Woody Herman features a blistering one-hour concert from 1964 showcasing one of the very hottest line-ups of the “Swinging Herd,” including trumpeter Bill Chase, trombonist Phil Wilson and the amazing saxophonist Sal Nistico on the front line, as well as drummer Jake Hanna, bassist Chuck Andrus and pianist-arranger Nat Pierce in the rhythm section. Woody and his band roar throughout the entire show which includes standards such as Lonesome Old Town and After You've Gone as well as new originals including Charles Mingus's Better Git It in Your Soul.
"The Sound of Jazz" es un episodio histórico de la serie de antología "The Seven Lively Arts" que presenta a grandes del jazz en concierto. Presentado por John Crosby, ofrece algunas actuaciones fascinantes de Count Basie, Billie Holliday, Thelonious Monk y muchos más. Este programa de 58 minutos es una transmisión verdaderamente original y única del CBS Studio 58 en Nueva York el 8 de diciembre de 1957.
