The music on the discs speaks for itse1f and only the soloists have been identified to assist the listener. For the most part the broadcasts are from the six week residency at the Hollywood Palladium and shows how a top jazz orchestra had of necessity to double as a dance band, and at times a stage show. This explains the proportion of performances where Woody and Mary Ann sang and occasionally behaved as a couple of hepsters. (Alastair Robertson). Collective Personnel: Woody Herman (Idr, c1t, a/s), Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Stan Fishelson, Irving "Marky" Markowitz, Shorty Rogers (tpts), Earl Swope, Ollie Wilson, Rob Swift, Bill Harris (tmbs), Sam Marowitz (a/s), Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, AI Cohn (t/s), Serge Chaloff (b/s), Herb Sargent, Jimmy Raney (gtr), Walt Yoder, Harry Babasin, Chubby Jackson (bs), Fred Otis, Lou Levy (pno), Terry Gibbs (vibes), Don Lamond (drms), Mary Ann McCall (voc). The Woodchoppers: Herman, Sims, Rogers, Chaloff, Raney, Otis, Jackson, Lamond. 40 Tracks. Recorded 1948 at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Century Room, Commodore Hotel, New York City, Marine Ballroom, Steel Pier, Atlantic City, N.J., Empire Room, Hollywood, Los Angeles.