Verve session · in the studio
January 13, 1953
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
- This day's music is on 2 records: Here Come The Swinging Bands, Men From Mars
In the room
Woody Herman – clarinet, alto sax, vocal- Roy Caton – trumpet
- Phil Cook – trumpet
- Tommy DiCarlo – trumpet
- Dick Sherman – trumpet
- Stu Williamson – trumpet
Will Bradley – trombone
Carl Fontana – trombone- Jack Green – trombone
- Dick Hafer – tenor sax
- Arno Marsh – tenor sax
- Bill Perkins – tenor sax
- Sam Staff – baritone sax, flute
Nat Pierce – piano, celeste- Chubby Jackson – bass
- Art Mardigan – drums
- Candido – percussion
- Jose Mangual – percussion
The takes
3 of these 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| P48737 | No True Love | Not issued at the time · later on Mars M-700 |
| P48738 | Go Down The Wishing Road | Not issued at the time · later on Mars M-1001 |
| P48739 | 63VK534 | Blue Lou | MGV-8207, MGV-8216 |
| P48740 | A Fool In Love | Not issued at the time · later on Mars M-600 |
| P48741 | 63VK540 | Wooftie | MGV-8216 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8207 · 1957Here Come The Swinging BandsVarious Artists
MGV-8216 · 1957Men From MarsWoody Herman And His OrchestraTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 592 | The 3 Herds | Woody Herman And His Orchestra | 1956 | Woody Herman, Dick Hafer, Bill Perkins |
 | PJ-1221 | On Stage | The Bill Perkins Octet | 1956 | Stu Williamson, Carl Fontana, Bill Perkins |
 | PJ-1257 | The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi! | Various Artists | 1959 | Stu Williamson, Carl Fontana, Bill Perkins |
