American jazz orchestra and big band. From the 1940's, the expression 'The Herd' was used in variable context, which was always a synonym for Woody Herman's orchestra. inherited the in New York City in 1936. The history of the following band evolution can be structured in the following way: 1936 - 1944: In 1944, the term 'The Herd' was first established. Woody Herman took this term for his purposes and started first to number the herds, later the herds got more special names. The following time table gives an overview over the living periods of the herds. The respective herd was always used as an ANV to the 'Woody Herman Orchestra' in the specified time range. All members of the herds were also member of the Woody Herman orchestra. 1944 - 1946: 1947 - Nov 1949: Apr 1950 - June 1955: Nov 1955 - Dec 1955: / Dec 1955 - March 1959: , until May 1956 aka Dec 1958 - Feb 1959: April 1959: Oct 1959: June 1959 - Aug 1967: Further bands were defined by recording: 1967 - 1981: (coexistence) 1973 - 1979: (coexistence) 1977: (coexistence) 1978: (coexistence) 1977 - 1987 (coexistence) Post mortem: 1987ff: Besides this rough timeline, there were several spin-offs and reincarnations of other bands and herds, which do make the timeline in fact more complicated. For example: (primarily circa 1959)

Members

• Donny Hathaway
• Candido
• Ray Barretto
• Stan Getz
• Dinah Washington
• Gerry Mulligan
• Luis Gasca
• Gene Ammons
• Buddy Rich
• Dizzy Gillespie
• Charlie Parker
• Greg Gisbert
• Dave Wells
• Burt Collins
• Chuck Gentry
• Dusko Goykovich
• Milt Jackson
• Alphonso Johnson
• Neal Hefti
• Nat Adderley
• Pete Jolly
• Charles Davis
• Marvin Stamm
• Wayne Andre
• Stan Kenton
• Clark Terry
• Lyle Mays
• Bob Belden
• Woody Herman
• Gene Perla
• Arthur Harper
• Jack Six
• Rolf Ericson
• Dick Hafer
• Charlie Byrd
• Keter Betts
• Joe Romano
• Jack Arnold
• Jimmy Cleveland
• Willie Dennis
• Alan Broadbent
• David Finck
• Jeff Brillinger
• Buddy Powers
• Chip Jackson
• Dale Kirkland
• Nelson Hatt
• Andy Laverne
• Jim Pugh
• Gary Pack
• Bill Byrne
• Gary Anderson
• Art Linsner
• Dave Stahl
• Frank Tiberi
• Billy May
• John Best
• Wilbur Schwartz
• Bernie Privin
• Ronnie Cuber
• Joe Carroll
• Victor Feldman
• Oscar Pettiford
• Chuck Flores
• Red Mitchell
• Joe Farrell
• Jim Hall
• Ben Webster
• Earl Hines
• Mike Bloomfield
• Vince Guaraldi
• Johnny Hodges
• Milt Hinton
• Harry Edison
• Dave Matthews
• Babe Russin
• Vido Musso
• Anita O'Day
• Jimmy Giuffre
• Frank Foster
• Arnold Fishkin
• Billy Bauer
• Danny Bank
• Barry Galbraith
• Urbie Green
• Al Cohn
• Nick Travis
• Tiny Kahn
• Pepper Adams
• Don Lamond
• Tony Aless
• Zoot Sims
• Marky Markowitz
• Seldon Powell
• Frank Vicari
• Julian Priester
• Shelly Manne
• Stu Williamson
• Phil Urso
• Monty Budwig
• Jimmy Rowles
• Bill Perkins
• Don Fagerquist
• Mel Lewis
• Russ Freeman
• Joe Mondragon
• Bob Brookmeyer
• Flip Phillips
• Charlie Shavers
• Allen Eager
• Kai Winding
• Jeff Hamilton
• Phil Upchurch
• Harold Danko
• Johnny Pacheco
• Jack Nimitz
• Bernie Glow
• Ernie Royal
• Gary Grant
• Mel Wanzo
• Lyn Biviano
• Freddie Green
• Joe Beck
• Bill Hood
• Eddie Bert
• Jose Mangual
• Harold Feldman
• Frank Rehak
• John Barrows
• Gus Johnson
• Bob Cooper
• Chubby Jackson
• Jack Sheldon
• Tom Malone
• Billy Byers
• Al Porcino
• Conte Candoli
• Ray Nance
• Willie Rodriguez
• Johnny Rae
• Lou Levy
• Pete Escovedo
• Major Holley
• Ralph Burns
• John Hicks
• Joe Lovano
• Dave McKenna
• Tom Harrell
• Marc Johnson
• Morris Jennings
• Pete Candoli
• Conrad Gozzo
• Ray Linn
• Al Gibbons
• Bill Watrous
• Carl Fontana
• Dick Lieb
• Lynn Seaton
• Byron Stripling
• Gary Smulyan
• Red Norvo
• Dave Carpenter
• Juan Tizol
• Connie Boswell
• Bobby Jones
• John Beal
• Billy Mitchell
• Kenneth Nash
• Joe Newman
• Serge Chaloff
• Paul Gonsalves
• Richard Powell
• Billy Eckstine
• Paul Quinichette
• Shorty Rogers
• Red Rodney
• Bob Swift
• Lou McGarity
• Herbie Haymer
• Terry Gibbs
• Gus Bivona
• Sam Marowitz
• Red Ballard
• Tommy Pederson
• Herb Harper
• Stan Fishelson
• Heinie Beau
• Skeets Herfurt
• Bill Harris
• Harry Babasin
• Al Hendrickson
• Earl Swope
• Hoyt Bohannon
• Joe Triscari
• George Seaberg
• Rick Kiefer
• Les Robinson
• Jimmy Maxwell
• Al Mastren
• Dave Tough
• Don Watt
• Chuck Peterson
• Ernie Caceres
• Don Ellis
• John Bunch
• Paul Serrano
• Budd Johnson
• Larry Farrell
• Willie Smith
• Art Mardigan
• Don Rader
• Mary Ann McCall
• Frances Wayne
• Bobby Lamb
• Sal Marquez
• Si Zentner
• Murray McEachern
• Milt Bernhart
• Wayne Darling
• Cecil Payne
• Carl Warwick
• Jackie Mills
• Jay Migliori
• Milt Raskin
• Danny Stiles
• Sam Taylor
• Michael Moore
• Joe Howard
• Paul Cohen
• Herb Steward
• Charlie DiMaggio
• Mickey Folus
• Sam Donahue
• Murray Williams
• Dick Clark
• Will Bradley
• Cliff Leeman
• John Owens
• Frank Carlson
• Dick Collins
• Charlie Walp
• John Howell
• Jimmy Raney
• Chuck Wayne
• Chris Griffin
• Willie Thomas
• Mick Goodrick
• Al De Risi
• Don Switzer
• Roy Caton
• John Thomas
• Joe Temperley
• Joe LaBarbera
• Reunald Jones
• Louis Bellson
• Russell George
• Gene Allen
• Sal Nistico
• Jack Gale
• Bill Chase
• Gerry Lamy
• Gordon Brisker
• Chuck Andrus
• Dave Gale
• Paul Fontaine
• Phil Wilson
• Jake Hanna
• Nat Pierce
• Eddie Morgan
• Ziggy Harrell
• Ray Triscari
• Harry Betts
• Jay Anderson
• Buddy Childers
• Albert Dailey
• Joe Ferrante
• Gerald Sanfino
• Buddy Clark
• Maurice Harris
• Karl De Karske
• John Cave
• Richie Kamuca
• Jim Chapin
• Zeke Zarchy
• Frank Ippolito
• Jack Ferrier
• Ronnie Perry
• Jimmy Horvath
• Pete Mondello
• Jimmy Campbell
• Shadow Wilson
• Eddie Costa
• Bart Varsalona
• Mert Oliver
• Harold Garrett
• Steve Houghton
• Bob Daugherty
• Jay Cameron
• Rigby Powell
• Bill Berry
• Ken Ascher
• Jay Sollenberger
• Ronnie Zito
• Birch Johnson
• William Slapin
• Deane Kincaide
• Harry Hall
• Bill Stapleton
• Tom Anastas
• Bob Burgess
• Rick Stepton
• Steve Lederer
• Bill Potts
• James Gannon
• Marty Flax
• Bobby Shew
• Lloyd Trotman
• Lou Orenstein
• Bob Lawson
• Gary Keller
• Ron Davis
• Bruce Squires
• Glenn Drewes
• Cy Touff
• Frank Gallagher
• Dick Kniss
• Bob Price
• Charles Frankhauser
• Gregory Herbert
• John Laporta
• Jeff Davis
• Ian McDougall
• Dick Mitchell
• Joel Weiskopf
• Roger DeLillo
• Buddy Savitt
• Ed Soph
• Geoff Sharp
• Harry Kleintank
• Gil Rathel
• Larry Pyatt
• Steve Marcus
• Gerald Chamberlain
• Rich Cooper
• Med Flory
• Al Stewart
• Alex Rodriguez
• Les Lovitt
• Dick Ruedebusch
• Joe Soldo
• Oliver Jackson
• Nat Pavone
• Marvin Holladay
• Gene Roland
• John Coppola
• Arno Marsh
• Sam Staff
• Dick Kenney
• Doug Mettome
• Don Lanphere
• Tony Klatka
• Richard Dollarhide
• Steve Kohlbacher
• Dick Meldonian
• Sam Noto
• Brian O'Flaherty
• Red Saunders
• Forrest Buchtel
• Vince Prudente
• Lloyd Michels
• Neil Reid
• Dave Madden
• Bruce Johnstone
• Bill Pemberton
• Robert Hardaway
• James Rupp
• John Stevens
• Ira Nepus
• Rufus Jones
• Jay Dennis
• John Bello
• Henry Southall
• Tom Boras
• Billy Ross
• Sunny Skylar
• Ted Nash
• Ildefonso Sanchez
• John Hoffman
• Larry Ford
• Allen Vizzutti
• Hal Espinosa
• Walt Yoder
• Ron Myers
• Lou Singer
• Clarence Willard
• Gene Sargent
• Marjorie Hyams
• Sonny Berman
• Ollie Wilson
• Fred Otis
• Teddy Sommer
• Ray Wetzel
• Mary Martin
• Nick Brignola
• Remo Biondi
• Dan Fornero
• Harold Lewis
• Mahlon Clark
• Art Koenig
• Joe Bishop
• Gary Klein
• Toby Tyler
• James Dahl
• Jack Green
• Don Ferrara
• Ramon Banda
• Alan Gauvin
• Irv Cottler
• Paul McGinley
• Nelson Hinds
• Jim Daniels
• Pat Coil
• Warren Barker
• Panama Francis
• John Graas
• Gene Englund
• Paul Mazzio
• Dave Riekenberg
• Dick Sherman
• Joe Barati
• Sam Firmature
• James \"Jiggs\" Noble
• Marty Harris
• Bill Smiley
• Frank Huggins
• John Madrid
• Elliot Lawrence
• Harry Feldman
• Bill Shine
• Mickey Mangano
• Gus Gustafson
• Virgil Gonsalves
• Jack Dulong
• Nick Caiazza
• Tony Rizzi
• Herb Sargent
• Andrew McGhee
• Joe Rodriguez
• Don Michaels
• Ron Stout
• Jerry Neary
• John Oddo
• John Von Ohlen
• Vic Hamann
• John Fedchock
• Mike Brignola
• Vern Friley
• Jerry Kail
• Skippy Desair
• Irv Lewis
• Ralph Pfeffner
• Ed Kiefer
• Joe Pulice
• Jan Konopásek
• Larry McKenna
• Dave Ratajczak
• Ruben McFall
• Bill Castagnino
• Dud Harvey
• Mike Alterman
• Frank Tesinsky
• Johnny Bothwell
• Ray Winslow
• Chet Ferretti
• Roy Wiegand
• Frank Hittner
• Roger Pemberton
• Carl Pruitt
• Billy Usselton
• Pete Dalbis
• Richard Murphy
• Sonny Igoe
• Roger Newman
• Bill Trujillo
• Vaughn Wiester
• Jimmy Mosher
• Jack Schwartz
• Dave Shapiro
• Jim Powell
• Jimmy Guinn
• Roger Ingram
• Hy White
• Bill Horan
• Tommy Linehan
• Bob Peck
• Larry Covelli
• Paul Guerrero
• Allan Jones
• Karl Kiffe
• Dennis Dotson
• John Altwerger
• McHouston Baker
• Tom Nygaard
• Sonny Costanzo
• Red Kelly
• Terry Swope
• Jimmy Cook
• James Bossert
• John Riley
• John Oslawski
• Norman Pockrandt
• Paul McKee
• Jerry Pinter
• Hal Posey
• Stanley Chaloupka
• Al Forte
• Al Belletto
• Gerry LaFurn
• Sal Spicola
• Bill Bradley
• Thomas Porrello
• Donald Doane
• Dolly Houston
• Hal Schaefer
• Joe Burnett
• Horace Diaz
• Kermit Simmons
• Herbie Fields
• Kent McGarity
• Bob Graf
• Keith Moon
• Carolyn Grey
• Bob Jenkins
• Walter J. Blanton
• Dave Kennedy
• Larry Rockwell
• Mark Vinci
• Cappy Lewis
• Art Pirie
• Israel Dorn
• Herb Randel
• Larry Shunk
• George Rabbai
• Gene Smith
• Randy Russell
• Scott Wagstaff
• Ron Paley
• Mark Lusk
• Jim Stutz
• Tom DiCarlo
• Malcolm Crain
• James Carroll
• Randall Hawes
• Abe Rosen
• Pat Azzara
• John Wasson
• Lynne Stevens
• Jerry Rosa
• Freddy Lewis
• Kenny Pinson
• John McComb
• Ed Price
• Lee Fortier
• José Rodríguez
• Don Young
• Everett Longstreth
• Carmen Leggio
• Sam Rubinowitch
• Fred Woods
• Red Wootten
• Dave LaLama
• Tony Leonardi
• Bud Smith
• Saxie Mansfield
• Ken Wenzel
• Al Plank
• Mark Lewis
• Mike Hall
• Noah Brandmark
• Ed Badgley
• Andy Pino
• Buddy Wise
• Phil Cook
• Raoul Romero
• Billy Hunt
• Bob Stroup
• Dillagene
• Bobby Clark
• Dave Miller
• George Baker
• Danny Nolan
• Bob Rudolph
• Steve Harrow
• Jim Foy
• Bob Pierson
• John Crews
• Bruce Fowler
• Nick Hupfer
• Chick Reeves
• Bruce Wilkins
• Joe Estren
• Andy Peele
• Ray Hagen
• Billy Robbins
• Joseph Krechter
• Mac McCorquodale
• Steady Nelson
• Herb Tompkins
• Eddie Scalzi
• Jerry Coker
• Neil Friel
• Gustavo Maas
• Brad Williams
• Pedro Chao
• Marshall Thompson
• Curt Berg
• Jim Thomas
• Evan Diner
• Lotten Taylor
• John Adams
• Muriel Lane
• Ray Hopfner
• Joe Weidman
• Alan Read
• Gene Smookler
• Billie Rogers
• Joe MacDonald
• Jack Ranelli
• Bob Newman
• Jerry Collins
• Jesse Ralph
• Harold Wegbreit
• Jack Scarda
• Bobby Styles
• Rodney Ogle
• Dick Munson
• Pete Johns
• Mac MacQuordale
• Joe Denton
• Sammy Armato
• Walter Nimms
• Tommy Farr
• Tom Azzarello
• John Ingliss
• Sam Scavone
• Tony Phillatoni
• Freddy Wood
• Joe Clarvadone
• Larry Mosher
• Bo Boyd
• Al Puccin
• Mario Serritello
• Jim Hewitt
• Mike Tinnes
• Dick Kane
• Benny Stabler
• Bill Vitale
• Ron Perry
• Gary Potter
• John Macombe
• Archie Martin
• Gus Mas
• Jimmy Bennett
• Jim Bonebrake
• The Herdmen
• John Woehrmann
• Charlie Henry
• Dave Larocca
• Tim Burke
• Kitt Reid
• Bobby Guyer
• Wilburn Stewart
• George Hanna
• Leah Matthews
• Jack Stevens
• Ivan Lopez
• Tony Prentice
• Oliver Mathewson
• Joe Quartell
• Jim Burtch
• Edmund Costanza
• Ed Bennett
• Al Esposito
• Alex Cirin, Jr.
• Charles Frank
• Terry Ross
• Stella Seidenberg

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