Jazz decade: London

But with "Four Brothers", Herman introduced an entirely fresh conception based
on three tenors and a baritone, with Herman himself available for the occasional
sub-Johnny Hodges alto voice when required. But what lent vital interest to the "
Four Brothers" sound was not just its composition but its stylistic origin. The
choice by Herman of Zoot Sims, Stan Getz and Herbie Stewart (soon to be
replaced by Al Cohn) was the final belated vindication of Lester Young's one-
man revolution of ...