He was known for hiring the best young musicians and using their arrangements.
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In the early and mid-1960s, Herman fronted a Herd featuring Michael Moore, drummer Jake Hanna, tenor saxophonist Sal Nistico, trombonist Phil Wilson, and Henry Southall, and trumpeters like Bill Chase and Paul Fontaine.
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By 1968, the Herman library came to be heavily influenced by rock and roll.
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He was also known to feature brass and woodwind instruments rarely associated with jazz, such as the bassoon, oboe, and French horn.
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