and sluring you'd swear the horn was singing. I promise to you that if you even remotely like jazz this Album will be one of your favorites within the forst 4 songs! I also encourace you to look around for other works by Buddy Rich and by Woody Herman. These were two of the greatest bands to grace the Big Band Scene. You will not be dissapointed by what you hear.