Effective period / Period of releases: 1941 - 1966

Members: Candido, Milt Jackson, Neal Hefti, Woody Herman, Red Mitchell, Billy Bauer, Urbie Green, Don Lamond, Tony Aless, Shelly Manne, Jimmy Rowles, Bill Perkins, Joe Mondragon, Flip Phillips, Jose Mangual, Chubby Jackson, Conte Candoli, Ralph Burns, Dave McKenna, Dave Barbour, Carl Fontana, Red Norvo, Shorty Rogers, Bill Harris, Dave Tough, Art Mardigan, Will Bradley, Frank Carlson, Chuck Wayne, Nat Pierce, Arno Marsh, Sam Staff, Doug Mettome, Neil Reid (2), Walt Yoder, Marjorie Hyams, Sonny Berman, Joe Bishop, Ed Kiefer, Sonny Igoe, Hy White, Tommy Linehan, Cappy Lewis, Red Wootten, Muriel Lane

A selection of musicians from Woody Herman And His Orchestra and Woody Herman & The Herd, which first originated shortly in 1938 for some recording. In 1946 it was built by musicians of the first Herd. The Woodchoppers were a parallel band project not directly bound to the Herds and mainly put together for recording purposes.
The Woodchoppers were a similar project as the earlier Woody Herman's Four Chips and were simply a generic name for any small band within the Woody Herman band organization.