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WOODY HERMAN 33s
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa

7” LPs
7” Col A17 1021, Woody Herman: “The Thundering Herds”
7” Philips SR-622-C, The Woody Herman Quartet: Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet
7” Philips PHS-800-C, Woody Herman: 1963 Compact 6
7” Philips PHS 801-C, Woody Herman: Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet

10” LPs
10” Cap H-324, classics in jazz: Woody Herman, 1952
10” Cap (E) LC.6560, Classics in Jazz: Woody Herman: WH and his Orchestra
10” Col CL 2509, Ridin’ Herd!: WH And His Orch, 1955 House Party series
10” Col CL 2563, Woody!: Woody Herman and his Woodchoppers, 1955
10” Col CL 6026, Sequence in J: W Herman and his Orch generic blue cover
10” Col CL-6026, sequence in jazz: w herman and his orch, 1949 gold cover
10” Col CL-6049, Woody Herman Dance Parade: WH and his Orchestra, 1949
10” Col CL-6092, woody herman and his woodchoppers, 1950
10” Col (E) 33S1060, “Here’s Herman!”: Woody Herman and his Orchestra
10” Col (E) 33S1068, Sequence In Jazz: Woody Herman and his Orchestra
Col (Fr) FP 1069, “here’s herman”: Woody Herman and his orchestra
10” Col (J) PL 2008, Woody Herman Dance Parade: WH and his Orchestra
10” Coral CRL 56005, Blue Prelude: Woody Herman And His Orchestra, 1950
10” Coral CRL 56010, Woody Herman Souvenirs, 1950
10” Coral CRL 56090, Woody’s Best: Woody Herman, 1953
10” Coral (G) 96 007 LPC, Blues On Parade: Woody Herman And His Orchestra
10” Dial LP-210 – see under “Tributes”
10” Festival (Aus) CFR10-709, Blues On Parade: Woody Herman And His Orch
10” Festival (Aus) CFR10-794, Woodchopper’s Ball!: W Herman And His Orch
10” Fontana (E) TFR 6015, Classic perfs by WH and the F Herd: S Sequence
10” Guilde du Jazz J. 726 – see under “Tributes”
10” Jazztone J-SPEC-100 – see under “Various Artists”
10” London (E) H-APB 1014, Woody Herman And The New Third Herd
10” London (E) H-APB 1018, Men from Mars: W Herman and the new third herd
10” Mars MRLP-1, WH and The New Third Herd: Dance Date On Mars, 1952
10” Mars MRX-2, Woody Herman Goes Native: On Mars Records
10” MGM E-158, WH (and the herd) at carnegie hall, 1946: Vol 1, 1952
10” MGM E-159, WH (and the herd) at carnegie hall, 1946: Vol 2, 1952
10” MGM E-192, WH and the third herd, 1953
10” MGM E-284, Blue Flame: Woody Herman and his orchestra, 1955
10” MGM (Aus) 01-108, WH (the herd) at carnegie hall, 1946 vol 1
10” MGM (Aus) 01-110, WH (the herd) at carnegie hall, 1946 vol 2
10” MGM (E) D-108, WH: At Carnegie Hall, New York : A Programme By . . .  
10” MGM (Fr) F1 102, WH et son orchestra: At Carnegie Hall (N.-Y.)
10” MGM (Fr) F1 104, WH et son orchestra: At Carnegie Hall (N.-Y.)

12” LPs
7 Records (Aus) MLF 331, L Hampton presents: Woody Herman, Mar 1980
Accord SN 7185, Woody Herman Sextet: All Star Session  
Ace of Hearts (E) AH 78, WH And His Orch.: Golden Favorites, 1964
Ace of Hearts (E) AH 156, The Band That Plays The Blues: WH And His Orch
Aerospace, Big Bands 80’s: Various Artists vol 3 – see under “Various Artists”
Affinity (E) AFS 1008, Woody Herman: The Band that plays the Blues
Affinity (E) AFS 1027, Woody Herman: Pre-Herds
Affinity (E) AFS 1043, Woody Herman: Blowin’ Up A Storm, 1987
Ajax 102, Woody Herman In Disco Order - Vol 1 (1936), 1977
Ajax 109, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 2 (1937), 1977
Ajax 123, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 3 (1938)
Ajax 133, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 4 (1939)
Ajax 135, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 5 (1939)
Ajax 139, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 6 (1940)
Ajax 145, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 7 (1940)
Ajax 153, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 8 (1940)
Ajax 160, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 9 (1940-41)
Ajax 166, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 10 (1941)
Ajax 171, Woody Herman In Disco Order, Vol 11 (1941)
Ajax 173, Woody Herman In Disco Order, Vol 12 (1941)
Ajaz 207, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 13 (1941-42)
Ajaz 215, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 14 (1942)
Ajaz 223, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 15 (1942)
Ajaz 231, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 16 (1944)
Ajaz 239, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 17 (1945)
Ajaz 247, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 18 (1945)
Ajaz 255, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 19 (1946)
Ajaz 263, Woody Herman: Complete In Disco Order Vol 20 (1946)
Ajaz 271, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 21 (1946)
Ajaz 277, The Complete WH In Disco Order Vol 22 (1946-47)
Ajaz 285, Woody Herman: Complete In Disco Order, Vol 23 (1947)
Ajaz 292, The Complete Woody Herman In Disco Order, Vol 24 (1947)
Ajaz 301, The Complete Woody Herman In Disco Order, Vol 25 (1947)
Ajaz 308, The Complete Woody Herman In Disco Order, Vol 26 (1949-50)
Ajaz 312, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 27 (1951)
Ajaz 401, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 28 (1951-52)
Ajaz 406, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 29 (1952)
Ajaz 412, Woody Herman In Disco Order Vol 30 (1952-53)
Ajazz 424, Woody Herman In Disco Order, Vol 31 (1953-54)
Alamac QSR-2442, Bird With The Herd – 1951 no photo on cover
Alto 5014, Woody Herman - Bill Harris
Alto Records AL 705, Bill Harris & Serge Chaloff & Woody Herman 
Ambassador S-98052, Woody Herman: The Herman Herd Recorded Live
Amer Recording Soc G-410, The Progressive Big Band Jazz of WH, 1956
Amiga Jazz (G) 8 55 527, Woody Herman, 1977
Artistic (E) 005 – see under “Various Artists”
Artistry (E) 109, WH And His Orchestra-1949: The California Concerts
Astor (Aus) GGS 1503, Woody Herman Vol II, Aug 1976
Atlantic 1328, WH’s Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival, June 1960
Atlantic Jazzlore 90044-1, Woody Herman: Live At Monterey
Atlantic ATL 50236, That’s Jazz 6: Woody Live At Monterey, 1976
Atlantic SD 1328, WH’s Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival, June 1960
Atlantic Special (E) 59005, the magpie: Woody Herman, 1967
Aurex (J) EWL 80207 – see under “Lionel Hampton”
Aurex (J) EWJ 80237, The W Herman Big Band: Aurex Jazz Festival ’82, 1982
Aurex (J) EWJ 80255 – see under “Various Artists”
Bandstand BS 7105, At The Famous Door
Bandstand BS 7108, Jukin’ With Woody Herman And His Orchestra 1937 - 1942
Bandstand BS 7122, Blues On Parade: WH And His Original Herd 1937 - 1941
Bandstand (It) BDLP 1508, Woody Herman: Live at Peacock Lane, Hollywood
Bellaphon (G) BI 15117, Woody’s Greatest: W Herman & His Orchestra, 1974
Bellaphon (G) BJS 4013, Woody Herman: Light My Fire
Bellaphon (G) BJS 4018, Woody Herman: Heavy Exposure
Bellaphon (G) BLPS 19040, Woody: Feat Alan Broadbent’s Arrgt of . . . 
Bellaphon (G) BLPS 19132, The Raven Speaks: Woody Herman
Bellaphon (G) BLPS 19181, Woody Herman: Thundering Herd
Bellaphon (G) BLPS 19193, Woody Herman: Herd Live At Montreux
Bellaphon (G) BLPS 19210, Woody Herman . . . : Children of Lima
Bellaphon (G) BLPS 19232, W Herman And The Thundering Herd: King Cobra
Big Band Era (G) F 20131, Caladonia [ sic ]: Woody Herman, 1984
Big Band Gems (E) BBG 091, Superherman!: The 1946 King of Swing
Big Band Landmarks XVII, Woody Herman And His Orchestra: 1958
Big Band Landmarks XXI, Woody Herman And His Orchestra: 1960
Black Jack (G) LP 3002, Jazz Me Blues: Woody Herman and his orchestra
Book-of-the-Month Club 41-7720, Woody Herman, 1983 [ 3 LPs ]
Bovema (G) 5C 052 80805, Early Autumn, 1972
Bright Orange X-BO-717, The Stereophonic Sound Of The H Herd plain gold
Bright Orange X-BO-717, Stereophonic Sound of “The Herman Herd” photo
Br BL 54024, The Swinging Herman Herd: W Herman and his orch, 1957
Br (E) LAT 8092, Woodchopper’s Ball!: Woody Herman And His Orchestra
Br (E) LAT 8202 – see under “Various Artists”
Bulldog (E) BDL-1047, Woody Herman & His Orchestra: Pre-Herds
Bulldog (E) BDL-2005, 20 Golden Pieces of Woody Herman
Cadet S 819, W Herman: Light My Fire: Arranged By Richard Evans, Apr 1969
Cadet S 835, Woody Herman: Heavy Exposure
Cadet S 845, Woody: Feat Alan Broadbent’s Arrangement of “Blues in the Night”
Cadet (Brazil), Woody Herman E Sua Orquestra: Light My Fire
Calendar (Aus) R66-638, Woody Herman: The Turning Point
Calendar (Aus) SR66-638e, Woody Herman: The Turning Point
Cap DT 1554, The Hits Of Woody Herman, Apr 1962 duophonic
Cap M 11034, Cap Jazz Classics Vol 9: WH And His Orchestra: Early Autumn
Cap SM 1554e, The Hits Of Woody Herman
Cap T 324, woody herman, 1955
Cap T 560, The Woody Herman Band!, 1955
Cap T 658, Road Band!: The Woody Herman Herd, 1955
Cap T 748, Jackpot!: Woody Herman and the Las Vegas Herd, 1956
Cap T 784, Blues Groove: WH and the swingin’ Herd, 1956
Cap T 1554, The Hits Of Woody Herman, Apr 1962
Cap TBO 727 – see under “Various Artists”
Cap (Arg) 17123, Los Grandes Exitos De Woody Herman [ Cap STFL 293/6 ]
Cap (Aus) SENC 9739, The Hits Of Woody Herman
Cap (Aus) T 20809, The Great Big Bands Vol 2: Woody Herman
Cap (Brazil) SLP 2508, A Orquestra De Woody Herman!
Cap (Brazil) SC 53019?, WH And His O: Cap Jazz Classics Vol 9: Early Autumn
Cap (Brazil), 31C 052 50689?, WH - 2: Cap J Classics Vol 20: Woodchopper’s B
Cap (E) LC 6560, Classics in Jazz
Cap (E) T 324, woody herman laminated cover
Cap (E) T 20809, The Great Big Bands Vol 2
Cap (Fr) Pathe Marconi EMS 1283, Blues Groove: WH and the swingin’ Herd
Cap (Fr) T 20039, Early autumn: Woody Herman And His Orchestra
Cap (G) C 054-081 714, Masters of Swing Vol 4: W Herman and his orchestra
Cap (G) C 054-52 713, Swing Goes On Vol 4: Woody Herman
Cap (Holland) 5C 038 85404, Jackpot!: Woody Herman and the Las Vegas Herd
Cap (Holland) 5C 038 85589, The Woody Herman Band!
Cap (Holland) 5C 052 80805, Cap J Classics Vol 9: WH And His O: E Autumn
Cap (J) ECJ-40012, Woody Herman: Second Herd “Study in Great Big band 20”
Cap (J) ECJ-50072, Woody Herman: Second Herd “Jazz Great 1800”
Cap (J) ECJ-50084, The Hits Of Woody Herman, 1982
CBS (Aus) SBP 233312, The Most Exciting Album . . . Woody’s Winners
CBS (Aus) SBP 234464, Woody Herman & The Herd: Jazz Hoot
CBS (Brazil) 466621, Best Of Big Bands: Woody Herman, 1990
CBS (E) BPG 62158, WH: “The Thundering Herds” Vol One, 1963
CBS (E) BPG 62159, WH: “The Thundering Herds” Vol Two, 1963
CBS (E) BPG 62160, WH: “The Thundering Herds” Vol Three, 1963
CBS (E) BPG 62565, WH And His Swinging Herd: My Kind Of Broadway
CBS (E) BPG 62619, The Most Exciting Album . . . Woody’s Winners
CBS (E) BPG 62844, My Kind Of Jolson: W Sings…The Herd Swings…Jolson
CBS (E) BPG 63099, Woody Live: East And West
CBS (E) BPG 66378, The Thundering Herds (1945-47)
CBS (E) Realm Jazz RM 52551, The Best Of Woody Herman
CBS (E) SBPG 62565, WH And His Swinging Herd: My Kind Of Broadway
CBS (E) SBPG 62619, The Most Exciting Album . . . Woody’s Winners
CBS (E) SBPG 62844, My Kind Of Jolson: W Sings…The Herd Swings…Jolson
CBS (E) SBPG 63099, Woody Live: East And West
CBS (E) S 80248, Woody Herman & The Herd: Jazz Hoot, 1974
CBS (G) 68272 – see under “Various Artists”
CBS (Holland) 21110, Woody Herman: Woody’s Winners I ♥ Jazz
CBS Sony (J) 20AP 1814, Woody Herman: The Brothers Nest
CBS Sony (J) FCPA 620, Woody Herman
CBS Sony (J) SOPU 96, The Most Exciting Album . . . Woody’s Winners
CBS (Netherlands) 460825 1, WH: The Thundering Herds 1945-1947
CBS Supraphon (Croatia) 0 15 0203, WH and His Swinging Herd 1965, 1968
Century CRDD-1080, Road Father: Woody Herman, 1979 direct-to-disc
Century CR-1090, Together: Flip & Woody [ with Flip Phillips ]
Century CRDD-1110, Chick, Donald, Walter & Woodrow
Century Records (J) GP 3064 , Road Father: Woody Herman
Cetra (It) SFC 127, woody hermann [ sic ]: The Raven Speaks
Checker (E) 6467 308, Woody Herman: Heavy Exposure
Chess 2ACMJ-402, Woody Herman: Double Exposure
Chess CH2-92512, Woody Herman: Double Exposure
Chess (Aus) CHLS 250, Woody Herman: Light My Fire, Sep 1969
Chess (Aus) CHLS 273, Woody Herman: Heavy Exposure
Chess (Aus) CHLS 275, Woody: Featuring Alan Broadbent’s Arrgt . . . , Jun 1971
Chess (E) 6310 127, Woody Herman: Light My Fire, 1969
Chess (G) 275 019, Woody Herman: Light My Fire
Chess (J) SMJ 7562, Woody: Featuring Alan Broadbent’s Arrangement of . . . 
Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ-8027, WH: The Four Brothers At the Royal Roost
Circle CLP-95, Woody Herman And His Orchestra 1937: First Session, Nov 1986
Clef MG C-745, Jazz, the Utmost!, 1956
Col 32020, Beat of the Big Bands: Woody Herman
Col C 32530, Woody Herman & The Herd: Jazz Hoot, 1974
Col C3L 25, Woody Herman: “The Thundering Herds,” Jun 1963
Col CL 567, How Hi The Fi: Buck Clayton Jam Session: Featuring W Herman
Col CL 592, The 3 Herds: Woody Herman, 1955 maroon label w/gold print
Col CL 592, The 3 Herds: Woody Herman, 1956 red & blk label w/6-eye logos
Col CL 651, Music For Tired Lovers: L Songs sung by WH with E Garner, 1955
Col CL 683, Twelve Shades Of Blue: Woody Herman And His Orchestra, 1956
Col CL 777 – see under “Various Artists”
Col CL 2157, WH And His Swinging Herd: My Kind Of Broadway, Sep 1965
Col CL 2436, The Most Exciting Album . . . Woody’s Winners, Mar 1966
Col CL 2491, Woody Herman’s Greatest Hits, Jul 1966
Col CL 2552, “Jazz Swinger”: W Sings…The Herd Swings…Jolson, Nov 1966
Col CL 2693, Woody Live: East And West, Oct 1967
Col CS 9157, WH And His Swinging Herd: My Kind Of Broadway, Sep 1965
Col CS 9236, The Most Exciting Album . . . Woody’s Winners, Mar 1966
Col CS 9291e, Woody Herman’s Greatest Hits, Jul 1966
Col CS 9352, “Jazz Swinger”: W Sings…The Herd Swings…Jolson, Nov 1966
Col CS 9493, Woody Live: East And West, Oct 1967
Col J Masterpieces CJ 44108, WH: The Thundering Herds 1945-1947, Apr 1988
Col Spec Prod CSS 809 – see under “Various Artists”
Col Spec Prod JCL 592, The 3 Herds: Woody Herman
Col Spec Prod P 16765 – see under “Various Artists”
Col Spec Prod, Woody Herman: In Person… and His Orchestra, 1986 Sylvania
Col (Arg) 80.115, Woody Herman's Greatest Hits
Col (Arg) 580.115e, Woody Herman's Greatest Hits
Col (Brazil) LPCB 31081, Woody Herman e sua Orquestra: Em 3 Tempos
Conc Jazz CJ-50 – see under “Various Artists”
Conc Jazz CJ-142, Vol 1: Woody Herman presents A Concord Jam
Conc Jazz CJ-170, Woody and Friends: Monterey Jazz Festival 1979 . . . 
Conc Jazz CJ-180, Vol 2: Woody Herman Presents Four Others
Conc Jazz CJ-191, The WH Big Band: Live At The Concord Jazz Festival, 1982
Conc Jazz CJ-220, Vol 3: WH Presents A Great American Evening, 1983
Conc Jazz CJ-226, Rosemary Clooney / WH And Woody’s Big Band: My Buddy  
Conc Jazz CJ-240, The Woody Herman Big Band: World Class
Conc Jazz CJ-302, WH and His Big Band: 50th Anniversary Tour, Apr 1987
Conc Jazz CJ-330, WH And His Big Band: Woody’s Gold Star, Dec 1987
Conc Jazz (J) ICJ-70149 – see under “Various Artists”
Conc Jazz (J) ICJ-80021, The WH Big Band: Live At The Concord Jazz Festival
Conc Jazz (J) ICJ-80200, Vol 1: Woody Herman presents A Concord Jam
Conc Jazz (J) ICJ-80224, Vol 2: Woody Herman Presents Four Others
Conc Jazz (J) K23P-10045, WH And His Big Band: Woody’s Gold Star
Conc Jazz (J) LCJ-7003, Vol 3: WH Presents A Great American Evening
Coral CRL 57229 – see under “Various Artists”
Coral (E) CP 2, W Herman and his Orchestra (1943-44): The Turning Point, 1968
Coral (E) LVA 9099 – see under “Various Artists”
Coral (G) COPS 1503, Woody’s Golden Favorites: W Herman And His Orchestra
Coronet (Aus) KLP800, Summer Sequence
Crown CLP 5188, the New Swingin’ Herman Herd: Woody Herman plain cover
Crown CST 205, the New Swingin’ Herman Herd: Woody Herman, 1960
Curcio I Giganti Del Jazz (It) 49, Woody Herman / Gerry Mulligan 
Dan (J) VC-5007, Woody’s First Herd: Woody Herman
Dance Band Days (E) DBD 09, WH And His O: At The Woodchopper’s Ball
Dec (G) 6.23558, The Uncollected WH 1937
Dec DL 4484, WH And His Orch.: Golden Favorites, Oct 1964
Dec DL 8133, Woodchopper’s Ball!: Woody Herman And His Orchestra, 1955
Dec DL 9229, 1943-1944: Woody Herman “The Turning Point,” Dec 1967
Dec DL 74484e, WH And His Orch.: Golden Favorites, Oct 1964
Dec DL 79229e, 1943-1944: Woody Herman “The Turning Point,” Dec 1967
Dec (Israel) DL 74484e, WH And His Orch.: Golden Favorites black cover
Déjà Vu (It) DVLP-2025, The Woody Herman Collection: 20 Golden Greats
Delta (G) DK 29004 – see under “Various Artists”
Design DLP-907 – see under “Various Artists”
Discovery DS 815, Woody Herman: The Third Herd: Vol 1
Discovery DS 845, Vol 2: Woody Herman: “The Third Herd” 
Eastworld (J) EWJ-90026, Woody Herman / Eiji Kitamura, 1984
Echo Jazz (E) EJLP 17, Woody Herman
Embassy (E) WLP 6070, The Herd Rides Again: W Herman and his Orchestra
Ember (E) FA 2006, at the Woodchopper’s Ball with … WH … and his Orch
Ember (E) FA 2033, the New Swingin’ Herman Herd: Woody Herman
Ember (E) SE 8027, Woody Herman & His Orchestra: Pre-Herds, 1974
EMI Starline (E) SRS 5055, The Hits Of Woody Herman, 1971
EMI Electrola (G) C 054-81 714, Masters of Swing Vol 4
EMIgold (Holland) DAG 130, Cap J Classics Vol 9: WH And His O: E Autumn
Eros (E) ERL 50027, the New Swingin’ Herman Herd: Woody Herman, 1962
Eros (E) ERLS 50027, the New Swingin’ Herman Herd: Woody Herman, 1962
Europa Jazz (It) EJ 1041 – see under “Various Artists”
Europa Jazz (It) EJ 1051 – see under “Various Artists”
Everest Arc of Folk & Jazz FS-281, Woody Herman
Everest Arc of Folk & Jazz FS-316, W Herman Vol 2: G Artists Byrd / Puente
Everest Arc of Folk & Jazz FS-338, Woody Herman Vol III (Guest artist-C Byrd)
Everest LPBR-5003, The Herd Rides Again, 1958 mono
Everest LPBR-5010, Herman’s Heat & Puente’s Beat!, 1958
Everest LPBR-5032, Moody Woody . . . with Charlie Byrd, guitar, 1958 mono
Everest LBPR-6009, Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto (Dedicated to Woody Herman)
Everest 5216, Charlie Byrd Bamba-Samba Bossa Nova: Feat the WH Big Band
Everest 5222, the best of Woody Herman, Mar 1964 mono
Everest SDBR-1003, The Herd Rides Again …In Stereo, 1958
Everest SBDR-1010, Herman’s Heat & Puente’s Beat!, 1958
Everest SDBR-1032, Moody Woody . . . with Charlie Byrd, guitar, 1958 stereo
Everest SDBR-3009, Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto: (Dedicated to Woody Herman)
Everest 1222, The Best of WH, Mar 1964 stereo
Everest (G) 70136 IT, W Herman And His Herd: Aimez . . . Do You Like Swing?
Ex Libris (Austria) XL171 149 – see under “Various Artists”
Fanfare 22-122, WH: The 1945 Band in Hi Fi From Direct Line Broadcasts, 1978
Fanfare 43-143, The First Herd Live In Hi Fi (1945)
Fantasy F 8414, Woody Herman: Brand New
Fantasy F 9416, The Raven Speaks: Woody Herman
Fantasy F 9432, Giant Steps: Woody Herman, 1973
Fantasy F 9452, Woody Herman: Thundering Herd, 1974
Fantasy F 9470, Woody Herman: Herd Live At Montreux
Fantasy F 9477, Woody Herman . . . : Children of Lima, 1975
Fantasy F 9499, Woody Herman And The Thundering Herd: King Cobra
Fantasy F 9609, Woody Herman: Feelin’ So Blue
Fantasy FPM-4003, Woody Herman . . . : Children of Lima, 1975 quadraphonic
Fantasy (Aus) L 35351, Woody Herman: Herd Live At Montreux
Fantasy (E) FT 509, The Raven Speaks: Woody Herman, 1974
Fantasy (E) FT 521, Woody Herman: Thundering Herd, 1974
Fantasy (Fr) 68.518, Woody Herman: Feelin’ So Blue
Fantasy (G) 0061.164, Woody Herman: Feelin’ So Blue
Fantasy (J) LFP-88050, The Raven Speaks: Woody Herman
Festival (Aus) FL 30,854, Woodchopper’s Ball!: Woody Herman And His Orch
Festival? (Aus) L 39117, WH And The Thundering Herd: King Cobra, Jul 1976
Festival? (Aus) L 39288, WH and His Big Band: 50th Anniversary Tour, Sep 1986
Festival? (Aus) L 39542, Vol 1: Woody Herman presents A Concord Jam
Festival? (Aus) L 39570, Woody and Friends: Monterey Jazz Festival 1979 . . . 
Festival? (Aus) L 39580, Vol 2: Woody Herman Presents Four Others
Festival? (Aus) CD 39591, The WH B B: Live At The Concord J F, Jul 1987
Festival? (Aus) L 39620, Vol 3: WH Presents A Great Amer Evening, Apr 1984
Festival? (Aus) L 39626, R Clooney / WH And Woody’s Big Band: My Buddy  
Festival? (Aus) L 39640, The Woody Herman Big Band: World Class
Festival (Aus) SDL 931,923, WH And His Orch.: Golden Favorites
Festival (Aus) SDL 932,705, The Turning Point (1943-1944)
First Heard (E) FH 2, . . . WH: His Orchestra And The Woodchoppers 1944-1946
First Heard (E) FH 10, . . . WH: His O And The Woodchoppers 1944-1946 Vol 2
First Heard (E) FH 20, Superb Live . . . WH And His Orchestra 1946: Vol Three
First Heard (E) FH 21, Superb Live . . . WH And His Orchestra 1948: Vol Four
First Heard (E) FH 29 , WH And His Orchestra: Rhapsody In Wood
First Heard (E) FH 34, WH And The B That Played The Blues: Dance Time 43
First Heard (E) FH 36, WH And His First Herd: Jukebox: Superb Live Perfs
First Heard (E) FH 43, Woody Herman and his Orchestra: It Pours
First Heard (E) FH 1002, Woody Herman & His Orchestra: Thundering Third
Follow Me (Fr) FM 105 – see under “Various Artists”
Fontana (E) 6339 252/3, Jazz History Vol 28
Fontana (E) TFR 6012, Summer Sequence
Forum F-9016, Woody Herman Sextet: At The Roundtable
Forum FS-9016, Woody Herman Sextet: At The Roundtable
France’s Concert (Fr) FC 117, Woody Herman: Live In Antibes, 1965
F Mint, . . . Era 31/32 – see under ”Various Artists”
Fresh Sound Records (Sp) 980086 1, How Hi The Fi: A B Clayton Jam . . . 
Giants of Jazz GOJ LP-1022, WH And His ’51 Herd: Live In New Orleans, 1979
Giants of Jazz (E) LPJT 5, Woody Herman, 1984
Gigantes do Jazz (Brazil), WH: Um Pastor de Rebanhos Musicais, 1981
Ginzo Discs 705, The Great First Herd 1945-1946: WH: Rare Live Bdct Perfs
Guest Star G 1402 – see under “Various Artists”
Harmony Headliner Ser KH 32020, The Beat Of The Big Bands: WH And His O
Harmony HL 7013, Bijou: Woody Herman And His Orchestra, 1957
Harmony HL 7093, Summer Sequence: Classic performances by . . . , 1957
Hep (E) 7, Woody Herman Hollywood Palladium 1948, 1976
Hep (E) 18, Woody Herman Roadband 1948
Hep (E) 34, WH And His Orch: The V Disc Years 1944-45 Volume 1.
Hep (E) 35, WH And His Orch: The V Disc Years 1944-46 Volume 2.
Hindsight HSR-116, The Uncollected WH And His Orchestra 1937
Hindsight HSR-134, The Uncollected WH And His First Herd Vol II 1944, 1979
Historia Top Classic (G) H-629, Woody Herman: “Jumpin’ With WH’s First Herd”
Hua Sun (Taiwan) HS-4083, The WH Quartet: Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet
I Grandi del Jazz (It) GDJ 19, Woody Herman
Imogem (Brazil) 6042, Woody Herman [ Everest recordings ]
Insight IN-208, The Great American Dance Bands: WH And His Orchestra
Intercord (G) INT 147.509, L Hampton Presents: Woody Herman, 1979
J Anthology (Fr) JA 5237, Woody Herman: Hollywood Palladium 1948, 1981
Jazz Groove (E) 004, WH’s Anglo-American Herd: In England, Apr 1959, 1980
Jazz Legacy JL 68, The Fourth Herd
Jazz Legacy JL 83, The New World Of Woody Herman
Jazz Reactivation (E) JR 151, Woody Herman
Jazz Supreme (It) JS 701, WH: Live At The H Palladium 1951 Vol 1, 1981
Jazz Supreme (It) JS 702, WH: Live At The H Palladium 1951 Vol 2, 1981
Jazz Vault JV104, From the Jazz Vault: WH And His Orchestra
Jazzland JLP-17, The Fourth Herd: Woody Herman . . . , 1960 mono
Jazzland JLP-917, The Fourth Herd: Woody Herman . . . , 1960 stereo
Jazztone J-1221 – see under “Various Artists”
Jazum 56 – see under “Various Artists”
Joker (It) SM 3059, History Of Jazz: WH: “Jumpin’ With WH’s First Herd,” 1970
Joker (It) SM 4021, Woody Herman and His Orchestra, 1983
Joyce LP-1012 – see under “Various Artists”
Joyce LP-1021, One Night Stand with Woody Herman, 1975
Joyce LP-1037, One Night Stand with Woody Herman and Allan Jones
Joyce LP-1047, One Night Stand With Woody Herman At The Palladium
Joyce LP-1065, One Night Stand With the King Of Swing Of 1946
Joyce LP-1099, One Night Stand With Woody Herman At The 400 Club
Joyce LP-2016, Radio Discs Of Woody Herman: Early 1951
Joyce LP-2020, Woody Herman On V Disc, Volume One
Joyce LP-2021, Woody Herman On V Disc: Volume 2
Joyce LP-2022, Woody Herman On V Disc: Volume 3
Joyce LP-3008 – see under “Various Artists”
Kaydee Records KD-4 – see under “Various Artists”
Koala AW-14134, At The Woodchoppers Ball: Woody Herman
Legends of Music (J) RVJ-6046, Lionel Hampton Presents Woody Herman
Liberty (New Z) SLYL 933,322, W Herman And The Herd: Blowin’ Up A Storm!
Lion L-70059, Woody Herman and the Herd: At Carnegie Hall, 1958
London (E) HMP 5048, Radio Years No.18: WH and his Orchestra 1937, 1979 London (E) HM-A 5058, Radio Years No.28: WH and his First Herd 1944, 1979
London (E) LTZ-K 15200, WH’s Big New Herd At The Monterey J Festival, 1960
London (E) SAH-K 6100, WH’s Big New Herd At The Monterey J Festival, 1960
MCA 219e, Woody Herman And His Orch.: Golden Favorites
MCA 2-4077, The Best Of Woody Herman, 1975 2-LPs
MCA MCA-25195, Woody Herman: the best of the decca years, Jul 1988
MCA Records (Arg) 83051, Perfil De Woody Herman
MCA (Aus) MAPS 1070, Woody Herman And His Orch.: Golden Favorites
MCA (Aus) MCALP-126 – see under “Various Artists”
MCA Coral (Aus) PCO 8221, Silver Stars Swing Series present . . . , 1976
MCA (Brazil) 4-07-503-009/010, The Best Of Woody Herman 2-LPs
MCA (Fr) MCFM 2733, 20 Tracks: The Best Of Woody Herman, 1975
MCA Coral (G) 6.22416 (PCO 8221), Silver Star Swing Series present . . . , 1976
MCA (G) 252 318-1, WH And His Orchestra: The Turning Point (1943 – 1944), 1985
MCA Coral (G) COP/S 3451, Pioneers Of Jazz 11: Woody Herman
MCA Coral (G) COP/S 6598-1/2, The Best Of Woody Herman 2-LPs
MCA (J) MCA 3144 (MAPS 8295), Woody Herman And His Orch: Blue Flame
MCA (New Z) COP/S 1002, Woody Herman And His Orch.: Golden Favorites
Merc (E) SLML4007, Woody Herman: Woody’s Goodies Limelight Series
Merc (Holland) 220 007 LMY, Woody Herman: Woody’s Goodies
Metro 514, Woody Herman, Feb 1965
Metro S 514, Woody Herman, Feb 1965
Metro (G) 2356 015 – see under “Various Artists”
Metro (G) 2356 021 – see under “Various Artists”
MGM E-3043, woody herman (and the herd) at carnegie hall, 1946, 1953
MGM E-3176 – see under “Billy Eckstine”
MGM E-3385, Hi-Fi-ing Herd, 1956
Mobile Fidelity 1-219, WH: The Fourth Herd: J Showcase, 1994 audiophile vinyl
Moon (It) MLP 002-1, Woody Herman & His Orchestra: Live In Seattle, 1989
Moon (It) MLP 030-1, Woody Herman & His Orchestra: Somewhere, 1990
Music for Pleasure MFP (E) 1432 – see under “Various Artists”
Music for Pleasure MFP (E) 5198 – see under “Various Artists”
Musica Jazz (It) MJP-1027, Woody Herman: Live 1945 & 1949, 1985
Muza (Poland) SX 1407, Woody Herman And His Big Band: In Poland [ 1976 ]
Muza (Poland) SX 1551, jazz jamboree 77: Woody Herman Big Band
Palladium (Sp) PLP-156, Herman’s Heat & Puente’s Beat!, 1990
Palo Alto Jazz PA 8080-2, Jazz Monterey 1958-1980
Past Perfect (G) 904344, Woody Herman: Woodchopper’s Ball
Pausa PR 9063, Woody Herman: The Hits Of Woody Herman
Philips PHM 200-004, The Woody Herman Quartet: Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet
Philips PHM 200-065, WH-1963: The Swingin’est Big Band Ever, Apr 1963
Philips PHM 200-092, Encore: The Best Band Of The Yr: WH - 1963, Sep 1963
Philips PHM 200-118, Woody Herman: 1964, Mar 1964
Philips PHM 200-131, The Swinging Herman Herd-Recorded Live, Dec 1964
Philips PHM 200-171, Woody’s Big Band Goodies, May 1965
Philips PHS 600-004, The Woody Herman Quartet: Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet
Philips PHS 600-065, WH-1963: The Swingin’est Big Band Ever, Apr 1963
Philips PHS 600-092, Encore: The Best Band Of The Yr: WH - 1963, Sep 1963
Philips PHS 600-118, Woody Herman: 1964, Mar 1964
Philips PHS 600-131, The Swinging Herman Herd-Recorded Live, Dec 1964
Philips PHS 600-171, Woody’s Big Band Goodies, May 1965
Philips (Aus) JS 4, Encore: The Best Band Of The Year: Woody Herman – 1963
Philips (Aus) PD 26, The Woody Herman Quartet
Philips (Colombia) 652042 AL, Woody Herman: 1964
Philips (Colombia) 852042 BY, Woody Herman: 1964
Philips (E) 652 025 BL, WH-1963: The Swingin’est Big Band Ever
Philips (E) 652 034 BL, Encore: The Best Band Of The Year: WH - 1963
Philips (E) 652 042 BL, Woody Herman: 1964
Philips (E) 652 060 BL, The Swinging Herman Herd-Recorded Live
Philips (E) 852 025, WH-1963: The Swingin’est Big Band Ever
Philips (E) B 07032 L, How Hi the Fi with Buck Clayton
Philips (E) BBL 07040, How Hi the Fi: A Buck Clayton Jam Session: Feat WH
Philips (E) BBL 07056, Music For Tired Lovers: Love Songs sung by WH . . . 
Philips (E) BBL 7123, The 3 Herds: Woody Herman And His Orchestra
Philips (E) BL 7574, Encore: The Best Band Of The Year : WH - 1963
Philips (E) BL 7608, Woody Herman : 1964
Philips (E) BL 7649, Woody Herman: The Swinging Herman Herd-Recorded Live
Philips (E) SBL 7574, Encore: The Best Band Of The Year: WH - 1963
Philips (E) SON 018, WH Orchestra: Live at Basin Street West, Hollywood
Philips (New Z) 652 002 BL, Birth Of Modern Swing : The W Herman Quartet
Phonic (Sp) DRL.6310, Who's W In Jazz: Woody Herman: with L Hampton . . . 
Phonogram (E) Checker 6467 308, Heavy Exposure, 1973
Piccadilly PIC-3333, Woody Herman: It’s Coolin’ Time
Pickwick SPC-3042, The Byrd & The Herd! . . . Charlie Byrd & Woody Herman
Pickwick SPC-3310e – see under “Various Artists”
Pickwick SPC-3591, Woody Herman & The Herd: Blowin’ Up A Storm!
PolJazz (Poland) ZSX617, Woody Herman 1730 [ sic ] label: WH Orchestra 
PolJazz (Poland) ZSX 618, Woody Herman: 2030 [ sic ]
Quality (Can) SV 2000, The Uncollected WH and His Orchestra 1937
Queen-disc (It) Q-005, Woody Herman & The Four Brothers Live
Queen-disc (It) Q-037, WH – 1948: The Second Herd “Live” In Hollywood
Raretone (It) FC 5001, woody herman’s 2nd herd: Live 1948-volume 1
Raretone (It) FC 5002, woody herman’s 2nd herd: Live 1948-volume 2
Rarities (Den) No.42, Woody Herman and his Third Herd 1953
RCA Vic BGL2-2203, The 40th Anniv Carn H Concert Recorded Live . . . , 1977
RCA (E) PL-02203, The 40th Anniv Carnegie H Concert Recorded Live . . . , 1977
RCA (J) RJL-2573/74, The 40th Anniv Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live . . . 
Realm Records V1 8183 – see under “Various Artists”
Reprise FS 2007, Sinatra: The Main Event Live: Live from Madison Square . . . 
Roulette R 25067, Woody Herman Sextet: At The Roundtable, 1959
Roulette SR 25067, Woody Herman Sextet: At The Roundtable, 1959
Roulette (J) RET 5012, Woody Herman Sextet: At The Roundtable
Sandy Hook S.H. 2108, WH And The First H: Big Band Blowout from . . . , 1987
SESAC Recordings N-3103/04, the new world of woody herman
Solid Sender (G) SOL 503, WH: V-Discs: WH and his orchestra 1943-1946
Solid Sender (G) SOL 506, WH & His Orch: The First Herd “Live” 1944-1946
Solid Sender (G) SOL 515, WH & His Orch: At The H Palladium 1942 -1944
Sonic (G) SON 018, Live at Basin Street West, Hollywood, 1976
Stack-O-Hits AG-9008, Thundering Herd: Woody Herman, 1981
Sunbeam SB-206, Blues In The Night: W Herman And His First Orchestra, 1974
Sunbeam SB-209 – see under “Various Artists”
Sunbeam HB-306 – see under “Isham Jones”
Sunset SUM-1139, WH And The Herd: Blowin’ Up A Storm!, Jan 1967 mono
Sunset 5139, WH And The Herd: Blowin’ Up A Storm!, Jan 1967 stereo
Sunset (E) SLS 50029E, WH And The Herd: Blowin’ Up A Storm!
Surrey SS-1032, Woody Herman & The Fourth Herd
Swing House (E) SWH 19, WH and his Woodchoppers: Fan It!
Swing Treasury 102, Woody Herman: The Great Herd 1946, 1976
Swing Treasury 108, WH: The Second Herd 1947 - 1948: Boiled In Earl, 1976
Swing Treasury 113, Woody Herman: The Brothers’ Band
Swing World (E) SWS 4, WH and the Third Herd: “Omaha Nebraska 1954”
Swingfan (G) 1011, WH And His O: including the legendary recording of . . . 
Sylvania, Woody Herman: In Person… And His Orchestra
Tall Tree Records TT 6005, Keeper Of The Flame: WH & His Big Band, 1984
The Jazz Club (Fr) 1804751, WH Et Son Orchestre: “Early Autumn” 
Time Wind Records F 50018, Crazy Rhythm: Woody Herman
Time-Life STBB 09, Big Bands: Woody Herman, 1984
Tobacco Road (G) 2625, Amer J & Blues History Vol 125, WH: “Midnight Sun”
Toledo (G) INT 147.507, L Hampton Ppresents Who’s Who In Jazz: W Herman
Top Rank (Aus) STRL 3030, The Herd Rides Again, 1960
Top Rank (Aus) STRL 3171, Summer Sequence, 1960
Top Rank (Aus) TRL 8514, Summer Sequence, 1960
Top Rank (Aus) TRL 8520, The Herd Rides Again, 1960
Top Rank (E) 35/038, W Herman And His Orch: The Herd Rides Again, 1960
Top Rank (E) BUY 008, WH and his O: S Sequence: complete, parts 1-4, 1960
Trip TLP 5547, W Herman 1963 cover: b&w side photo of WH
Trip TLP 5570, W Herman 1963 [ Encore ] cover: artwork from Philips 600-092
Tulip (Can) TLP-107 – see under “Various Artists”
United Artists UA-LA111-H2, Shirley Bassey Live at Carnegie Hall, 1973
United Artists (Aus) SUAL 934,341, Woody Herman: Brand New
Universal Record Club (Aus) SUJ 622, WH And His Orch.: Golden Favourites
Verve MG V-2030, early autumn: Woody Herman, Feb 1958
Verve MG V-2069, Songs for hip lovers: Woody Herman
Verve MG V-2096, . . . Love Is the Sweetest Thing –sometimes, Nov 1958
Verve MG V-8014, jazz, the utmost!: Woody Herman and his Orchestra, 1957
Verve MG V-8216, men from mars: woody herman and his orchestra, May 1958
Verve MG V-8255, Woody Herman ’58: Featuring The Preacher, May 1958
Verve V-8558, Hey! Heard The Herd?: The Woody Herman Big Band, Nov 1963
Verve V6-8558, Hey! Heard The Herd?: The Woody Herman Big Band, Nov 1963
Verve V6-8764, Concerto For H: WH and the T H at the Monterey . . . , Dec 1968
Verve VSP 1, Woody Herman: The First Herd at Carnegie Hall, Feb 1966
Verve VSP 26, WH’s Woodchoppers & The First H Live At Carn Hall, Sep 1966
Verve VSPS 1e, Woody Herman: The First Herd at Carnegie Hall, Feb 1966
Verve VSPS 26e, WH’s Woodchoppers & The First H Live At C Hall, Sep 1966
Verve (E) 2317 031, WH At Carnegie Hall: 25th March 1946, 1972
Verve (E) 2317 072, The Big Band Sound Of Woody Herman
Verve (E) VLP-9062, Hey! Heard The Herd?: The Woody Herman Big Band
Verve (E) SVLP-9235, Concerto For Herd
Verve (G) 835 202, Woody Herman: 16.5.1913 – 29.10.1987 2-LPs
Verve (G) 2304 509, Hey! Heard The Herd?: The Woody Herman Big Band
Verve V6-8764, Concerto For Herd: WH And The . . . cover: diff from US
Verve (J) DMI 3010, Songs for hip lovers: Woody Herman
Verve (J) POJJ 1591, woody herman (and the herd) at carnegie hall, 1946
Who’s Who in Jazz WWLP 21013, Lionel Hampton presents Woody Herman
Windmill (E) WMD 142, Woody Herman & The Fourth Herd, 1972
Wing MGWS 16329, Woody Herman: Woody’s Big Band Goodies, Dec 1966
Wing (E) WL 1124, Woody’s Big Band Goodies: Woody Herman
World Record Club (E) TP-66, Herman’s Heat & Puente’s Beat!
World Record Club (E) T-137, Woody Herman: summer sequence
World Record Club (E) TP-153, The Herd Rides Again
World Record Club (E) T-323, the woody herman sextet

Woody Herman’s Thundering Herd with Richard Stoltzman 12” LPs
RCA Vic 6486-1-RC9, R Stolzman & WH’s Thundering Herd: Ebony, Mar 1988

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