This jazz concert hosted by musician and talk show host Steve Allen took place on May 8, 1954 at the Manhattan Center in New York.
As well as the Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band, with vocalist Sylvia Syms, the concert also featured the Billy Butterfield Jazz Band with Ray McKinley.
The Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band was fronted by two veterans of Bob Crosby's band, trumpeter Yank Lawson and and bassist Bob Haggart. Haggart and drummer Cliff Leman are featured on Big Noise from Winnetka. The MP3 is taken from a vinyl EP.
Big Noise from Winnetka
The original Decca LP of Vol. 1 ( and yes, there was a Vol. 2) was reissued in the 1980s on the Jasmine label out of France. This vinyl reissue is fairly easy to obtain, but prices vary widely, so shop around. And both volumes of the concert are available on a Jasmine 2-CD set, which can be had for as little as $4 for a used copy. Both volumes, under the title Steve Allen's All-Star Jazz Concert '54, are also available as a download from most of the major sources.
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