The World's Greatest Jazz Band Of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart
The World's Greatest Jazz Band Of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart
Top Songs
| 1 | Navarre | ||
| 2 | She's Funny That Way | ||
| 3 | Heavy Hearted Blues | ||
| 4 | Dreaming Butterfly | ||
| 5 | Frog and Nightgown |
Albums
Jun 2017 • 10 songs
Oct 2005 • 11 songs
Oct 2005 • 11 songs
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Biography
This all-star group was founded in 1968 by Dick Gibson at his sixth annual Jazz Party. Despite the impossibility of living up to its outrageous name, the band was indeed the finest in Dixieland/classic jazz. Co-led by Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart, and also featuring Billy Butterfield, Bud Freeman, Bob Miller, and Ralph Sutton, the WGJB originally alternated standards with Dixiefied versions of current pop tunes like "Mrs. Robinson," but its finest album (Live on Atlantic) sticks to hot jamming. After the personnel changed a bit (Eddie Miller and Dick Wellstood passed through th...