Vinyl records

Woody Herman vinyl records

21 albums with 310 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Woodrow Charles Thomas Herman. American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Born 16 May 1913 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Died 29 October 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Starting in high school, he was playing saxophone and clarinet in the Myron Stewart Band in Milwaukee. He switched to the band of violinist Joey Lichter, where he was vocalist and soloist. His first jazz encounter as active musician was joining , where he played for four years. Later, he played for and , before he finally reached the orchestra of . When the latter decided to retire in 1936, Herman was the core of the 'hot' fraction of the disbanded orchestra.