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Bob Wilber
Bob Wilber
jazz clarinetist, composer and saxophonist from United States
1
George Masso
George Masso
American musician
2
Marty Grosz
Marty Grosz
American musician
3
Bob Haggart
Bob Haggart
American double bass player, composer, and arranger
4
Yank Lawson
Yank Lawson
American musician
5
Peanuts Hucko
Peanuts Hucko
American jazz musician
6
Cliff Leeman
Cliff Leeman
American musician
7
Dick Wellstood
Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
8
Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield
American musician
9
Sonny Russo
Sonny Russo
American jazz trombonist
10
Maxine Sullivan
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
11
Ike Isaacs
Ike Isaacs
American jazz bassist
12
Bob Crosby
Bob Crosby
American dixieland bandleader and vocalist (1913-1993)
13
Carl Fontana
Carl Fontana
American musician
14
Johnny Varro
Johnny Varro
American pianist
15
Dick Cary
Dick Cary
American jazz pianist
16
Johnny Mince
Johnny Mince
American musician
17
Morey Feld
Morey Feld
American musician
18
Nappy Lamare
Nappy Lamare
American musician
19
Kenny Davern
Kenny Davern
American clarinetist
20
Jake Hanna
Jake Hanna
American drummer
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
22
Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton
American musician
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George Barnes
George Barnes
American musician
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Cliff Jackson
Cliff Jackson
American pianist
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Paul Humphrey
Paul Humphrey
American musician
27
Bill Stegmeyer
Bill Stegmeyer
American musician
28
Hugh Lawson
Hugh Lawson
American pianist
29
Joe Muranyi
Joe Muranyi
American jazz clarinetist
30
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
31
Carl Kress
Carl Kress
American musician
32
Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon
US musician
33
Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney
American musician
34
Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
35
Chris Flory
Chris Flory
American musician
36
Michał Urbaniak
Michał Urbaniak
Polish musician
37
Les McCann
Les McCann
American musician
38
Frank Strazzeri
Frank Strazzeri
American musician
39
Dick Morrissey
Dick Morrissey
British jazz musician
40
Don Lamond
Don Lamond
American musician
41
Dave Tough
Dave Tough
American drummer
42
Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
43
Bobby Hackett
Bobby Hackett
American jazz musician
44
Chuck Hedges
Chuck Hedges
45
Jerome Richardson
Jerome Richardson
American jazz multi-instrumentalist
46
Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
American jazz clarinetist
47
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
British musician
48
George Van Eps
George Van Eps
musician
49
Cozy Cole
Cozy Cole
American musician
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Emil Richards
Emil Richards
American musician
51
Snooky Young
Snooky Young
American musician
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Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
American musician
53
Jimmy Knepper
Jimmy Knepper
American musician
54
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
American musician
55
Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey
American musician
56
Keith Ingham
Keith Ingham
British musician
57
Monty Budwig
Monty Budwig
American double bassist
58
Howard Roberts
Howard Roberts
American guitarist
59
Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Mendes
Brazilian musician
60
George Duvivier
George Duvivier
American musician
61
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty
French musician
62
Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
American jazz musician
63
Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
Puerto Rican bassist
64
Tom Scott
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
65
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
American jazz musician; saxophonist, composer
66
Eddie Harris
Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
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Billy Butler
Billy Butler
American musician
68
Original Dixieland Jass Band
Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
69
James Chirillo
James Chirillo
Jazz guitar
70
Nick Fatool
Nick Fatool
American musician
71
Jimmy McPartland
Jimmy McPartland
American cornetist
72
Simon Phillips
Simon Phillips
English drummer (born 1957)
73
Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
74
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius
American jazz bassist, producer, educator
75
Albert Dailey
Albert Dailey
American musician
76
Jimmy Maxwell
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
77
Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
78
Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
79
Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
80
Jodie Christian
Jodie Christian
Jazz pianist
81
Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill
American pianist, composer and arranger
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Lou Stein
Lou Stein
American musician
83
Mike Bloomfield
Mike Bloomfield
American guitarist and composer
World's Greatest Jazz Band

World's Greatest Jazz Band

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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.