The World's Greatest Jazz Band Of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart - Live At The Roosevelt Grill

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:32
Size: 106.5 MB
Styles: Big band, Dixieland
Year: 1970/2007
Art: Front

[3:25] 1. That's A Plenty
[3:48] 2. Five Point Blues
[5:06] 3. My Honey's Lovin' Arms
[3:25] 4. Black And Blue
[4:12] 5. That D Minor Thing
[3:37] 6. Royal Garden Blues
[5:26] 7. Come Back Sweet Papa
[4:05] 8. Under The Moonlight Starlight Blue
[3:49] 9. Constantly
[5:05] 10. New Orleans
[4:30] 11. The Jazz Me Blues

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 the band), the group broke up in 1978, although reunions by Lawson and Haggart in later years sometimes revived the name. Their recordings for Project 3, Atlantic, and their own World Jazz label are pretty much all worth getting. ~bio by Scott Yanow

Live At The Roosevelt Grill

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The World's Greatest Jazz Band - At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 (2-Disc Set)

Bob Wilber (clarinet, soprano saxophone); Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone); Billy Butterfield (trumpet, flugelhorn); Yank Lawson (trumpet); Vic Dickenson, Eddie Hubble (trombone); Ralph Sutton (piano); Bob Haggart (electric bass); Gus Johnson (drums).

With an over-the-top (and perhaps tongue in cheek) name like the World's Greatest Jazz Band, all modesty has been happily tossed out the window. Whether any band can actually live up to such a title is questionable, but At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 does qualify as a fine recording of a vivacious live show. This rather large band (nine players), including trumpeters Yank Lawson and Billy Butterfield, and pianist Ralph Sutton, turns back the clock to a jazz form -- Dixieland -- that hadn't been "in" since the 1910s. The set list, "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Carolina in the Morning," and "Bourbon Street Parade," reflects this backward glance. The odd thing about this date for anyone immersed in contemporary jazz (anything from Coltrane on) is how melodic and fun jazz was before it became sophisticated. Sutton and clarinetist Bob Wilbur's freewheeling solos on "Ain't Misbehavin'" concoct an intoxicating mood, while the instrumental interchanges and intertwinings by the band throw the proceedings into high gear. The band offers quite a few variations on the Dixieland style, varying the arrangements and featuring different players on different cuts. This, plus the fact that most of the tracks hover around three- to five minutes, means that these two discs keep the listener tuned in. The only factor that seems a bit old-fashioned here are the song introductions, though they do provide a space to identify the featured musician(s) on each cut. At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 delivers over an hour-and-a-half of spontaneous, effervescent jazz, and stands as a worthy testament to the World's Greatest Jazz Band. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Album: At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:27
Size: 108.7 MB
Styles: Dixieland
Year: 2006

[1:34] 1. Yank Introduces The WGB
[5:42] 2. Panama
[4:56] 3. Dogtown Blues
[5:50] 4. Ain't Misbehavin'
[4:19] 5. Black And Blue
[4:02] 6. Alligator Crawl
[4:42] 7. I Got Rhythm
[5:05] 8. Limehouse Blues
[3:46] 9. Big Noise From Winnetka
[4:02] 10. What's New
[3:25] 11. South Rampart Street Parade

At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 (Disc 1)

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Album: At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:54
Size: 125.7 MB
Styles: Dixieland
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:57] 1. Bourbon Street Parade
[4:02] 2. The Girl On The Beach
[4:38] 3. Just One Of Those Things
[5:27] 4. Summertime
[5:31] 5. Viper's Drag
[5:34] 6. At Sundown
[3:44] 7. Carolina In The Morning
[5:22] 8. In A Sentimental Mood
[6:24] 9. Wolverine Blues
[5:35] 10. Muskrat Ramble
[3:35] 11. Up-Up And Away My Inspiration

At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 (Disc 2)

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Teresa Brewer - What A Wonderful World

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:23
Size: 91,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:04)  1. What A Wonderful World
(4:04)  2. June Night
(4:15)  3. I Dream Of You
(5:03)  4. Just Imagine
(3:22)  5. Isn't It A Lovely Day?
(3:45)  6. I've Got A Feeling
(2:55)  7. Live Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
(3:46)  8. On The Road Again
(3:50)  9. Come And Drive Me Crazy
(5:18) 10. My Heart Belongs To Daddy

A 1989 release of Brewer singing and being backed by Stephane Grappelli and Ruby Braff. I'd rather hear them.~Ron Wynn http://www.allmusic.com/album/what-a-wonderful-world-mw0000201527

Personnel: Teresa Brewer (vocals); Bob Haggart (whistling); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); John Bertoncini (guitar); Diz Disley (acoustic guitar); Martin Taylor (electric guitar); Stéphane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen (violin); Bob Wilber (clarinet, saxophone); Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone); Yank Lawson (trumpet); Ruby Braff , Bobby Hackett (cornet); Vic Dickenson, Benny Morton (trombone); Derek Smith , Hank Jones , Ralph Sutton , Earl Hines (piano); Ron Traxler, Grady Tate, Gus Johnson , Oliver Jackson (drums)

What A Wonderful World

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The World's Greatest Jazzband Of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart - Hark The Herald Angels Swing

Styles: Holiday, Christmas
Year: 1972
File: MP3@224K/s
Time: 32:46
Size: 56,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:36)  1. Hark, The Herald Angels Swing!
(2:53)  2. Little Drummer Boy
(2:50)  3. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
(3:52)  4. Silent Night
(2:45)  5. Joy To The World
(3:11)  6. Jingle Bells
(3:24)  7. White Christmas
(1:49)  8. I'll Be Home For Christmas
(3:17)  9. The Christmas Song
(3:10) 10. Winter Wonderland
(2:53) 11. Deck The Halls

This is one of the happier Christmas jazz LPs ever released. Filled with delightful performances of Yuletide favorites including "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," "Joy to the World," "Jingle Bells," and "Winter Wonderland," showing that many Christmas songs lend themselves well to Dixieland. The hot music is performed by trumpeters Yank Lawson and Billy Butterfield, trombonists Vic Dickenson and Eddie Hubble, Bob Wilber on clarinet and soprano, tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman, pianist Ralph Sutton, bassist Bob Haggart, and drummer Gus Johnson. Recommended. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Hark-Herald-Angels-Swing-Christmas/dp/B002SFGESM

Personnel:  Bass – Bob Haggart;  Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone – Bob Wilber;  Drums – Gus Johnson;  Piano – Ralph Sutton;  Tenor Saxophone – Bud Freeman;  Trombone – Eddie Hubble, Vic Dickenson
Trumpet – Billy Butterfield, Yank Lawson

Hark The Herald Angels Swing

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Bob Haggart & Yank Lawson - World's Greatest Jazz Band Of Bob Haggart & Yank Lawson

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:19
Size: 106.1 MB
Styles: Dixieland
Year: 1985/2008
Art: Front

[3:29] 1. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
[4:04] 2. Midnight Sun
[3:58] 3. Diane
[2:31] 4. 42nd Street
[3:51] 5. Sometimes
[3:40] 6. Lonesome
[3:36] 7. Big Noise From Winnetka
[5:33] 8. Squeeze Me
[3:28] 9. At The Jazz Band Ball
[7:06] 10. St. Louis Blues
[4:59] 11. Jazz Me Blues

By 1985 the World's Greatest Jazz Band (which had last recorded in 1977) had been history for quite a few years. However under their original title, the former co-leaders (trumpeter Yank Lawson and bassist Bob Haggart) put together a talented octet for a European tour that also included clarinetist Abe Most, tenor saxophonist Eddie Miller, trombonist Bob Havens, pianist Lou Stein, guitarist Marty Grosz and drummer Nick Fatool. The liner notes to this album often confuse the composers with which musicians get featured (Abe Most did not write "I Can't Give You Anything but Love") but the disc is worth searching for by Dixieland collectors. Although Yank Lawson and Eddie Miller were both 74 at the time, they emerge as the main stars and sound quite strong. Highlights include "At the Jazz Band Ball," "St. Louis Blues" and "Jazz Me Blues." ~Scott Yanow

World's Greatest Jazz Band Of Bob Haggart & Yank Lawson

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The Legendary Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band - Singin' The Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:28
Size: 156.8 MB
Styles: Dixieland
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[7:00] 1. Singin' The Blues (Till My Baby Comes Home)
[5:26] 2. Louisiana
[6:25] 3. Blue Turning Grey Over You
[4:41] 4. I Want To Be Happy
[4:45] 5. The Sheik Of Araby
[5:48] 6. Thou Swell
[7:36] 7. Song Of The Islands
[5:15] 8. Stumbling
[8:26] 9. Tin Roof Blues
[4:47] 10. Muskrat Ramble
[3:56] 11. One Alone
[4:17] 12. Hindustan

Recorded Mar. 5 and 6, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia. 12 tracks recorded 1990 by The Legendary Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band with Yank Lawson, trumpet, co-leader ; Joe Muranyi, clarinet, soprano saxophone; Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar; George Masso, trombone; John Bunch, piano; Bob Haggart, string bass, co-leader; Jake Hanna, drums; Barbara Lea, vocals.

Veteran trumpeter Yank Lawson often preferred to trade fours or eights with another horn player late in his career (four years before his death) rather than take full-length solos, but his fire and sound were very much unimpaired. For this date, he had a reunion with bassist Bob Haggart, coleading one of the last versions of the Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band.

Singin' The Blues

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The World's Greatest Jazzband - The World's Greatest Jazzband of Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart

Styles: Jazz
Year: 1969
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:47
Size: 82,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:19)  1. Sunny
(2:23)  2. Panama
(3:21)  3. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
(2:45)  4. Up, Up &  Away
(3:24)  5. Ode To Billy Joe
(3:44)  6. Honky Tonk Train
(3:04)  7. A Taste Of Honey
(3:56)  8. Limehouse Blues
(2:40)  9. Big Noise From Winnetka
(2:48) 10. This Is All I Ask
(2:57) 11. Mrs. Robinson
(2:20) 12. Bugle Call Rag

The World's Greatest Jazz Band was an all-star jazz ensemble active from 1968 to 1978. Dick Gibson founded the group at his sixth Jazz Party, an annual event. The group performed mostly Dixieland jazz and recorded extensively. It was co-led by Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart, and did early jazz standards alongside contemporaneous pop songs done in a Dixieland style. Though the group disbanded in 1978, the name was revived several times by Lawson and Haggart for limited engagements. 

More..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Greatest_Jazz_Band

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 the band), the group broke up in 1978, although reunions by Lawson and Haggart in later years sometimes revived the name. Their recordings for Project 3, Atlantic, and their own World Jazz label are pretty much all worth getting. Bio ~ Scott Yanow   http://www.allmusic.com/artist/worlds-greatest-jazz-band-mn0000683075/biography.

The World's Greatest Jazzband of Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart

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