Woody Herman Flip Phillips Bill Harris SIGNED Jazz Box

A great jazz find, here is the 1950s 45 RPM reissue of the 1946 78 RPM box set of Woody Herman's legendary 1946 concert recording (volume one), signed by Woody Herman, Flip Phillips, and Bill Harris.

The artists have signed on the interior of the box:

The item is in overall fair to good condition. The box fairly banged up along the edges, showing considerable wear including a tear to the top and bottom edge of the top of the box and there is a tear beginning at the seam that acts as a hinge between the top and bottom halves of the box. Other than the autographs, there are no marks on the box, sleeves, or records. The 45s themselves are in very good condition; clean with no scratches. All of the sleeves come in their original MGM paper sleeves, which are all in good condition except for some light creasing and rumpling as is typical with paper sleeves.

From the All Music Guide:

Woody Herman
A fine swing clarinetist, an altoist whose sound was influenced by Johnny Hodges, a good soprano saxophonist, and a spirited blues vocalist, Woody Herman's greatest significance to jazz was as the leader of a long line of big bands. He always encouraged young talent and, more than practically any bandleader from the swing era, kept his repertoire quite modern.

Flip Phillips
Flip Phillips, who angered some critics early on because he gained riotous applause for his exciting solos during Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts, for over 50 years was an excellent tenor saxophonist equally gifted on stomps, ballads, and standards. He played clarinet regularly in a Brooklyn restaurant during 1934-1939, was in Frankie Newton's group (1940-1941), and spent time in the bands of Benny Goodman, Wingy Manone, and Red Norvo. However, it was in 1944 that he had his breakthrough. As a well-featured soloist with Woody Herman's Herd (1944-1946), Phillips became a big star.

Bill Harris
Bill Harris was one of the few modern trombonists of the 1945-1960 era who was not influenced by J.J. Johnson. A very distinctive player almost from the start with a strong and highly original wit, Harris became a professional musician in 1938, and toured with the big bands of Gene Krupa, Ray McKinley, and Bob Chester. After playing with Benny Goodman (1943-1944) and Charlie Barnet, and guesting on a couple of Eddie Condon's Town Hall concerts, Harris became famous for his work with Woody Herman's First Herd (1944-1946); "Bijou" was a showcase, and the trombonist is heard at his best on Herman's many up-tempo (and often riotous) performances.

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