Freedom Jazz Dance, arranged by Bill Stapleton, 1972
Scope and Contents
The Woody Herman big band charts collection contains charts and scores used by Woody Herman's various big bands, particularly Thundering Herd. While the majority of the collection came to Berklee from the University of Houston, documentation within the collection also shows that some individual pieces were acquired at different points in time by members of the Berklee College of Music Ensemble Department.
Composers and arrangers represented in the collection include Alan Broadbent, Tony Klatka, Gary Anderson, Nat Pierce, Bill Stapleton, Ralph Burns, Joe Roccisano, and Richard Evans, among others.
Dates
- Creation: 1972
Creator
- From the Collection: Stapleton, Bill (Person)
- From the Collection: Evans, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1932-2014 (Person)
- From the Collection: Broadbent, Alan, 1947 (Person)
- From the Collection: Klatka, Tony (Person)
- From the Collection: Herman, Woody, 1913-1987 (Person)
- From the Collection: Pierce, Nat (Person)
- From the Collection: Ellis, Herb, 1921-2010 (Person)
- From the Collection: Carter, Lou (Person)
- From the Collection: Evanow, Matt (Person)
- From the Collection: Frigo, John, 1916-2007 (Person)
- From the Collection: Rader, Don, 1935- (Person)
- From the Collection: Roccisano, Joe, 1939-1997 (Person)
- From the Collection: Burns, Ralph (Person)
- From the Collection: Gish, Vern (Person)
- From the Collection: Amadie, Jimmy (Person)
- From the Collection: Manone, Jimmy (Person)
- From the Collection: Goykovich, Dusko, 1931- (Person)
- From the Collection: Boras, Tom (Person)
- From the Collection: Byrne, Bill (1935-2002) (Person)
- From the Collection: Ascher, Kenny (Person)
- From the Collection: McGarity, Kent (Person)
- From the Collection: Pugh, Jim (Person)
- From the Collection: Holman, Bill (Person)
- From the Collection: Blanton, Walter J. (Person)
- From the Collection: Belden, Bob (Person)
- From the Collection: Longstreth, Everett (Person)
- From the Collection: Oddo, John (Person)
- From the Collection: Hammer, Bob (Person)
- From the Collection: Wiester, Vaughn (Person)
- From the Collection: Tucker, Aubrey (Person)
- From the Collection: Hampton, Slide (Person)
- From the Collection: Johnstone, Bruce (Person)
- From the Collection: Wilson, Gerald, 1918-2014 (Person)
- From the Collection: Lalama, Dave (Person)
- From the Collection: Hinds, Nelson (Person)
- From the Collection: DeVoe, Dale (Person)
- From the Collection: Clausen, Alf (Person)
- From the Collection: Anderson, Gary (Saxophonist) (Person)
- From the Collection: Hefti, Neal (Person)
- From the Collection: Tiberi, Frank (Person)
- From the Collection: Feldman, Victor (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is restricted to research by onsite appointment only. Advance notice is required for access because materials are stored offsite.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Berklee Archives Repository