Herd at Montreux [Live]

Woody Herman & His Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000009NWK
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,644 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Can't Get Next to You

2. Superstar

3. Fanfare for the Common Man

4. Montevideo

5. Tantum Ergo [In Memoriam -Edward Kennedy Ellington]

6. Crosswind

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile, August 4, 2003

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EDF (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Herd at Montreux (Audio CD)

Has some clunkers but mostly great stuff. "Superstar", played flawlessly by Dave Stahl (hi-note trumpeter) is worth the price alone!

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great recording, February 24, 2000

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This review is from: Herd at Montreux (Audio CD)

You'll love everything about this cd. The band was at its best. Don't miss it.

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as hip as Woody may have intended., May 18, 2001

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Fresh Scent (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Herd at Montreux (Audio CD)

I love the OJC reissues of Woody's Fantasy albums from the 70s, but I was truly disappointed with the CD. The recording quality is sketchy and the band sounds uncomfortable playing the rock-oriented material. "Montevideo" is probably the most interesting chart, but that's not saying much when you listen to the other cuts. What saves the album are the contributions of the individual soloists, most notably Greg Herbert and Andy LaVerne.

From the pompous octave trumpeting on the first track to the awkward funk of "Crosswind," this album is definitely for Herman completists. Virtually the same band is better featured on the impressive "Thundering Herd" album (which was recorded a few months earlier); it showcases what talent this edition of the Herd truly possessed. Seek out that release instead.