In 1954 Woody Herman recorded one of his most unusual sets, a purely vocal album in which he was accompanied by the Erroll Garner Trio.
Herman, who originally sang on half of his band's recordings, was always an expressive ballad singer and he does a fine job on such standards as "My Melancholy Baby," "Let's Fall in Love" and "I'm Beginning to See the Light."
The humorous photo on this out-of-print LP is an extra bonus. (by Scott Yanow)
I’m a big fan of the Thundering Herd, especially the Four Brothers group. I never caught on to Woody’s voice. This is an interesting experiment and you can’t go wrong with Garner. Eleven tracks on the album. It does have a great cover. (by a fan)
Personnel:
Fats Heard (drums)
Erroll Garner (piano)
Woody Herman (vocals)
Wyatt Ruther (bass)
Tracklist:
01. My Melancholy Baby (Norton/Watson/Burnett 3.59
02. I Hadn't Anyone 'Till You (Noble) 3.50
03. Medley:
03a. Let's Fall In Love (Koehler/Ahlert)
03b. Moonglow (Hudson/DeLange/Mills)
03c. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) (Turk/Ahlert)
03d. You've Got Me Crying Again (Jones/Newman)
04. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (Creamer/Johnson) 2.39
05. I'm Beginning To See The Light (George/Hodges/Ellington) 3.46
06. As Time Goes By (Hupfeld) 4.23
07. After You've Gone (Creamer/Layton) 2.56
08. I'll See You In My Dreams (Kahn(Jones) 3.44
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