WOODY HERMAN
GIANT STEPS
La Fiesta
Woody Herman always went out of his way during his long career to encourage younger players, often persuading them to write arrangements of recent tunes for his orchestra. On this recording one gets to hear his band interpret such selections as Chick Corea's "La Fiesta," Leon Russell's "A Song for You," "Freedom Jazz Dance," "A Child Is Born" and "Giant Steps"; what other bandleader from the '30s would have performed such modern material? With strong solo work from tenors Gregory Herbert and Frank Tiberi, trumpeter Bill Stapleton and Herman himself, this is an impressive effort.
AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Larry Pyatt, Gil Rathel, Walt Blanton, Bill Byrne (tp) Bill Stapleton (tp,flhrn,arr) Jim Pugh, Geoff Sharp (tb) Harold Garrett (btb) Woody Herman (cl,as,ss) Gregory Herbert (ts,pic,fl) Frank Tiberi, Steve Lederer (ts) Harry Kleintank (ts,bar) Andy Laverne (el-p) Joe Beck (g) Wayne Darling (el-b) Ed Soph (d) Ray Barretto (cga) Tony Klatka, Richard Evans, Alan Broadbent (arr)
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