The Herd

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The Herd was the name given to several of jazz clarinetist and bandleader Woody Herman’s influential big bands, renowned for their innovative arrangements and prominent role in the swing and bebop eras.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Second Herd 5
The Herd canonical 2
Third Herd 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bebop-era band
big band
jazz ensemble
swing band
activeInDecade 1940s
1950s
alsoKnownAs Woody Herman and His Orchestra
associatedWithGenre bebop
jazz
swing
countryOfOrigin United States
hasInfluenceOn cool jazz saxophone style
postwar big band writing
hasLeader Woody Herman
hasNotableMember Al Cohn
Bill Harris
Chubby Jackson
Flip Phillips
Gene Ammons
Neal Hefti
Ralph Burns
Red Norvo
Serge Chaloff
Shelly Manne
Shorty Rogers
Stan Getz
Terry Gibbs
Woody Herman
Zoot Sims
hasPart First Herd
Four Brothers Band
Second Herd
linked to: The Herd

Third Herd
influencedGenre big band jazz
modern jazz
notableFor innovative arrangements
role in bebop era
role in swing era
notableWork Apple Honey
linked to: “Apple Honey”

Caldonia
Early Autumn
Four Brothers
Northwest Passage
recordLabel Capitol Records
Columbia Records
Decca Records
styleCharacteristic emphasis on improvisation
integration of bebop elements into big band format
use of modern harmonies

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Woody Herman notableWork The Herd
Woody Herman notableWork Second Herd
linked to: The Herd
Woody Herman notableBand Second Herd
linked to: The Herd
Woody Herman notableBand Third Herd
linked to: The Herd
The Herd hasPart Second Herd
linked to: The Herd
First Herd followedBy Second Herd
linked to: The Herd
Woody Herman and His Orchestra alsoKnownAs Second Herd
linked to: The Herd