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The Band That Plays The Blues

Band, US
Jazz

American jazz ensemble active from 1936 to summer 1944, led by Woody Herman. It is the earliest period of Woody Herman And His Orchestra. When Isham Jones decided to retire in 1936, Herman was the core of the 'hot' fraction of the disbanded orchestra. Together with 8 other musicians of this band, he founded his own orchestra Woody Herman And His Orchestra, which became legendary as a source of jazz talents over decades. The Band that plays the blues was still a band playing the tradition of swing big bands. As the jazz music style was in transition from swing to bebop arrangements, the period of this band ended. It was followed in summer 1944 by Woody Herman & The Herd with different arrangements and a changed scheme of musicians (The 'Four Brothers' arrangement).

Members

	Neal Hefti tr 1922-2008 US
	Woody Herman cl, as 1913-1987 US
	Billy May tr 1916-2004 US
	Ben Webster ts 1909-1973 US
	Johnny Hodges as, sax 1906-1970 US
	Vido Musso ts, sax 1913-1982 US
	Anita O'Day voc 1919-2006 US
	Billy Bauer g 1915-2005 US
	Nick Travis tr 1925-1964 US
	Jimmy Rowles p 1918-1996 US
	Allen Eager ts, as 1927-2003 US
	Eddie Bert tb 1922-2012 US
	Chubby Jackson b 1918-2003 US
	Ray Nance tr, vn 1913-1976 US
	Ralph Burns p 1922-2001 US
	Ray Linn tr 1920-1996 US
	Juan Tizol tb 1900-1984 PR
	Connie Boswell voc 1907-1976 US
	Herbie Haymer ts, sax 1916-1949 US
	Tommy Pederson tb 1920-1998 US
	George Seaberg tr 1915-1965 US
	Les Robinson as, sax 1914-2005 US
	Al Mastren tb US
	Don Watt as US
	Chuck Peterson tr 1915-1978 CA
	Ernie Caceres bs, cl 1911-1971 US
	Budd Johnson ts 1910-1984 US
	Mary Ann McCall voc 1919-1994 US
	Frances Wayne voc 1924-1978 US
	Charlie DiMaggio sax US
	Mickey Folus ts
	Murray Williams sax, as US
	Cliff Leeman dr 1913-1986 US
	John Owens tr
	Frank Carlson dr, perc *1914
	Jack Ferrier sax, as US
	Ronnie Perry sax, ts US
	Jimmy Horvath as US
	Pete Mondello ts, sax US
	Deane Kincaide sax, bs 1911-1992 US
	Bob Price tr US
	Red Saunders dr 1912-1981 US
	Neil Reid tb US
	Sunny Skylar voc 1913-2009 US
	Walt Yoder b *1914 US
	Clarence Willard tr US
	Gene Sargent g US
	Ray Wetzel tr 1924-1951 US
	Mary Martin voc 1913-1990 US
	Joe Bishop fh 1907-1974 US
	Toby Tyler tb US
	Nick Caiazza sax, ts *1914 US
	Jerry Neary tr US
	Vic Hamann tb US
	Skippy Desair sax, bs US
	Ed Kiefer tb
	Johnny Bothwell sax, as 1919-1995 US
	Hy White g 1915-2011 US
	Bill Horan tr US
	Tommy Linehan p US
	John Altwerger sax 1919-1990 CA
	Horace Diaz p MX
	Kermit Simmons tr US
	Herbie Fields ts, cl 1919-1958 US
	Carolyn Grey voc US
	Cappy Lewis tr 1917-1991 US
	Malcolm Crain tr US
	Jerry Rosa tb US
	Sam Rubinowitch bs US
	Bud Smith tb, sax US
	Saxie Mansfield ts, sax US
	Dillagene voc US
	Nick Hupfer vn US
	Chick Reeves g US
	Bruce Wilkins ts, sax US
	Joe Estren as US
	Billy Robbins tr
	Steady Nelson tr 1913-1988 US
	Herb Tompkins as
	Eddie Scalzi as
	Muriel Lane voc US
	Ray Hopfner as, sax US
	Billie Rogers voc US
	Jesse Ralph tb US
	Rodney Ogle tb US
	Pete Johns sax, ts US
	Mac MacQuordale tr US
	Joe Denton sax, as US
	Sammy Armato ts US
	Walter Nimms tb US
	Tommy Farr tb US
	Mario Serritello tr US
	Dick Kane p US
	Benny Stabler tr US
	Bill Vitale sax US
	Bobby Guyer tr US
	Oliver Mathewson g US
	Joe Quartell tb US
	Jim Burtch tb US
	Edmund Costanza as US
	Ed Bennett tb US
	Al Esposito tb US

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