Entertainment & Arts
Ralph Burns never suspected that one of his compositions for the Woody Herman band would lead to a collaboration between the famed Big Band leader and one of the 20th Century’s greatest composers.
Sept. 23, 1993
Music
The crisis that erupted over the weekend with a report of Woody Herman’s imminent eviction from his home (a situation that was resolved Tuesday) was many years in the making.
Sept. 10, 1987
RALPH BURNS Herman’s pianist from 1944-45 and his composer-arranger off and on for 20 years, Burns moved on to a career as a writer of scores for TV and movies.
July 13, 1986
The evening was titled “A Tribute to Woody Herman,” but, like the honoree, it was a lot gutsier than that.
Oct. 26, 1987
California
Bandleader Woody Herman remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday, a hospital spokesman said.
Oct. 6, 1987
Bandleader Woody Herman was in stable and improving condition today after being admitted to a hospital here, officials said.
April 3, 1987
In light of Woody Herman’s recent financial troubles, the National Academy of Jazz has established the Woody Herman Fund to assist other jazz musicians in need of emergency financial assistance.
Sept. 22, 1987
It’s a mystery why a performer who is arguably the finest of his generation on his instrument would elect to devote as much time and energy as clarinetist Richard Stoltzman has to playing a style of music which is clearly beyond the range of his skills.
Feb. 17, 1988
Ghost bands are too often exactly what the name implies: dim and shadowy apparitions from a glorious past.
Aug. 23, 1989
Big band leader Woody Herman, 73, was in stable and improving condition Friday at Sinai Hospital, spokeswoman Suzanne Timma said.
April 4, 1987