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"'Woodchopper's Ball'", also known as "'At the Woodchopper's Ball'"[ Woody Herman biography] at 'AllMusic' - retrieved on 25 May 2009 is a 1939 jazz composition by Joe Bishop and Woody Herman. The up-tempo blues tune in D-flat major was the Woody Herman Orchestra's biggest hit, as well as the most popular composition of either composer, selling a million records.William Emmett Studwell and Mark Baldin: 'The Big Band Reader: Songs Favored by Swing Era Orchestras and Other Popular Ensembles'. Haworth Press, 2000. . p. 158

The tune has been performed by numerous artists and is considered a jazz standard. It is included in the first volume of Hal Leonard's 'Real Book'.'The Real Book, Volume I', sixth edition. Hal Leonard. . p. 447 The song was covered by the British blues/rock band Ten Years After on their album, 'Undead'. The original recording by Woody Herman and His Orchestra received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2002.[http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame#w Grammy Hall of Fame Awards] at 'Grammy.com' - retrieved on 25 May 2009

"Twistin' at the Woodchopper's Ball" written by Ronn Metcalfe was a 1962 hit based on Herman's song, which attained a gold album status.

See also



*List of 1930s jazz standards

References



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Category:1939 songs

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Category:Songs with music by Woody Herman

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