The Woody Herman Big Band (1965) Live At Basin Street West in San Francisco.

This wonderful edition of Woody Herman's Band scores in a complete set of great tunes played before a responsive audience at this great Jazz club. The band was youthful and full of great soloists like trumpeters Don Rader, Dusko Goykovich, Bill Chase and Bobby Shew. Trombone virtuoso Harry Southall is also featured. The great tenor saxophonist Sal Nistico was really a star in this band and heard extensively on many tunes. A superb rhythm sections with Nat Pierce on piano and the dynamic Ronnie Zito on drums cooks on every tune. Great arrangements by Rader, Chase, Ralph Burns, Bill Holman and others and a wide variety of tunes make this a wonderful set. The woody clarinet of Mr. Herman is also heard along with the leader's mellow alto saxophone. The "Old Man" (Woody Herman) had a right to be very proud of this edition of the Herman Band. You'll enjoy it too, I'm sure.