Woody Herman After You've Gone

[etcurrie]

Woody Allan born Allan Stewart Konigsberg changed his name because he played the clarinet and admired Herman.

[NIERRASAR]

woody is as good as benny , maybe better ...

[TheTblues]

Hey! Don't forget Paul Fontane (spelling) on Trumpet. (soloist)

[RobinLenora]

My Father is the Man on piano Nat Pierce One of the Greats!!!

[Lengo67]

Jake Hanna on drums! YEAH!

[robzrob]

this version is too bee-boppy.

[JugglingForCake]

Im the best friend of the bassist and the son of the tenor saxophonists and ive my sister is the clarinettists kitchen maid

also, im the drummer

[drumstix20]

Wow, so great! Jake sure could play. Also Chuck (the arm) Andrus on bass and Kenny Wentzel (spelling?) Chuck was from Holyoke Ma. and Kenny is from Boston. I played many gigs with both......Thanks for the post....Joe B.

[yourockets3]

Woody was really a fine clarinet player - it's a shame that this fact is so often overshadowed by his role as a big band leader...his short solo here is a pearl

[MartaBtrp]

Good!

[honeybee7700]

wow

[Unknownpsych0]

my dad was woody's neighbor.

[lukoshey79]

id love to be sitting front row to get the full effect, well , atleast i can enjoy it from here, heads up to an old classic, and

might i add, one of the more out there versions of this wonderful track. hats of, hats of

[MikeBlitzMag]

The rank and file musicians around today should watch this and hang their heads in shame. The level of musicianship here is far above much of what has passed for music in the intervening decades. Not that capable musicians have disappeared entirely, but there was a time with this level of proficiency was the rule, not the exception.

[MikeBlitzMag]

The rank and file musicians around today should watch this and hang their heads in shame. The level of musicianship here is far above much of what has passed for music in the intervening decades.

[PerisphereRec]

Chuck Andrus was the bass player then.

[bullshttttttt]

Base player was probably Chubby Jackson.

[pindaric]

Don't overlook the amazing Bill Holman chart on this.

[jreel1980]

What is the date (year) of this video???

[bigloualbany]

Remember -there is only one native American Art Form and thats Jazz. You are seeing one of the greatest Big Bands that ever lived.

[14nomonkeys]

@bigloualbany

But what about Bluegrass?

[retrorocker44]

WOW !!! 2011 and WOODYS BAND IS STILL C O O L. That Sal nistico was the GREATEST

[642254]

I have it on good word the bass player passed out after this song! hahah! freaken cookin!

[sammybabii1]

i think hes a good clarinet player . the music he played was very nice .

[misamisajazz]

こんなかっこいいクラ奏者いままで見たことない！

[StevieB1362]

Wow ! What else can you say ? So much talent. Alleged musicians these days should have half this much talent. Unfortunately most of the famous for nothings are bankrupt in the talent dept.

[sil2417]

Впервые Вудди Германа услышал в начале 60-х, а любовь на всю жисть и к свингу.

[brutalballs5]

Thats one cookin' bass player!

[jazzclarinet2006]

Sweet bass lines!

[trydreamin]

Wow, this orchestra has taken jazz from swing and bop to cool and beyond. Woody's solo is just on fire - he must have burnt his own fingers.

[JeromeW]

Thanks for the ID on the bass player. I wonder if any of them are still around and touring...

[TRPDDB]

Herman and Kenton made the 40's and 50's memorable for me. My thanks.

[JeromeW]

Bass player... can anybody identify him? He may be thge hardest worker in the arrangement. Doesn't miss a beat.

[Terratrac3]

The bass player is Chuck "Charlie the Arm" Andrus. That band breathed fire. One of my all-time favorites.

[onejagjeff]

Gone but never to be forgotten. The BEST big band ever. The most cohesive and the most exciting. And as for Jake Hanna, what an inspiration and what a character. Keep swinging Jake , wherever you are.

[kajobike]

RIP Jake Hanna. You were one of the best drummers out there!

[callmeBe]

This is an outstanding chart by Bill Holman--far outside of what he usually writes, to my experience. I am highly impressed!!!

[thel0ne0ne]

Who are the soloists?

[readyeddy101]

The drummer is Jake Hanna. That I know. My dad new him when they were kids.

[JugglingForCake]

@readyeddy101 awesome you're famous

[onejagjeff]

Woody, Billy Hunt, Sal Nistico, all propelled by Jake Hanna

[TexasLoneAerogram]

Im surprised a rapper hasn't tried to rap over this screwed. Oh thats right, now a days music is the same structure through the entire song. Why do I have to live in these times...

[musicmanson]

Wow. You are the coolest person ever. I'm glad you see it my way.

[EagleOnTheRhine]

I can't speak from experience, but the times that bandleaders like Woody Herman played in, well, it was a different world. But look at how popular the rock from the 60's and 70's is today. I mean, I just graduated high school not too long ago and I'm telling you, if you like that music, then you are COOL! So I believe that Jazz can become popular once again. It's people like you who can help to make that happen. Keep on swingin' ;)

[Mattimussi]

I logged in (and thereby stopped the music), just to rate you up.

[Mattimussi]

I stopped the video, logged in, and rated you up. You, kind sir, are completely right.

[JeromeW]

Thundering herd!

[txikilin]

Are there any cover bands about this big bands??

[HarunConn]

This is Woody Herman!!!!!!!!!!The ol Woodchopper with the young men and the geielstem Big -Band Sound ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[acedrumminman]

And you've got the great Sal Nistico on tenor, the greatest up tempo player who ever lived...with Jake pushing him hard!!!

[Karminapie]

wow who knew that these types of music are really interesting. :D

[lizard218]

you mean jazz? the majority of the population has no idea the emotion and musical communication you can find in jazz.

[Karminapie]

i know jazz. i mean i never kinda really heard these types of music now a days.

[glennmiller2005]

...me

[MidwestMusician]

Billy Hunt! My jazz band director in high school knew him. He was a big influence.

[lizard218]

Actually I take that back, this entire band are pretty much complete jazzy maniacs.

[lizard218]

That bassist is seriously a maniac here.

[tdorman323]

I think it is Chuck Andrus.

[lizard218]

thanks

[grampastumpy]

I know, what a beast. Just look at him go. o_O

[KhanShin]

jake hanna on drums?

[tdorman323]

Yes

[bendeplata]

R.I.P. Woody.

[LarissaLIBERTY]

ooomggg looovely

[redneckdivafrommt]

My Daddy, Billy Hunt is the trumpet player closest to the drummer. He still plays 100 shows a year with 5 different bands.

[tdorman323]

I remember him. I was with Harry James and Perez Prado. I think that is Bill Chase playing lead.

[JeromeW]

@redneckdivafrommt God Bless him... Keeping this music alive is great!!! I play this video once a week on Sundays to get my week started and provide motivation.. glad to know he is a part of it...

[bigbandbuddy]

@redneckdivafrommt

what a great band! Really? How was it to be on the road with the herman band?

[Hornman64]

I like that arrangement. That acoustic bass player was great. Woody had a distinctive sound and style which I liked in the context of his arrangements.

[smittyfromthecity]

that clarinet coda was unreal... what a great sound

[Johnflugelhorn]

Great modern arrangement of After You've Gone. Woody played great clarinet and alto sax. Check his playing on Body and Soul.

I was driving taxi in Boston in 1979 and drove woody to the airport and he was very gracious and during the ride talked about Jazz scene and future record plans and gave me his autograph. Very nice man.

A few years later i read he was very ill and lost his money to a thief of an agent and I sent some money to his daughter in California. Very much missed in the Jazz world .

[iedsri]

It's silly to try to "rank" Herman in relation to Goodman or Shaw! Each had entirely different musical aims and characters; it's just apples and oranges, and all three were just extraordinary leaders as well as players. Obviously Goodman had more impact on the genre, but these guys could all play beyond imagining.

[xviisecolo]

You are so correct! I glad some else thinks the same thing, as I do!

You have like, love, or hate these great band leaders for what they were and are!

[MC0090]

dam these guys are flawless......

[c4rv3r]

The intro clarinet sound. DOESNT GET BETTER. I'd love to have such a fat sound once, too!

[BigAl9432]

Wow those guys can play!!!!

[kennytheworm]

holy crap, what an arrangement, jeez.

[tefisher1984]

Remembering Woody Herman 21 years after his death.

[klarinetta]

What a strange embouchure Woddy has!!!!!!!!!!

[natmax1]

one is supposedly supposed to play the clarinet in the position of where ever they whistle.

[klarinetta]

Well I think for jazz that Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman have more beautiful sound on the clarinet than Woddy Herman and they also play with much better embouchure. Do you think that it has something to do with playing correctly on the instrument ?

[natmax1]

I play the clarinet and I don't think that there is one absolutely correct embouchure. I think that one is supposed to play the clarinet from whatever mouth position is comfortable or works. I do agree that the music of Shaw and Goodman has better tone, is smoother and overall just better then Herman's (Woody not Woddy btw)

but maybe i'm wrong

[tompethic]

The late jazz tenor saxophonist Sal Nistico, was the owner of that burning tenor solo. Sal was from Syracuse, New York, and was in Basie's band for a bit, along with Buffalo trumpeter Sam Noto! Back then, Upstate New York was a hot-bed for great bop players. One can see Sal's sax mate Joe Romano (Rochesterian done good and also a monster player), to the left of Sal. Woody certainly knew a great soloist when he heard one!

[CBasie2856]

This band kicks ass!!!

I just found this after listening to Brotherhood of Man.

[sophiegromit]

WOW! I'm blown away!

I recently discovered many boxes of hundreds of old LP's (78's, 33's, 45's) sitting in the back of a bookstores parking lot as I was walking my dog tonight... so I swung by with my car and took them all home. Many Woody Herman LP's in there in mint condition! I am now going on 'YouTube' to look up many of these various artists I never heard of before tonight.

[rubyroogem]

ITS SHIT

[eatacay]

Love the breath and the intentional false note on the piano at the end :P

[lennhart]

Woody Herman's Herds were always great...but at about the time this was recorded, Woody was already a legend. Didn't have anything left to prove. They just let it all hang out. Unbelievable stuff ---thanks for sharing the vids.

[Travers54]

Fantastic band, excellent! 5 stars.

[clskmstg]

Wow - you know..I'm not a huge fan of Woody's early stuff - but, from the 60's on.. he was amazing. Similar to Duke in my opinion.. the band really matured late 50's on. Woody in the 70s really progressed.. This is a fantastic recording! Thank you!!

[msjendeen]

Jake Hanna, a dream drummer!!! Love all the Herds, but this chart, absolutely brilliant. Plus Woody's sense of humor! Quite the gem! Thanks for putting this up!!!!

[johnnierah]

oh yeah.

[SunsetSwing]

Wow That's Amazing!

[Patchor]

An amazing arrangement!!! Fantastic to be able to see this............. thankyou.

[bigpapi1952]

we NEVER played this with the 75 Herd! We was robbed! Great chart!

[1234jncn]

Ditto my last post. Thanks to Jake Hanna for holding it all together. Amazing time in a big band.

[jenny6664]

Great band! Always. . . jenny6664

[QUANTUMLORD18]

So much for that old horse shit about Woody not being able to crank his liquorice-stick up into the altissimo register! Excellent!!!

[Thouveninpascal]

Quelle classe..

[ejagchas]

Big Nat on the "88's", Phil Wilson on lead bone, Great Stuff!

[rmo52]

A great Bill Holman chart from the Woody book. Chuck Andrus could play so fast on bass, with all the right changes. Oh, the rest of the band did fine. Thanks so much for the post!!! The 60's WH dream band.