World's Greatest Jazz Band
| Company type | Supergroup |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founder | Dick Gibson |
| Defunct | 1978 |
Key people | Yank Lawson, Bob Haggart, Dick Gibson |
| Products | Dixieland jazz recordings and performances |
The World's Greatest Jazz Band was a distinguished jazz supergroup that operated between 1968 and 1978.[1]
Established by Dick Gibson during his sixth annual Jazz Party event,[1] the ensemble specialized in Dixieland jazz, producing a significant number of recordings.[1] Under the joint leadership of Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart,[1] the group performed classic early jazz standards as well as contemporary popular tunes, all interpreted through a Dixieland lens.[2] Although the band ceased regular activities in 1978, Lawson and Haggart later revived the name for select performances.
Members
- Billy Butterfield[1]
- Cutty Cutshall
- Vic Dickenson
- Morey Feld[1]
- Carl Fontana[1]
- Bud Freeman[1]
- Dick Gibson
- Bob Haggart[1]
- Scott Hamilton
- Clancy Hayes[1]
- Eddie Hubble[1]
- Peanuts Hucko[1]
- Keith Ingham
- Gus Johnson[1]
- Roger Kellaway
- Al Klink[1]
- Yank Lawson[1]
- Cliff Leeman
- George Masso[1]
- Lou McGarity[1]
- Johnny Mince
- Bob Miller
- Eddie Miller[1]
- Joe Muranyi
- Chuck Riggs
- Bobby Rosengarden[1]
- Sonny Russo
- Carrie Smith
- Maxine Sullivan
- Ralph Sutton[1]
- Dick Wellstood
- Bob Wilber[1]
- Roy Williams
Discography
- Extra! (Project 3 Total Sound, 1969)
- The World's Greatest Jazzband of Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart (Project 3 Total Sound, 1969)
- Live at the Roosevelt Grill (Atlantic, 1970)
- The World's Greatest Jazzband (Atlantic, 1971)
- What's New? (Atlantic, 1971)
- Hark the Herald Angels Swing (World Jazz, 1972)
- In Concert: Vol. 1 Massey Hall (World Jazz, 1973)
- Good News featuring Teresa Brewer (Signature, 1973)
- Plays Cole Porter (World Jazz, 1975)
- Plays Rodgers & Hart (World Jazz, 1976)
- Plays Duke Ellington (World Jazz, 1976)
- In Concert (Recorded Live at the Lawrenceville School) (Flying Dutchman, 1976)
- On Tour (World Jazz, 1976)
- On Tour Vol. 1 and 2 (World Jazz, 1977)
- Plays George Gershwin (World Jazz, 1977)
- On Tour II with Maxine Sullivan (World Jazz, 1977)[3]
References
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