• 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...
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  • Instrumental Jazz Performance – Large Group or Soloist with Large Group 1972–1978: Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band 1979–1991: Best Jazz Instrumental...
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    Scott Hamilton (musician) (category World's Greatest Jazz Band members)
    American jazz tenor saxophonist associated with swing and straight-ahead jazz. His eldest son, Shō Īmura, is the vocalist of the Japanese rock band Okamoto's...
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  • Bobby Rosengarden (category World's Greatest Jazz Band members)
    show bands. Rosengarden began playing drums when he was 12, and later studied at the University of Michigan. After playing drums in Army bands in World War...
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  • Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band is the second greatest hits album by American rock band Green Day, released on November 17, 2017. God's Favorite Band...
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    Maxine Sullivan (category World's Greatest Jazz Band members)
    Manassas (Fat Cat's Jazz,) World's Greatest Jazz Band of Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart, On Tour II (World Jazz, 1977) Charlie Shavers, The Complete Charlie...
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    Carrie Smith (category World's Greatest Jazz Band members)
    performing with the New York Jazz Repertory Orchestra, Tyree Glenn (1973), Yank Lawson (1987), and the World's Greatest Jazz Band, in addition to recording...
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    (July 18, 1928 – October 9, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. After working in the big bands of Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, and Stan Kenton, he...
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    15, 1913 – February 6, 2000) was an American swing drummer in various jazz bands, born in Tyler, Texas, United States. After learning to play drums from...
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    Roger Kellaway (category World's Greatest Jazz Band members)
    Midney's group The Russian Jazz Quartet's album Happiness on ABC/Impulse jazz records. Kellaway composed the closing theme, "Remembering You" for the television...
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