Brass, Reeds, and Percussion: January 13, 2024
Continuing the exploration of how popular music is often wind-band music, this edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features music of a big band called \โa thundering herd\โ instead of an orchestra. Before being a musician or bandleader, Woody Herman was a vaudeville performer billed as \โThe Boy Wonder.\โ He began playing his clarinet in a band at age 13 and doubled on saxophones. In 1934, he joined the Isham Jones Orchestra and added singing to his musical activities. In 1936, he fo...
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