Woody Herman
- Professione
- Recitazione
- Nascita
- 16 maggio 1913
- Luogo di nascita
- Milwaukee, WI
- Morte
- 29 ottobre 1987
Biografia
Legendary clarinetist, composer ("At the Woodchoppers' Ball"), singer and bandleader (the Thundering Herd(s) ), educated at Marquette University. He was a clarinetist in the orchestras of Joey Lichter, Harry Sosnik, Gus Arnheim, and Indiana Jones, then formed his own orchestra, appearing in hotels, theatres and ballrooms. He toured Europe in 1954, Europe, and Latin America in 1958 (under the auspices of the US State Department), and made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his chief musical collaborators included Chubby Jackson and Ralph Burns, and his other popular-song and instrumental compositions include "Apple Honey", "Goosey Gander", "Northwest Passage", "River Bed Blues", "Blues on Parade", "Blowin' Up a Storm", "Music by the Moon", "Early Autumn", "A Kiss Goodnight", "Your Father's Moustache", "Wild Root", "I Remember Duke", and "Misty Morning".
Film con Woody Herman
- La città del jazz 1947 · ★ 6.6
- L'uomo proibito 1948 · ★ 6.6
- Sensations of 1945 1944 · ★ 6.6
- Woody Herman & His Orchestra 1938 · ★ 5.3
- Fior di neve 1943 · ★ 5.3
- What's Cookin'? 1942 · ★ 7.0
- Louis Prima: The Wildest! 1999 · ★ 5.5
- Rhapsody in Wood 1947 · ★ 7.0
- Woody Herman's Swinging Herd live in England 1964
- Woody Herman: Blue Flame - Portrait of a Jazz Legend 2012
- Jazz Icons: Woody Herman Live in '64 2009