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44-523: Jones was born in Coalton, Ohio , United States, to a musical and mining family. His father, Richard Isham Jones (1865–1945), was a violinist. The family moved to Saginaw, Michigan , where Jones grew up and started his first ensemble for church concerts. In 1911 one of Jones's earliest compositions "On the Alamo" was published by Tell Taylor Inc. In 1915, Jones moved to Chicago , Illinois . He performed at

88-405: A "very delicate and a very sad piece." Stravinsky felt that the jazz musicians would have a hard time with the various time signatures. Saxophonist Flip Philips said: "During the rehearsal [...] there was a passage I had to play there and I was playing it soft, and Stravinsky said 'Play it, here I am!' and I blew it louder and he threw me a kiss!" Stravinsky observed the massive amount of smoking at

132-469: A Concord Jam, Vol. I . Wilson's review says that the recording presents a band that is less frenetic than his bands from the forties to the seventies. Instead, it takes the listener back to the relaxed style of Herman's first band of the thirties that recorded for Decca. Herman continued to perform into the 1980s, after the death of his wife and with his health in decline, chiefly to pay back taxes that were owed because of his business manager's bookkeeping in

176-426: A half years on the label, the band had its first hit, " Woodchopper's Ball " recorded in 1939. Herman remembered that "Woodchopper's Ball" started out slowly. "[I]t was really a sleeper. But Decca kept re-releasing it, and over a period of three or four years it became a hit. Eventually it sold more than five million copies—the biggest hit I ever had." In January 1942, Herman would have his highest rated single (No. 1 in

220-647: A handful of sessions under the ARC labels: Melotone , Perfect and Banner . In 1931, Jones performed at the Elitch Gardens Trocadero ballroom. In the 1940s, Jones resided on his poultry farm in Colorado , which he occasionally left for short tours with pickup bands. He later resided in Los Angeles. He moved to Hollywood, Florida in 1955, and died there of cancer in 1956. His great-nephew

264-471: A reconstituted Woody Herman band played at Carnegie Hall in New York City, celebrating Herman's fortieth anniversary as a bandleader. By the 1980s, Herman had returned to more straight-ahead jazz but augmented with rock and fusion. Herman signed a recording contract with Concord Records around 1980. In 1981, John S. Wilson reviewed one of Herman's first Concord recordings Woody Herman Presents

308-661: A record date October 3. From the start, his Brunswick records were popular. There was a gap from October 1927 to June 1929 where Jones did not record due to disbanding and reorganization. From 1929 to 1932, his Brunswick recordings became even more sophisticated with offbeat arrangements by Gordon Jenkins and others; Jones was his own arranger early on, but cultivated others. During this period, Jones started featuring violinist Eddie Stone as one of his regular vocalists. Stone had an unusual, almost humorous tone to his voice. His other vocalists included Frank Sylvano , Billy Scott, and Arthur Jarrett. In 1932, he added Joe Martin, another of

352-406: A strong use of tuba. During his Victor period, he recorded two long playing "Program Transcription" records as part of Victor's unsuccessful 33 1/3 RPM series. He stayed with Victor until July 1934, when he signed with Decca . Jones's recordings during this period rivaled Paul Whiteman , Waring's Pennsylvanians , Leo Reisman and other dance orchestras as examples of the most popular dance music of

396-701: The Billboard charts ), singing Harold Arlen 's " Blues in the Night " backed by his orchestra. Other hits for the band include "Blue Flame" and " Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me ". Musicians and arrangers that stood out included Cappy Lewis on trumpet and saxophonist/arranger Deane Kincaide . " The Golden Wedding " (1941), arranged by James "Jiggs" Noble, featured an extended (34 bars) drum solo by Frankie Carlson . The trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie wrote three arrangements for Herman, " Woody'n You ", "Swing Shift" and "Down Under". These were arranged in 1942. "Woody'n You"

440-619: The Depression era. Victor's recording technique was suited to Jones' band. In October 1932, he teamed up with the Three X Sisters in New York who had just departed from CBS radio. They recorded "experimental" songs for RCA Victor in which Jones began to fuse jazz and early swing music. They recorded "Where? (I Wonder Where?)" and "What Would Happen to Me If Something Happened to You." His Victor releases had an almost symphonic sound, often with

484-726: The Hollywood Forever Cemetery . Awards won by the Woody Herman orchestras with major publications: "Voted best swing band in 1945 DownBeat poll; Silver Award by critics in 1946 and 1947 Esquire polls; won Metronome poll , band division, 1946 and 1953. A documentary film titled Woody Herman: Blue Flame – Portrait of a Jazz Legend was released on DVD in late 2012 by the jazz documentary filmmaker Graham Carter, owner of Jazzed Media, to salute Herman and his centenary in May 2013. Gold Records (Songs that reached

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528-669: The Three Blazers also performed that same day. Herman's other bands include the Third Herd (1950–1956) and various later editions during the 1960s. In the 1950s, the Third Herd successfully toured Europe. He was known for hiring the best young musicians and using their arrangements. In the early and mid 1960s, Herman fronted a Herd featuring Michael Moore , drummer Jake Hanna , tenor saxophonist Sal Nistico , trombonists Phil Wilson and Henry Southall and trumpeters like Bill Chase , Paul Fontaine and Duško Gojković . By 1968,

572-591: The United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 0.55 square miles (1.42 km ), all land. The neighborhood of Englishville lies inside Coalton. Coalton is connected to Ohio State Route 93 . As of the census of 2010, there were 479 people, 205 households, and 128 families living in the village. The population density was 870.9 inhabitants per square mile (336.3/km ). There were 241 housing units at an average density of 438.2 per square mile (169.2/km ). The racial makeup of

616-608: The blues , and was sometimes billed as "The Band That Plays the Blues". This band recorded for the Decca label, at first serving as a cover band, doing songs by other Decca artists. The first song recorded was "Wintertime Dreams" on November 6, 1936. In January 1937, George T. Simon ended a review of the band with the words: "This Herman outfit bears watching; not only because it's fun listening to in its present stages, but also because it's bound to reach even greater stages." After two and

660-441: The census of 2000, there were 545 people, 210 households, and 149 families living in the village. The population density was 991.9 inhabitants per square mile (383.0/km ). There were 243 housing units at an average density of 442.3 per square mile (170.8/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 97.25% White , 0.92% African American , 0.55% Asian , and 1.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of

704-506: The 1960s. Herman owed the IRS millions of dollars and was in danger of eviction from his home. With this added stress, Herman still kept performing. In a December 5, 1985, review of the band at the Blue Note jazz club for The New York Times , John S. Wilson pointed out: "In a one-hour set, Mr. Herman is able to show off his latest batch of young stars—the baritone saxophonist Mike Brignola ,

748-595: The Green Mill Gardens, then began playing at Fred Mann's Rainbo Gardens . Chicago remained his home until 1932, when he settled in New York City. He also toured England with his orchestra in 1925. In 1917, he composed the tune "We're in the Army Now" (also known as " You're in the Army Now ") when the United States entered World War I. The same tune was popular during World War II and it is played by

792-489: The Harry Sosnick orchestra, Gus Arnheim and Isham Jones . Jones wrote many popular songs (including " It Had to Be You ") and at some point was tiring of the demands of leading a band and wanted to live off the residuals of his songs. Herman saw the chance to lead his former band and eventually acquired the remains of the orchestra after Jones' retirement. Herman's first band became known for its orchestrations of

836-466: The Herman library came to be heavily influenced by rock and roll . He was also known to feature brass and woodwind instruments rarely associated with jazz, such as the bassoon, oboe and French horn. In concert, as the evening wore on and the crowd started dissipating, Herman would often leave the stage and let the band continue the last set on its own; but Terry Gibbs confirmed that the band never sounded

880-449: The U.S. Army Band. The Isham Jones band made a series of popular gramophone records for Brunswick throughout the 1920s. His first 26 sides, made at Rainbo Gardens, were credited to "Isham Jones' Rainbo Orchestra". By the end of 1920, the name was simply "Isham Jones' Orchestra". He led one of the most popular dance bands in the 1920s and 1930s. His first successful recording, " Wabash Blues " written by Dave Ringle and Fred Meinken ,

924-409: The average family size was 3.09. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. The median income for a household in the village

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968-520: The band won DownBeat , Metronome , Billboard and Esquire polls for best band, nominated by their peers in the big band business. Classical composer Igor Stravinsky wrote the Ebony Concerto , one in a series of compositions commissioned by Herman with solo clarinet, for this band in 1945. Herman recorded the work at Belock Recording Studio in Bayside, New York. Herman called it

1012-441: The band's violinists, as a frequent vocalist. In April that year, young Bing Crosby recorded two sessions with Jones's group which included " Sweet Georgia Brown ". Crosby at this point in his career was still singing in a jazz idiom, transitioning to his better known " crooner " style. In August 1932, Jones signed with Victor , and these records are considered among the best arranged and performed commercial dance band records of

1056-474: The bassist Bill Moring , the pianist Brad Williams, the trumpeter Ron Stout—and to remind listeners that one of his own basic charms is the dry humor with which he shouts the blues." Wilson also spoke about arrangements by Bill Holman and John Fedchock for special attention. Wilson spoke of the continuing influence of Duke Ellington on Woody Herman bands from the 1940s to the 1980s. Before Woody Herman died in 1987 he delegated most of his duties to leader of

1100-681: The big-band era ended, when seven other bands, in addition to Herman's, dissolved. In 1947, Herman organized the Second Herd. This band was also known as "The Four Brothers Band". This derives from the song recorded December 27, 1947, for Columbia Records, " Four Brothers ", written by Jimmy Giuffre , featuring the saxophone section of Zoot Sims , Serge Chaloff , Herbie Steward , and Stan Getz . The other musicians of this band included Al Cohn , Gene Ammons , Lou Levy , Oscar Pettiford , Terry Gibbs , and Shelly Manne . Among this band's hits were " Early Autumn ", and "The Goof and I". The band

1144-405: The era. Jones' Decca recordings are often unfavorably compared to his Victor recordings, due to Decca's recording techniques, Decca's insisting that Jones re-record many of his Victor recordings, and the apparent smaller size of his orchestra. After he left Decca in 1936, he again retired and his orchestra was taken over by band member Woody Herman . Jones started a new band in 1937–38 and recorded

1188-479: The following selections peaked in the top ten, according to Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . The following songs were composed by Jones: This group were hits, but written by other composers: Coalton, Ohio Coalton is a village in Jackson County , Ohio , United States. The population was 445 at the 2020 census . The village derives its name from Coal Township . According to

1232-409: The former Hollywood home of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall . One reason Herman may have disbanded was his wife Charlotte's growing alcoholism and pill addiction. Charlotte Herman joined Alcoholics Anonymous and gave up everything she was addicted to. Woody said, laughing: "I went to an AA meeting with Charlotte and my old band was sitting there." Many critics cite December 1946 as the actual date

1276-489: The opening twelve bars and the eight bar tag." "But the most amazing thing on the record was a soaring eight bar passage by trumpets near the end." These eight measures have wrongly been attributed to a Gillespie solo, but were in fact originally written by Neal Hefti . George T. Simon compares Hefti with Gillespie in a 1944 review for Metronome magazine saying, "Like Dizzy [...], Hefti has an abundance of good ideas, with which he has aided Ralph Burns immensely". In 1946,

1320-429: The personnel included Sonny Berman , Pete Candoli , Bill Harris , Flip Phillips , Billy Bauer (later replaced by Chuck Wayne ), Ralph Burns , and Davey Tough . On February 26, 1945, in New York City, the Woody Herman band recorded "Caldonia". Neal Hefti and Ralph Burns collaborated on the arrangement of "Caldonia" that the Herman band used. "Ralph caught Louis Jordan [singing "Caldonia"] in an act and wrote

1364-407: The population. There were 210 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and

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1408-531: The recording session: "the atmosphere looked like Pernod clouded by water." Ebony Concerto was performed live by the Herman band on March 25, 1946, at Carnegie Hall . Despite the Carnegie Hall success and other triumphs, Herman was forced to disband the orchestra in 1946 at the height of its success. This was his only financially successful band; he left it to spend more time with his wife and family. During this time, he and his family had just moved into

1452-539: The reed section, Frank Tiberi . Tiberi leads the current version of the Woody Herman orchestra. Tiberi said at the time of Herman's death that he would not change the band's repertoire or library. Herman died on October 29, 1987, and had a Catholic funeral on November 2 at St. Victor's in West Hollywood, California . He is interred in a niche in the columbarium behind the Cathedral Mausoleum in

1496-700: The same without Herman being present. In the early 1970s, he toured frequently and began to work more in jazz education , offering workshops and taking on younger sidemen. For this reason, he got the nickname Road Father and the bands were known as the "Young Thundering Herds." In January 1973, Herman was one of the featured halftime performers at Super Bowl VII . In 1974, Woody Herman's band appeared without their leader for Frank Sinatra 's television special The Main Event and album The Main Event – Live . Both were recorded mainly on October 13, 1974, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. On November 20, 1976,

1540-544: The village was 97.5% White , 0.2% African American , 0.4% Native American , and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 205 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.0% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.6% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who

1584-617: Was "Laura", the theme song of the 1944 movie . Herman's version was so successful that it made Columbia hold from release the arrangement that Harry James had recorded days earlier. The Columbia contract coincided with a change in the band's repertoire. The 1944 group, which he called the First Herd, was known for its progressive jazz . The First Herd's music was heavily influenced by Duke Ellington and Count Basie . Its lively, swinging arrangements, combining bop themes with swing rhythm parts, were greatly admired. As of February 1945,

1628-422: Was $ 24,167, and the median income for a family was $ 28,333. Males had a median income of $ 28,269 versus $ 15,682 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 11,080. About 29.0% of families and 27.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 51.1% of those age 65 or over. Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987)

1672-404: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age in the village was 40.4 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 14.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.5% male and 50.5% female. As of

1716-513: Was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his death in 1987. His bands often played music that was cutting edge and experimental; their recordings received numerous Grammy nominations. Herman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , on May 16, 1913. His parents were Otto and Myrtle (Bartoszewicz) Herrmann. His mother

1760-598: Was born in Poland. His father had a deep love for show business and this influenced Woody at an early age. As a child, Woody Herman worked as a singer and tap-dancer in vaudeville , then started to play the clarinet and saxophone by age 12. In 1931 he met Charlotte Neste, an aspiring actress; the couple married on September 27, 1936. Woody Herman joined the Tom Gerun band and his first recorded vocals were " Lonesome Me " and "My Heart's at Ease". Herman also performed with

1804-417: Was jazz drummer Rusty Jones . Isham Jones was the leader of one of America's most popular dance bands in the first half of the 20th century, between the two World Wars. His remarkable string of chart-topping compositions between 1922 and 1925, in collaboration with lyricist Gus Kahn , and later with Charles Newman, included eight number 1 records, an unequaled body of work for a full-time band leader. Each of

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1848-471: Was not used at the time. "Down Under" was recorded July 24, 1942. Herman's commissioning Gillespie to write arrangements for the band and hiring Ralph Burns as a staff arranger heralded a change in the style of music the band was playing. In February 1945, the band started a contract with Columbia Records . Herman liked what drew many artists to Columbia, Liederkranz Hall , at the time the best recording venue in New York City. The first side Herman recorded

1892-504: Was popular enough that they went to Hollywood in the mid-1940s. Herman and his band appear in the movie New Orleans (1947) with Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong . In 1947, Herman was Emcee and also played at the third Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles which was produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr. on September 7, 1947. The Valdez Orchestra , The Blenders, T-Bone Walker , Slim Gaillard , The Honeydrippers , Johnny Otis and his Orchestra , Sarah Vaughn and

1936-525: Was recorded in 1921. This million-seller stayed for twelve weeks in the U.S. charts, six at No. 1. It was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA . Noted musicians who played in Jones's band included Louis Panico , Benny Goodman (although no records were made during the short time he was there), Woody Herman , Walt Yoder , and Roy Bargy . Reed virtuoso Al Gallodoro appeared briefly with Jones in 1933, taking part in

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