Woody Herman (born May 16, 1913) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader best known for the 1939 hit “Woodchopper's Ball” and for leading influential ensembles called the Thundering Herd from the mid-1940s onward. His work expanded the clarinet's role in big band jazz, blending swing, blues, and later bebop and cool influences into a powerful, woody clarinet sound. ...
Category Archives: Famous Clarinet Players
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