Founded in 1968 by Dick Gibson at his sixth annual Jazz Party, the group was co-led by and . Their repertoire consisted of standards and Dixieland versions of contemporary pop songs. They broke up in 1978 although the name has been used for reunions in later years.
Name Vars
- The World's Greatest Jazz Band
- The Worlds Greatest Jazz Band Of Yank Lawson And Bob Haggart
- World's Greatest Jazzband
Members
- Al Klink
- Vic Dickenson
- Hank Jones
- Bud Freeman
- Gus Johnson
- Bobby Rosengarden
- Carl Fontana
- Billy Butterfield
- Johnny Mince
- Peanuts Hucko
- Nick Fatool
- Bob Haggart
- Bob Wilber
- Nappy Lamare
- Yank Lawson
- Ralph Sutton
- George Masso
- Eddie Hubble