What's New?

by Yank Lawson, Bob Haggart, World's Greatest Jazz Band

Overview

This is one of the World's Greatest Jazz Band's better studio albums. The repertoire has standbys ("Bourbon Street Parade," "The Eel" and "What's New"), "Mercy Mercy Mercy" and some newer and lesser-known material. The all-star lineup (trumpeters Yank Lawson and Billy Butterfield, trombonists Vic Dickenson and Eddie Hubble, tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman, Bob Wilber on clarinet and soprano, pianist Ralph Sutton, bassist Bob Haggart and drummer Gus Johnson) is particularly strong and most of the players get features. Best are a Lawson-Haggart duet on "Smile," Freeman's "The Eel" and Butterfield's warm sound and lyrical style on "What's New." ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	10/30/2007
Label:	Wounded Bird
UPC:	0664140158221
Rank:	140036

Tracks

1. Bourbon Street Parade
2. Smile
3. The Eel
4. What's New?
5. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
6. Root Dog
7. Walk Him Up the Stairs
8. Girl on the Beach
9. Dogtown Blues
10. Doodle Doo Doo
11. My Inspiration

Album Credits

Performance Credits

World's Greatest Jazz Band   Primary Artist
Yank Lawson   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Bob Haggart   Primary Artist,Bass
Bob Wilber   Clarinet,Saxophone,Sax (Soprano)
Vic Dickenson   Trombone
Eddie Hubble   Trombone
Ralph Sutton   Piano
Bud Freeman   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Billy Butterfield   Trumpet
Gus Johnson   Drums

Technical Credits

Joe Zawinul   Composer
Leonard Feather   Liner Notes
Charlie Chaplin   Composer
Peter Udell   Composer
Nesuhi Ertegun   Producer
Bud Freeman   Composer
Gary Geld   Composer
Nappy Lamare   Composer
Ray Bauduc   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Mel Stitzel   Composer
Art Kassell   Composer
James John Turner Phillips   Composer
Bob Haggart   Composer
Geoffrey Parsons   Composer
Paul Barbarin   Composer