Our Man Woody Bill Perkins

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  • Release Date: 06/29/2000
  • Original Release: 1991
  • Sales Rank: 173,732
  • Label: JAZZ MARK
  • UPC: 790108011021

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Our Man Woody

1LISTENI Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me / The Bill Perkins Big Band 3:09
2LISTENI've Got the World on a String / The Bill Perkins Big Band 5:47
3LISTENTenderly / The Bill Perkins Big Band 4:04
4LISTENI Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) / The Bill Perkins Big Band 6:31
5LISTENSpecial / The Bill Perkins Big Band 5:14
6LISTENMy Funny Valentine / The Bill Perkins Big Band 5:41
7LISTENBlue Lou / The Bill Perkins Big Band 4:42
8LISTENI've Got a Lot of Living to Do / The Bill Perkins Big Band 4:54
9LISTENSweet Lorraine / The Bill Perkins Big Band 6:04
10LISTENBlues for Woody / The Bill Perkins Big Band 6:00

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Bill Perkins pays tribute to former boss Woody Herman on this CD by leading a 14-piece big band through a variety of standards, most of which were featured by Herman. Actually, this is more of a tribute to Herman's spirit than to his original recordings, for the arrangements (by Jim Knight, John La Barbera, Dennis Mackrel, Frank Strazzeri and Mark Taylor) are much newer; not all of the songs (such as "I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me," "9:20 Special" and "Blue Lou") were that closely connected with Herman's legacy, and his hits ("Four Brothers" and "Early Autumn") are absent. In addition, there is no clarinetist in the band filling in for Herman. Many soloists are heard from, including Perkins (on tenor, alto and soprano), trumpeters Bob Summers and Clay Jenkins, Bob Cooper on tenor, baritonist Jack Nimitz, trombonists Charlie Loper and Andy Martin, and pianist Strazzeri. Among the highlights of the spirited set are Perkins' feature on "I Got It Bad," "Blue Lou," Nimitz on "Sweet Lorraine," and "Blues for Woody." Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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February 09, 2001: This is a great big band album. One of the best. It features the late Bob Cooper on Tenor playing a great solo on ''I Can't Believe.'' Also, great trombone solos on ''Blues For Woody.'' I wish there were more albums like this being done today. And ''I Can't Believe'' and ''Blues For Woody'' are excellent examples of big band writing. (By the way, the arranger's name is Jim Knight not Kim Knight.)