Woody Herman - The Complete Woody Herman Decca, Mars And MGM Sessions (1943-1954) (7CD Box Set) (2019)

Mosaic's new collection from bandleader Woody Herman is, flat out, one of the most unique sets we've ever issued, thanks to a rare opportunity it gives us to combine the treasures of a few different music libraries. "The Complete Woody Herman Decca, Mars and MGM Sessions (1943-1954)" presents Woody on seven CDs over a remarkable span of his development: at the very beginning of his career leading a band that would become one of the most enduring in music; a few years later, in the studio and in concert at Carnegie Hall, when the band was enjoying its much-deserved, worldwide renown; and during the Third Herd period, when Woody was not only running his own band but his own record operation as well.

These three dips into Woody's career have had far less exposure than his more-famous work for Columbia and Capitol, previously collected by Mosaic on sets that are now completely sold out. Some of the music has been completely unavailable since the long-playing era. And even if you own our other box sets – or the Mosaic Select mini-set documenting his early 1960s work on Phillips – you've never had a chance to sample such diverse material in one set by a bandleader who was never content to sit still.

Through its diverse material and the evolving nature of the personnel, Woody's point of view remains consistently crisp, energetic, youthful and relevant. His commitment to big bands was never nostalgic or locked in time, but always looking ahead.

A Leader Elected.

Woody Herman - a child vaudeville star – was certain of his future as a jazz musician when still in his early teens. He was already touring with the Isham Jones band when Jones, at 40, decided his copyrights on songs like "See You In My Dreams" and "It Had to Be You" were enough to get him comfortably off the road and through the rest of his life. He announced to the band he was abandoning music to buy a ranch, and left them high and dry. The remaining members met to determine a future. They decided to team with members of the disbanded Pollack band and essentially elected Herman their leader, due to his wide knowledge of show biz. Herman was 23.

That youthful experience leading musicians older than he was, more-or-less as a collective, may have been a significant factor in his building each new organization around the musicians at the music stands, rather than from the book of charts in front of them. He had a reputation for treating his band members as peers instead of employees, and each new incarnation of Woody's band provided him with new performers and new writers as well.

A New Contract.

Soon after reforming, Woody got them a contract at Decca. They were known as "The Band That Plays The Blues," in itself an indication this group was for listening, as well as for dancing. With some of the more veteran players going off to war, Woody supplemented with younger musicians including Chubby Jackson, Ray Wetzel, Eddie Bert, Frances Wayne and later Dave Tough, Flip Phillips, Bill Harris, Neal Hefti and Ralph Burns. Hefti was a stone cold Dizzy Gillespie fan, and along with Burns, he started writing for Herman in the new style. It was their interest in bebop that gave this organization its forward-leaning predilection, not any specific point of view that Herman may have championed. Working with younger players, and giving so much of the floor to them, determined he'd always be playing something new and vibrant.

Those initial Decca sides are the very beginnings of the classic First Herd that set the standard for all of Woody's future work. Woody considered himself a soloist among the other brilliant talents in the band, not the standout. And with guest artists like Ben Webster, Ray Nance, Johnny Hodges, and Juan Tizol in the line-up, why would he hog the spotlight? Woody's languid blues lines and fleet arpeggios are unmistakably his own, generally delivered in short bursts that favor his technical ability and soulfulness without resorting to showiness or unnecessary flair. You hear from the beginning Woody's take on how you swing in music - when the ensemble is tight and precise, the soloist or vocalist has something to swing against.

An Underrated Singer.

There are also plenty of showcases for Woody's talent as a vocalist, and for the work of "girl vocalist" Frances Wayne (her very first recordings). Woody has never gotten enough recognition for his talent as a singer, perhaps because people who like labels branded him as someone who sang in a popular style. But he was highly entertaining, thoroughly competent, and expressive - he could really communicate the story of the song.

With a nationwide radio show, the record contract, and advertising campaigns, Woody grew impatient with the pace of releases by Decca and opted instead for a contract with Columbia. That's where this set breaks off and our previously released box picked up.

We jump back in in 1946 for a performance by Woody and the Herd at Carnegie Hall, featuring the full orchestra as well as performances by the slimmed-down Woodchoppers (Sonny Berman, Shorty Rogers, Bill Harris, Flip Phillips, Red Norvo, Tony Aless, Billy Bauer, Chubby Jackson, and Don Lamond or Ralph Burns). The players were young, the tempos were bright, the swinging was hard, and the energy never flagged. Even on ballads like "Everywhere," a well-known feature for trombonist Harris, there's an aggressive quality to the accompaniment and Harris' response that feels modern and alive. Additional recordings on MGM from January, March and June of 1951, and more from May and September of 1952, feature what became know as The Third Herd, offering different takes on the blues and model examples of a one of Woody's signature motifs - unison lines that suddenly explode into a fan of harmonic exuberance. The orchestra includes such stellar names as Pete Candoli, Si Zentner, Don Ferrara, Sonny Igoe, Urbie Green, Jimmy Guiffre, Louie Bellson, Dave McKenna, Bill Perkins, and Sam Staff. Arrangements were by Burns, Hefti, Gene Roland and Nat Pierce.

Declaring Independence.

Woody was still in his Third Herd era when he decided to start his own label, Mars Records. He kept it going from 1952 through 1954, delivering credible versions of "Stompin' At The Savoy," "Early Autumn," "Moten Stomp," and others. He rounds out the offering with Woody Herman-takes on popular numbers like "I Love Paris" and "I'm Making Up For Lost Time" (vocal by Dolly Houston), mambo, calypso, his signatures blues, and the ever-present novelty numbers audiences could depend on Woody to deliver. Chubby Jackson had returned to the band, and his solos along with those by Arno Marsh, Don Fagerquist, Nat Pierce, Kai Winding and Carl Fontana are a pleasure to hear.

Today, hearing these first flowerings of Woody's music alongside later incarnations of his band reminds us how tirelessly he worked not just to feed nostalgia for a particular sound, but to remain popular and a significant musical force.

Exclusively Available. But Not For Long.

Like all our Mosaic collections, "The Complete Woody Herman Decca, Mars and MGM Sessions (1943-1954)" will be available for a very brief time and then it will be withdrawn forever. The set comprises 131 selections, on seven CDs. Included in our deluxe box is our exclusive Mosaic booklet written and designed to accompany this set, with an original essay and track-by-track analysis, many rare photographs of Herman and the band from this era, and a complete discography, which in some instances corrects information incorrectly attributed to these recording dates.

If you are a fan of Woody Herman, or simply want to learn about this important era and Woody's fight to keep the big band sound not just alive, but ALIVE - you couldn't start with a better collection. Please order today.



CD1 {00:58:40}
01. The Music Stopped (3:03)
02. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (3:21)
03. I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night (2:50)
04. By the River of the Roses (2:58)
05. Basie's Basement (3:26)
06. Who Dat Up Dere? (3:10)
07. Noah (3:16)
08. I've Got You Under My Skin (2:57)
09. I Get a Kick Out of You (2:59)
10. I'll Get By (3:00)
11. Crying Sands (3:10)
12. Don't Believe Everything You Dream (3:07)
13. Speak Low (3:08)
14. Just Dreaming (2:45)
15. Starlight Souvenirs (3:12)
16. Cherry (3:06)
17. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet (3:06)
18. Irresistible You (3:06)
19. It Must Be Jelly (3:00)

CD2 {00:51:52}
01. Say So (2:54)
02. Goin' Home (3:14)
03. Refuse It (2:25)
04. Ingie Speaks (3:14)
05. As Long as I Live (3:10)
06. Perdido (Lost) (3:02)
07. I Didn't Know About You (3:04)
08. Blue Lullaby (3:30)
09. As Long as I Live (rehearsal #1) (2:19)
10. As Long as I Live (alternate take 1) (3:06)
11. As Long as I Live (rehearsal #2) (0:17)
12. As Long as I Live (alternate take 2) (3:08)
13. As Long as I Live (3:13)
14. Saturday Night (3:11)
15. Please Don't Say No (2:43)
16. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues (alternate take 1) (3:19)
17. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues (3:02)
18. I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues (alternate take 2) (3:01)

CD3 {01:08:04}
01. Bijou (3:12)
02. Sweet and Lovely (4:55)
03. Superman with a Horn (1:44)
04. Blowin' Up a Storm (Parts I & II) (5:12)
05. The Man I Love (4:36)
06. Four Men on a Horse (4:35)
07. The Good Earth (2:26)
08. Woody introduces Ebony Concerto (0:24)
09. Ebony Concerto (3:48)
10. Leonard Feather introduces 2nd half of concert (0:54)
11. Your Father's Moustache (4:30)
12. Everywhere (3:56)
13. Mean to Me (4:13)
14. Red Top (4:10)
15. I'll Get By (4:00)
16. Panacea (3:54)
17. I Surrender, Dear (4:04)
18. Hallelujah (1:53)
19. Heads Up (2:37)
20. One-Two-Three-Four Jump (3:01)

CD4 {01:05:24}
01. Summer Sequence (8:03)
02. Wild Root (Parts I & II) (6:19)
03. With Someone New (5:33)
04. Here Come the Blues (3:10)
05. Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (2:45)
06. I Left My Hat in Haiti (2:43)
07. As Long as I Live (2:50)
08. Jet (2:41)
09. Lonesome Gal (2:29)
10. Ninety-Nine Guys (2:57)
11. Searching (3:06)
12. I Can See You (2:52)
13. By George (Bop, Look and Listen) (2:51)
14. It Isn't Easy (3:07)
15. Leo the Lion (2:37)
16. Cuban Holiday (3:07)
17. The Glory of Love (2:17)
18. Hollywood Blues (2:52)
19. Pass the Basket (3:05)

CD5 {01:02:54}
01. Blue Flame (2:57)
02. New Golden Wedding (2:37)
03. Business Man's Bounce (2:50)
04. Prelude to a Kiss (3:17)
05. Brother Fats (2:46)
06. Three Handed Woman (2:24)
07. Dandy Lion (2:29)
08. My Baby's Gone (2:27)
09. Nostalgia (3:18)
10. Harlem Nocturne (3:08)
11. Former Members of the 106th Division (Ninety-Ninth Regimental Band) (2:31)
12. One for the Wonder (2:21)
13. Blues in Advance (3:14)
14. Jump in the Line (2:46)
15. Terrissita (3:24)
16. Stompin' at the Savoy (2:33)
17. Early Autumn (2:54)
18. Celestial Blues (2:52)
19. Baby Clementine (3:03)
20. Perdido (3:11)
21. Moten Stomp (2:39)
22. Singin' in the Rain (3:13)

CD6 {01:06:00}
01. I Cried for You (3:17)
02. Livin' on Love (2:23)
03. Love Is Here to Stay (2:50)
04. East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) (3:11)
05. I Would Do Anything for You (2:51)
06. In a Little Spanish Town (2:45)
07. Nice Work If You Can Get It (3:17)
08. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (2:28)
09. This Is New (3:15)
10. Almost Like Being in Love (2:45)
11. Mother Goose Jumps (2:41)
12. Lazy Lullaby (2:57)
13. I'm Making Up for Lost Time (2:46)
14. Buck Dance (2:40)
15. No True Love (2:52)
16. Go Down the Wishin' Road (2:05)
17. Blue Lou (alternate take) (2:57)
18. Blue Lou (3:05)
19. A Fool in Love (2:55)
20. Wooftie (2:49)
21. (Never Mind) The Noise in the Market (1:59)
22. Run Joe (2:12)
23. Fancy Woman (2:35)
24. Eight Babies to Mind (2:25)

CD7 {00:59:24}
01. Men from Mars (5:15)
02. Beau Jazz (2:46)
03. Four Others (2:55)
04. I Love Paris (3:08)
05. The Moon Is Blue (2:56)
06. Sorry 'Bout the Whole Darned Thing (3:25)
07. Baggage Room Blues (take 1) (2:56)
08. Baggage Room Blues (take 3) (2:53)
09. Baggage Room Blues (take 9) (2:54)
10. Marakeesh (2:47)
11. Love's a Dog (2:51)
12. Piccadilly (take 1) (3:00)
13. Piccadilly (take 3) (3:06)
14. Mess Around (2:39)
15. Castle Rock (2:31)
16. Mambo the Most/Mambo the (Ut) Most (5:22)
17. Indian Summer (2:19)
18. Tenderly (2:43)
19. Star Dust (2:58)

Alto Saxophone – Bill Shine (tracks: 2-9 to 2-18), Chuck DiMaggio* (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8), Ernie Caceres (tracks: 1-16 to 2-4), Johnny Bothwell (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15), Johnny Hodges (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8), Murray Williams (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Sam Marowitz (tracks: 2-9 to 3-18, 4-1 to 4-3), Vinnie Dean (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Wilbur Schwartz (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7)
Arranged By – Al Cohn (tracks: 7-19), Chubby Jackson (tracks: 6-17, 6-18, 6-20), Dave Matthews (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-10, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-1, 2-4, 2-6, 3-15), Don Ferrara (tracks: 4-10), Gene Roland (tracks: 4-18), Gene Sargent (tracks: 1-6), Igor Stravinsky (tracks: 3-9), Jimmy Giuffre (tracks: 7-3), Murray Gurlanek (tracks: 4-17), Nat Pierce (tracks: 5-13, 5-14, 5-18, 5-20, 6-14, 6-17, 6-18, 6-20, 7-7 to 7-13), Neal Hefti (tracks: 3-4, 3-11, 3-12, 3-14, 4-2, 7-18), Pete Rugolo (tracks: 4-4, 4-5), Phil Moore (2) (tracks: 2-3), Ralph Burns (tracks: 1-7 to 1-9, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-17 to 1-19, 2-2, 2-5, 2-7, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12 to 2-18, 3-1 to 3-3, 3-5, 3-6, 3-16, 4-1, 4-3, 4-8 to 4-14, 5-1, 5-2, 5-5, 5-6, 5-8, 5-11, 5-12 to 5-17, 5-19 to 5-22, 6-3 to 6-11, 6-15, 6-19, 6-24 to 7-2, 7-6 to 7-13, 7-17), Roger Segure (tracks: 5-4), Ruben McFall (tracks: 7-16), Shorty Rogers (tracks: 3-19, 4-5, 4-7, 4-19, 5-3), Tiny Kahn (tracks: 4-15)
Arranged By, Directed By – David Rose (tracks: 5-9, 5-10)
Baritone Saxophone – Chuck Gentry (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Danny Bank (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Jack Nimitz (tracks: 7-14 to 7-19), Skippy Desair (tracks: 1-1 to 2-18)
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Sam Rubinwitch* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-18, 4-1 to 4-3)
Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Sam Staff (tracks: 4-8 to 4-15, 5-1 to 5-8, 5-13 to 5-22, 6-3 to 7-13)
Bass – Chubby Jackson (tracks: 1-1 to 4-3, 5-13 to 5-22, 6-11 to 6-24), Red Kelly* (tracks: 7-1, 7-2, 7-7 to 7-13, 7-19), Red Kelly* (tracks: 7-3 to 7-6), Frank Gallagher (2) (tracks: 6-3 to 6-10), Joe Mondragon (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Joe Shulman (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Lloyd Trotman (2) (tracks: 7-14 to 7-15), Louis Masinster (tracks: 6-1, 6-2), Red Mitchell (tracks: 4-8 to 4-11), Red Wootten (tracks: 4-12 to 5-8)
Bongos – Ivan Lopez (4) (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7)
Clarinet – John Laporta (tracks: 3-1 to 3-18, 4-1 to 4-3)
Clarinet, Vocals, Alto Saxophone – Woody Herman
Directed By – Ralph Burns (tracks: 5-11, 5-12)
Drums – Art Mardigan (tracks: 6-3 to 7-13), Butz Masicot (tracks: 6-1, 6-2), Chuck Flores (tracks: 7-16 to 7-19), Cliff Leeman (tracks: 1-1 to 2-4), Dave Tough (tracks: 2-9 to 2-18), Don Lamond (tracks: 3-1 to 4-3, 5-11, 5-12), Louis Bellson (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Panama Francis (tracks: 7-14 to 7-15), Red Saunders (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8), Sonny Igoe (tracks: 4-8 to 5-8, 5-13 to 5-22)
Executive-Producer – Michael Cuscuna
French Horn – John Graas (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7)
Guitar – Al Hendrickson (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Billy Bauer (tracks: 2-5 to 4-3), Mickey Baker (tracks: 7-14 to 7-15)
Guitar, Electric Guitar – Hy White (tracks: 1-1 to 2-4, 4-8 to 4-11)
Percussion [Latin] – Candido (tracks: 6-21 to 6-24), Jose Mangual (tracks: 6-15 to 6-24)
Piano – Dave McKenna (tracks: 4-8 to 5-8), Dick Kane (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6), Hal Schaefer (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Ralph Burns (tracks: 1-7 to 2-18, 4-1), Tony Aless (tracks: 3-1 to 3-20, 4-2, 4-3)
Piano, Celesta – Leon Kelner (tracks: 6-1, 6-2), Lou Stein (tracks: 5-11, 5-12)
Piano, Celesta, Organ – Nat Pierce (tracks: 5-13 to 5-20, 6-3 to 7-6, 7-17 to 7-19)
Producer [For Release] – Scott Wenzel
Research – Andy Skurow, Bryan Cornell, Gene Zacharewicz, Matthew Barton, Scott Wenzel, Sean Kennedy (13)
Restoration, Mastered By – Andreas K. Meyer, Noëlle Byer
Tenor Saxophone – Arno Marsh (tracks: 5-13 to 5-22, 6-3 to 7-2), Babe Russin (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Ben Webster (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15), Bill Perkins (tracks: 4-16 to 5-8, 5-13 to 5-22, 6-3 to 6-24, 7-14 to 7-19), Bill Trujillo (tracks: 7-1 to 7-13), Bob Graf (tracks: 4-8 to 4-11), Budd Johnson (tracks: 1-16 to 1-19), Dave Madden (tracks: 7-17 to 7-19), Dick Hafer (tracks: 5-13 to 5-22, 6-3 to 6-20, 7-1 to 7-19), Flip Phillips (tracks: 2-9 to 4-3), George Berg (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Georgie Auld (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4), Herbie Fields (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8), Jack Dulong (tracks: 4-8 to 5-4), Jerry Coker (tracks: 7-3 to 7-16), Jimmy Giuffre (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Kenny Pinson (tracks: 4-12 to 5-4), Mickey Folus (tracks: 3-1 to 3-18, 4-1 to 4-3), Pete Mondello (tracks: 1-1 to 2-18, 5-11, 5-12), Phil Urso (tracks: 4-8 to 4-15), Sam "The Man" Taylor* (tracks: 7-14 to 7-15), Ted Nash (2) (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7)
Transferred By [78 And Transcription] – Andreas K. Meyer, Bob Moke, Michael Arié
Transferred By [Lacquer], Transferred By [78 And Transcription] – Robert Norton (5)
Transferred By [Tape] – Anthony Munderville, Eliot Kissileff
Trombone – Al Mastren (tracks: 1-1 to 2-4), Al Esposito* (tracks: 1-16 to 2-8), Bart Varsalona (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Bill Harris (tracks: 2-9 to 4-3), Billy Byers (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Carl Fontana (tracks: 5-13 to 5-22, 6-3 to 7-2), Chauncey Welsch (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Dick Kenney (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7, 7-7 to 7-19), Ed Kiefer (tracks: 1-1 to 3-18, 4-1 to 4-3), Eddie Bert (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15), Frank Rehak (tracks: 7-3 to 7-13), Fred Lewis* (tracks: 5-1 to 5-4), Harry Betts (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Herb Randel (tracks: 4-8 to 4-19), Jack Green (4) (tracks: 5-13 to 5-22, 6-3 to 6-20, 7-1, 7-2), Jerry Dorn (tracks: 4-8 to 5-4), Jim Hewitt (3) (tracks: 7-7 to 7-13), Kai Winding (tracks: 7-3 to 7-13), Keith Moon (2) (tracks: 7-14 to 7-19), Ralph Pfeffner (tracks: 2-9 to 2-18, 3-1 to 3-18, 4-1 to 4-3), Si Zentner (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Urbie Green (tracks: 4-8 to 5-8, 5-13 to 5-22, 6-3 to 6-14, 7-1 to 7-6), Vern Friley (tracks: 7-3 to 7-6), Will Bradley (tracks: 6-15 to 6-24)
Trombone, Bass Trumpet – Cy Touff (tracks: 7-14 to 7-19)
Trumpet – Al Porcino (tracks: 7-14 to 7-19), Ben Stabler* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15), Bernie Glow (tracks: 7-3 to 7-13), Bernie Privin (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Bill Castagnino (tracks: 7-14 to 7-19), Billy Robbins (2) (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8), Bobby Guyer (tracks: 1-1 to 2-4), Bobby Styles (tracks: 7-3 to 7-6), Buddy Childers (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Cappy Lewis (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15), Carl Warwick (tracks: 2-9 to 2-18), Charles Frankhauser (tracks: 2-9 to 2-18), Chris Griffin (3) (tracks: 6-11 to 6-14), Chuck Genduso (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Conrad Gozzo (tracks: 3-1 to 3-18, 4-1 to 4-7), Dick Collins (tracks: 7-14 to 7-19), Dick Sherman (tracks: 6-15 to 6-20), Don Fagerquist (tracks: 4-16 to 5-4, 5-13 to 5-22, 6-3 to 6-6), Don Ferrara (tracks: 4-8 to 4-15), Don Leight (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Doug Mettome (tracks: 4-8 to 5-8, 6-11 to 6-14), Ed Bagley (3) (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Ernie Royal (tracks: 6-3 to 6-6, 7-3 to 7-6), Hal Wegbreit (tracks: 7-3 to 7-6), Jack Scarda (tracks: 5-13 to 5-16), Jimmy Bonebreak (tracks: 7-7 to 7-13), Joe Burnett (tracks: 7-1, 7-2), Joe Lestelle (tracks: 6-1, 6-2), John Bello (tracks: 4-8 to 4-15), John Howell (tracks: 5-13 to 5-22, 6-3 to 6-6. 7-7 to 7-19), John Macombe (tracks: 5-1 to 5-4), Lee Fortier (tracks: 5-17 to 5-22), Mario Serritello (tracks: 1-16 to 2-8), Marky Markowitz (tracks: 3-1 to 3-18, 4-1 to 4-3), Neal Hefti (tracks: 1-16 to 2-18), Nick Travis (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15), Nick Travis (tracks: 4-8 to 4-11, 4-14, 4-15), Pete Candoli (tracks: 2-9 to 3-18, 4-1 to 4-7), Phil Cook (4) (tracks: 6-3 to 6-20), Ray Nance (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8), Ray Wetzel (tracks: 1-1 to 2-18), Roy Caton (tracks: 4-12 to 5-4, 5-13 to 5-22, 6-3 to 6-20, 7-1, 7-2), Ruben McFall (tracks: 7-7 to 7-16), Shorty Rogers (tracks: 3-1 to 3-18, 4-1 to 4-7, 4-16 t0 4-19), Sonny Berman (tracks: 3-1 to 4-3), Stu Williamson (tracks: 6-7 to 6-20, 7-1 to 7-6), Tommy DiCarlo* (tracks: 6-15 to 6-20, 7-1, 7-2)
Tuba – Gene Englund (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7)
Valve Trombone – Juan Tizol (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8)
Vibraphone – Marjorie Hyams (tracks: 2-9 to 2-18), Red Norvo (tracks: 3-1 to 4-3)
Vocals – Billy Eckstine (tracks: 4-4 to 4-7), Dolly Houston (tracks: 4-8 to 4-12, 5-19, 6-12, 6-13), Fran Warren (tracks: 5-11, 5-12), Frances Wayne (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-12 to 1-14, 1-18 to 2-1, 2-5, 2-10, 2-12 to 2-14)








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