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06. Jul 2017
The "Four Brothers" Live and Much More
This is a double-CD collection of the Second Herd ("Four Brothers" band) from four radio broadcasts from 1948:
1. Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Feb-March 1948
2. Century Room, Commodore Hotel, New York City, April 1948
3. (The Woodchoppers) Marine Ballroom, Steel Pier, Atlantic City, NJ, August 25,1948
4. Empire Room, Hollywood, Los Angeles, December 1948
The quality of the mono recording is better than many live recordings I've found from this time. The CD booklet contains 4 performance photos of the band, an essay from Alastair Robinson, and reflections/anecdotes from 1949 Herman band alum, saxophonist Don Lanphere.
The performances and solos are very strong, but what stands out to me in the music is the explosive fills and accents of Don Lamond, unleashed on Herman Staples like "The Good Earth," "The Goof and I" (one of the catchiest, unconventional drum tunes around), and "Wild Root" to name a few.
Mary Ann McCall's voice sounds to me more like a voice from the 1950s than Frances Wayne's bluesy wartime voice from mid-40s. McCall combines charming innocence and experience on songs like "There'll be Some Changes Made," "P.S. I Love You," and the Herman duet "Baby I Need You." I have to disagree with Robertson's assessment of McCall's delightfully cracking voice on "Toolie, Oolie, Doolie," and I think maybe it's a reflection of the changing times and direction of the band that McCall isn't really successful in selling "Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe," which in Herman's band is really owned by Frances Wayne.
1948 was apparently not a year of "political correctness," and modern ears will need to wince through "My Pal Gonsales," "There'll Be Some Changes," and "Happiness." Focus on the music, the rest is history (mostly).
12. Apr 2017
Best Instrumentals
This is a fine collection, with first-person liner notes by Ralph Burns with lots of photos, and containing some alternative versions of tracks that are interesting to hear, though not as good as the final cuts. Unfortunately, there isn't a CD version of the original Columbia (C3L 25) 3-LP Thundering Herds collection from long ago, but this double CD comes close, omitting just several key vocal tracks, most of which you can find on the Definitive Records' 4 Brothers CD (DRCD11383). What falls through the cracks are "P.S. I Love You" and "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" from this group, have to seek them elsewhere.