First Herd

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First Herd was the celebrated mid-1940s big band led by jazz clarinetist and bandleader Woody Herman, known for its innovative, hard-swinging style and influential arrangements.

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First Herd canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf big band ⓘ
jazz ensemble ⓘ
activePeriod mid-1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Woody Herman and His Orchestra ⓘ
Woody Herman’s First Herd ⓘ
associatedInstrumentOfLeader clarinet ⓘ
associatedMovement transition from swing to modern jazz ⓘ
bandleader Woody Herman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II

postwar swing-to-bop transition ⓘ
followedBy Second Herd ⓘ
linked to: The Herd
genre big band jazz ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
hasLeaderRole Woody Herman as clarinetist ⓘ
hasSection rhythm section ⓘ
saxophone section ⓘ
trombone section ⓘ
trumpet section ⓘ
influenced later Woody Herman Herds ⓘ
postwar big band arrangers ⓘ
influencedGenre bebop-era big band writing ⓘ
leader Woody Herman ⓘ
notableFor hard-swinging style ⓘ
influential role in modern jazz development ⓘ
innovative arrangements ⓘ
notableMember Bill Harris ⓘ
Chubby Jackson ⓘ
Flip Phillips ⓘ
Neal Hefti ⓘ
Ralph Burns ⓘ
notableWork “Apple Honey” ⓘ
“Caldonia” ⓘ
linked to: Caldonia

“Goosey Gander” ⓘ
“Northwest Passage” ⓘ
linked to: Northwest Passage

“Your Father’s Moustache” ⓘ
partOf Woody Herman orchestras ⓘ
performanceContext ballrooms ⓘ
concert stages ⓘ
radio broadcasts ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ
styleCharacteristic emphasis on ensemble power ⓘ
strong rhythmic drive ⓘ
use of modern harmonies ⓘ
touringRegion United States ⓘ

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Woody Herman → notableWork → First Herd ⓘ
Woody Herman → notableBand → First Herd ⓘ