In 1947, Jimmy Giuffre wrote and arranged a song called Four Brothers for Woody Herman. The arrangement was designed to showcase the band's new lineup of three tenor saxophones and a baritone saxophone, which was unusual, since most bands featured two altos, two tenors and a baritone. Herman's band, known as the Second Herd, had its premiere concert in …
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