{"product_id":"battle-of-the-bands-woody-he","title":"BATTLE OF THE BANDS - WOODY HE","description":"Full performer name: Woody Herman \u0026amp; His New Thundering Herd\/Buddy Rich \u0026amp; His Orchestra. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Includes liner notes by John Snyder and Bill Kirchner. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  All tracks have been digitally remastered. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  This is part of RCA Victor's Battle Of The Bands series. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  WOODY HERMAN: \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Woody Herman \u0026amp; His New Thundering Herd includes: Woody Herman (alto saxophone, clarinet); Flip Phillips, Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Jimmy Giuffre, Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Pete Candoli, Conte Candoli (trumpet); Jim Pugh, Phil Wilson (trombone); Jimmy Rowles, Ralph Burns (piano); Don Lamond, Jake Hanna (drums). \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York on November 20, 1976. Originally released on RCA (6878). \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  BUDDY RICH: \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Buddy Rich \u0026amp; His Orchestra includes: Buddy Rich (drums); Pat LaBarbera, Don Englert, Bob Mintzer, Steve Marcus (tenor saxophone); Jeff Stout, Ross Konikoff, Dean Pratt (trumpet); Bruce Paulson, Rick Stepton (trombone); Bob Dogan (piano); Paul Kondziela (electric bass). \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Club, London, England in December 1971; RCA Studio C, New York, New York on August 16, 1971; RCA Studios, New York, New York in February 1977. Originally released on RCA (4666, 1090, 2273). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Battle of the Bands is a rather odd compilation, matching bandleaders Woody Herman and Buddy Rich in an every-other-track notation, briefly skipping through '70s-era recordings by both jazzmen. The music is enjoyable throughout, but the collection makes little sense from an artistic standpoint. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  -- John Bush, AllMusic.com","brand":"RCA","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49606158582040,"sku":"090266312924","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/battle-of-the-bands-woody-he","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}