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Woody Herman Shaw II (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) (United States) was a stunningly brilliant jazz trumpeter and composer, one of the last contributors to the language of modern jazz - who fiercely and yet successfully broadened the technical and harmonic capacity of his instrument. [ Website: http://www.WoodyShaw.com ] Shaw grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and began his study of music at the age of 11. Early in his career he was influenced by Clifford Brown, Fats Navarro, Booker Little, Dizzy Gillespie (whom Woody Jr's father had gone to high school with), Freddie Hubbard, amongst others, yet...

The only album of this british group is one of the most interesting and less known items in the progressive rock catalogue. It is hard to believe that such a fantastic piece of music, released at the beggining of 1969, had to wait so long to be transfered onto compact disc. Originally released on Pye, Awful Disclosures is a very colorful album. The sourcesof ispiration clearly stand out: blues, jazz, and psycedelic rock. The result of this blend is an aural feast: tasty guitar work, nice flutes and saxophones, occasional hammond organ and swinging, powerful rhythm section. Woody Kern liked...

DJ ESP aka Woody McBride is a techno pioneer and influence to thousands of people worldwide. One of the founding fathers of acid and midwest techno, Woody has composed hundreds of seminal techno anthems. As the man behind Communique records and former promotional group Mile High, Woody is known the world over for legendary parties, mental mans techno, and unmatched sound systems. With releases on Blueline, Primevil, Bush, Communiqué, Synewave, Kobayashi, Holzplatten & Missle. .

Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg, 1 december 1935) is primarily known for his wide involvement in movies. However, in the sixties he also had a brief career as a standup comedian. These performances show the same complex and twisted sense of humor as his movies, heavy on self-deprecation. Allen is a passionate fan of jazz which is often featured prominently in his movies' soundtracks. He has played the clarinet since adolescence and chose his stage name from an idol, famed clarinetist Woody Herman. He has performed publicly at least since the late 1960s, notably with the Preservation Hall Jazz...

Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987), better known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and Big band leader. During his lifetime, he led some of the most exciting big bands of the twentieth century. His bands changed styles and approaches to jazz but still managed to keep their musical integrity. Herman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As a child he worked as a singer in vaudeville, then became a professional saxophone player at age 15. When Isham Jones's band, of which Herman had been a member, broke up in...