Biography
Woody Herman & The Second Herd
Members: Stan Getz, Gene Ammons, Milt Jackson, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Giuffre, Al Cohn, Tiny Kahn, Don Lamond, Zoot Sims, Marky Markowitz, Shelly Manne, Joe Mondragon, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Chubby Jackson, Al Porcino, Lou Levy, Ralph Burns, Billy Mitchell, Serge Chaloff, Shorty Rogers, Red Rodney, Bob Swift, Terry Gibbs, Sam Marowitz, Stan Fishelson, Bill Harris, Harry Babasin, Earl Swope, Mary Ann McCall, Herb Steward, Charlie Walp, Jimmy Raney, Buddy Childers, Shadow Wilson, Bart Varsalona, Mert Oliver, Buddy Savitt, Don Lanphere, Walt Yoder, Gene Sargent, Ollie Wilson, Fred Otis, Terry Swope, Jim Stutz, Ed Badgley
The second herd was an American jazz orchestra, founded in October 1947 and direct successor of . The last appearance of the second herd was in November 1949 due to financial reasons. In 1950, it was followed by Woody Herman And His Third Herd. It was the third stage of the evolution of Woody Herman And His Orchestra and emphasized saxophone instrumentation.