Blowin' Up a Storm

1. Pan American

2. Lee Highway Blues

3. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky

4. Whammer Jammer

5. Fox Chase

6. Ida Red

7. Shenandoah

8. Cajun Fiddle

9. Blowin' Up a Storm

10. Milk Cow Blues

11. Black Cat

12. Buggy Full of Gnomes

13. Big Leg Woman

14. Summertime

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Average customer rating: Good music, But Columbia could have done better Words fail me A missed opportunity Long-awaited Woody Columbias At last, the Columbia First Herd and the beginnig of the Sec

Blowin' Up a Storm: The Columbia Years, 1945-1947 Woody Herman Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings: Eighth Edition (Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings) America's #1 Band: The Columbia Years Motion Giant Steps Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B00005LNAW Release Date: 2001-06-26

Tracks:

1. Apple Honey
2. Caldonia
3. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
4. Goosey Gander
5. Northwest Passage
6. The Good Earth
7. Bijou
8. Your Father's Mustache
9. Wildroot
10. Blowin' Up A Storm
11. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
12. Igor
13. Fan It
14. Lost Weekend
15. Ebony Concerto
16. Sidewalks Of Cuba
17. Lady McGowan's Dream (Part 1)
18. Lady McGowan's Dream (Part 2)

Tracks:

1. Summer Sequence (Part 1)
2. Summer Sequence (Part 2)
3. Summer Sequence (Part 3)
4. Everywhere
5. Backtalk
6. Someday Sweetheart
7. Woodchopper's Ball
8. Blue Flame
9. Kean And Peachy
10. The Goof And I
11. Four Brothers
12. Summer Sequence (Part 4)
13. Apple Honey (Unissued Alternate Take)
14. Caldonia (Unissued Alternate Take)
15. Goosey Gander (Issued Alternate Take)
16. Northwest Passage (Issued Alternate Take)
17. The Good Earth (Issued Alternate Take)
18. Bijou (Unissued Alternate Take)
19. Wildroot (Unissued Alternate Take)
20. Backtalk (Unissued Alternate Take)
21. Kean And Peachy (Unissued Alternate Take)
22. Summer Sequence (Part 4) (Unissued Alternate Take)

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Columbia's sprawling new two-disc Woody Herman retrospective, Blowin' Up a Storm!, isn't the most comprehensive look at one of the Swing Era's most beloved bands, as it only covers the Columbia years of 1945-47 and leaves out the string of hits Herman had for Decca in the preceding years. But, as the 40 tracks here will attest, this is unquestionably Herman's best material, showcasing the power and polish that led one contemporary critic to dub the group "Herman's Herd." While the set includes many of the vocal hits that kept Herman a household name at the time--such as "Caledonia," "Apple Honey," and "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"--jazz fans will probably be more interested in the extraordinary level of playing that elevated the group above most swing bands of its day. Disc two in particular features some of the finest performances recorded by the band, with Stan Getz and Zoot Sims blowing through Jimmy Giuffre's classic "Four Brothers" and pianist-arranger Ralph Burns's four-part "Summer Sequence" showcasing the many facets of the band one by one--the precision and balance of the horn section, the rock-solid swing, and the inimitable tenor stylings of Getz. Perhaps the most interesting cut of all though, is the group's historic 1946 collaboration with composer Igor Stravinsky, "Ebony Concerto," a gorgeous eight-minute piece conducted by the composer himself that showed that this was one herd that could do more than just rumble. --Ezra Gale

Customer Reviews:

Good music, But Columbia could have done better.......2004-01-07

Great band, Great music of course, but there's alot more there than what you're hearing. This is the 5th Columbia Cd of Woody Herman, and all 5 CDs have just about the same tunes on them! Jazz fans, Big Band fans, Woody Herman fans, deserve something better than this! Do you think that Elvis Presley and Beatles fans would be satisfied with 5 almost-identical "Greatest Hits" CDs of their favorite artists? NEVER! Back in 1948, Columbia got the bright idea of coming out with the long-playing record, But when it came to re-issues, they would release only one side of the original records, and when it came to people like Woody Herman, it would be "instrumentals only". The same philosophy is true today. Too bad Columbia didn't ask me to produce this CD. I would have included the "flip-sides" never reissued like "Out of This World", "June Comes Around Every Year", "No Time", "You've Got Me Crying Again","If Its Love You Want", "Stars Fell On Alabama","Swing Low Sweet Clarinet"(a personal favorite!),"My Pal Gonzales",and others. Not only that, I've would have also released the still-unissued studio recordings of "Mean to Me", "They Went That-A-Way", and I'll guess I'll never hear Woody's version of "Anniversary Song". I would have done this rather than release those substandard alternate takes! Too Bad.

Words fail me.......2002-04-28

The Bijou on tracks 7 and 18 is NOT the famous one originally issued on a 78- I still have it. They got it right on The Thundering Herds on CBS. Summer Sequence part 4 which is claimed to have been unissued I have on an LP bought in the 1950's. The unissued tracks on disc 2 are unbelievably bad and are irrelevant.

A missed opportunity.......2002-01-28

Michael Gilchrist (see above) rightly says "If Columbia was going to all this trouble, why not go for 100% instead of 90%?" I have to add that there several mistakes in these otherwise highly recommended CDs. The takes of both "The Good Earth" and "Summer Sequence, part IV" marked as alternates (CD2, #17 & #22) are actually the ones originally issued, and vice versa (check the tenor sax solos to spot the difference). Furthermore, the two Bijou takes included (CD1, #7 and CD2, #18) are both alternates, and thus the classic Bill Harris solo has been left out this compilation.

Long-awaited Woody Columbias.......2001-08-18

Woody Herman, big band and jazz collectors in general have long awaited this reissue release and will welcome what is arguably the most exciting big band music ever recorded. All the classics are there, along with often quite different, previously unissued takes, plus some interesting background comment from original participant Ralph Burns. One did hope, of course, following the earlier miserly 1988 effort by Columbia, that we might even eventually get a ‘complete’ edition of all the Woody Columbias in a 4 CD box, with all the extra takes, etc. Everything from this period is worth reissuing. This 2 CD set, while excellent, is obviously a compromise. However understandable this might be, what is very disappointing is that with 75 plus minutes available on CDs, Orrin Keepnews, who produced the set, settled for well under this time frame. There was ample room for another half dozen classics at least. Why weren’t Non-Alcoholic, Panacea, Laura, and more of the Woodchoppers slipped in as well? If Columbia was going to all this trouble, why not go for 100% instead of 90%? Even so, what we have here is desert island stuff for the jazz fan. The sound is ear-shattering, enabling us to hear Apple Honey, Wild Root, etc, almost as if for the first time. Absolutely brilliant!

At last, the Columbia First Herd and the beginnig of the Sec.......2001-07-14

These two CDs contain some of the most outstanding big band jazz in the history of this marvelous music. Some of this material has not been available for a number of years. If you do not know this music, rush out and fill a big gap in your enjoyment of big band jazz.

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Blowin' Up a Storm Woody Herman Manufacturer: Drive Archive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005OB0 Release Date: 1994-06-21

Tracks:

1. Woodchopper's Ball
2. Northwest Passage
3. I Cover The Waterfront
4. Prelude Ala Cha-Cha
5. Love Song Ballad
6. Lullaby Of Birdland
7. Caldonia
8. Blowin' Up A Storm
9. Wildroot
10. It's Coolin' Time
11. Carioca
12. Bijou
13. The Good Earth

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Blowin' Up a Storm Mike Stevens Manufacturer: Pinecastle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000063BPW Release Date: 2002-02-20

Tracks:

1. Pan American
2. Lee Highway Blues
3. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
4. Whammer Jammer
5. Fox Chase
6. Ida Red
7. Shenandoah
8. Cajun Fiddle
9. Blowin' Up a Storm
10. Milk Cow Blues
11. Black Cat
12. Buggy Full of Gnomes
13. Big Leg Woman
14. Summertime

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Woody Herman - "Blowin' up a Storm" - Jazz Greats - Their Lives, Their Music, Their Inspiration - Cd & Booklet Woody Herman Manufacturer: Marshall Cavendish, Ltd, 1996 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000KE49TO

Product Description

CD & Biographical Booklet. "Blowin' Up A Storm." Contains 19 songs: At The Woodchoppers' Ball, Blue Flame, Woodsheddin' With Woody, Everything Happens To Me, Chips' Blues, Fan It!, Down Under, Apple Honey, The Good Earth, Caldonia, Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe, Red Top, Your Father's Moustache, Goosey Gander, Northwest Passage, Steps, and, Blowin' Up A Storm. Plus 2 Bonus Tracks: Blue Prelude & Intermission Riff.

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Just Jazz: Blowin' Up a Storm Various Artists Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000V48OI Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

1. Ornithology [Live] - Charlie Parker
2. Sonnymoon for Two - Sonny Rollins
3. Line for Lyons [Live] - Chet Baker
4. Lester Leaps In - Lester Young
5. Thrice upon a Theme - Charles Mingus
6. When the World Was Young - Stan Getz Quartet
7. All of You [Live] - John Coltrane, Miles Davis
8. Cry Me a River - Dexter Gordon
9. Once in a While - Ben Webster
10. Salt Peanuts [Live] - Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
11. Ko Ko - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
12. This Can't Be Love [Live] - Dave Brubeck
13. Turnstile - Gerry Mulligan
14. Weather Bird - Louis Armstrong
15. Jumpin' at the Woodside - Count Basie

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At the Woodchopper's/Blowin' Up a Storm Woody Herman Manufacturer: Membran/Cja ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001NBJPG Release Date: 2004-03-22

Album Details

Includes a 20 page booklet

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Blowin' up a Storm Manufacturer: Pickwick ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B0006SGAAK

Product Description

1958 Everest recordings; 14 tracks.

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Blowin' Up a Storm ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000RMIXVY Release Date: 2007-07-24

Album Description

2007 collection. The Big Band era began in the early part of the 20th century and reached its climax in the late 1930s and early 1940s. There had never been a popular music phenomenon like the 'Swing Era'. On the radio, in newspapers and magazines, record stores, dance halls and movies everyone was being confronted by Swing music. A big band typically consists of approximately 12 to 19 musicians and contains saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. In contrast to smaller Jazz combos, in which most of the music is improvised, music played by big bands is more highly arranged. This collection contains 21 tracks featuring performances by all the great favorites of the Big Band era - Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Woody Herman and more. Digital.

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WOODY HERMAN / MIDNITE JAZZ & BLUES COLLECTION / 18 SONG CD / PLAY TIME 58 MIN. 31 SECONDS / 2002 / APPLE HONEY, I WONDER, AS LONG AS I LIVE, I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING, WELCOME TO MY DREAM, I AIN'T GOT NOTHING BUT THE BLUES, CALDONIA, BLOWIN' UP A STORM, LAURA, SOMEDAY SWEETHEART, FOUR MEN ON A HORSE, I SURRENDER DEAR, NERO' CONCEPTION, THE WOODCHOPPER'S BALL, EVERYWHERE, PANACEA, BACK TALK, WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN MY DREAMS WOODY HERMAN ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000O6KNKW

Product Description

WOODY HERMAN / MIDNITE JAZZ & BLUES COLLECTION / 18 SONG CD / PLAY TIME 58 MIN. 31 SECONDS / 2002 / APPLE HONEY, I WONDER, AS LONG AS I LIVE, I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING, WELCOME TO MY DREAM, I AIN'T GOT NOTHING BUT THE BLUES, CALDONIA, BLOWIN' UP A STORM, LAURA, SOMEDAY SWEETHEART, FOUR MEN ON A HORSE, I SURRENDER DEAR, NERO' CONCEPTION, THE WOODCHOPPER'S BALL, EVERYWHERE, PANACEA, BACK TALK, WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN MY DREAMS

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Blowin Up a Storm: Classic First Herd Sides Woody Herman Manufacturer: Charly UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Alt Industrial | Industrial | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000024ULU Release Date: 1999-07-01

Tracks:

1. As Long as I Live
2. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues
3. Laura
4. Apple Honey
5. I Wonder
6. Yeah Man (Amen)
7. Caldonia
8. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
9. Goosey Gander
10. Kiss Goodnight
11. Northwest Passage
12. I've Got the World on a String
13. Good Earth
14. Put That Ring on My Finger
15. Bijou
16. Gee, It's Good to Hold You
17. Your Father's Moustache
18. Wildroot
19. Blowin' up a Storm
20. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
21. Atlanta, GA
22. Welcome to My Dreams

Tracks:

1. Panacea
2. Steps
3. Four Men on a Horse
4. Igor
5. Fan It
6. Nero's Conception
7. Lost Weekend
8. Pam
9. Sidewalks of Cuba
10. Lady McGowan's Dream
11. Romance in the Dark
12. Summer Sequence
13. Everywhere
14. With Someone New
15. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
16. Back Talk
17. I Surrender, Dear
18. Someday, Sweetheart
19. Woodchopper's Ball
20. Non-Alcoholic

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