Verve session · in the studio
July 7, 1952
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
- This day's music is on 2 records: Men From Mars, Here Come The Swinging Bands
In the room
Woody Herman – clarinet, alto sax, vocal- Roy Caton – trumpet
- Don Fagerquist – trumpet
- Lee Fortier – trumpet
- John Howell – trumpet
Carl Fontana – trombone- Jack Green – trombone
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Dick Hafer – tenor sax
- Arno Marsh – tenor sax
- Bill Perkins – tenor sax
- Sam Staff – baritone sax, flute
- Dolly Houston – vocal
Nat Pierce – piano, celeste- Chubby Jackson – bass
- Sonny Igoe – drums
The takes
3 of these 6 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| P47512 | Early Autumn | Not issued at the time · later on Mars M-300 |
| P47513 | 63VK542 | Celestial Blues | MGV-8216 |
| P47514 | Baby Clementine | Not issued at the time · later on Mars M-400 |
| P47515 | 63VK536 | Perdido | MGV-8207, MGV-8216 |
| P47516 | 63VK539 | Moten Stomp | MGV-8216 |
| P47517 | Singin' In The Rain | Meant for MGC-745, which never came out |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8216 · 1957Men From MarsWoody Herman And His Orchestra
MGV-8207 · 1957Here Come The Swinging BandsVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 592 | The 3 Herds | Woody Herman And His Orchestra | 1956 | Woody Herman, Urbie Green, Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins |
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LP 3-14 | Nat Pierce And The Herdsmen Featuring Dick Collins | Nat Pierce - Dick Collins Nontet | 1954 | John Howell, Dick Hafer, Nat Pierce |
 | LP 3-224 | The Nat Pierce-Dick Collins Nonet, The Charlie Mariano Sextet | Charlie Mariano Sextet | 1956 | John Howell, Dick Hafer, Nat Pierce |
 | LP 1328 | Woody Herman's Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival | Woody Herman's Big New Herd | 1960 | Woody Herman, Urbie Green, Bill Perkins |
