Bob Haggart

Ray Bauduc , Herschel Evans , Bob Haggart, Eddie Miller , Lester Young , Matty Matlock , Howard Theater, Washington DC, ca.1941.
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb .

Bob Haggart (right) with guests at Charlie's Tavern in New York (Photo: Gottlieb, ca.1947)

Robert Sherwood "Bob" Haggart (born March 13, 1914 in New York City , NY , USA ; † December 2, 1998 in Venice , Florida ) was an American jazz musician ( double bass , arrangement , composition ).

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Haggart grew up in Long Island and learned the banjo , guitar , piano and trumpet . He was self-taught on the double bass . Between 1935 and 1942 he played as a bassist and arranged for big band by Bob Crosby ; he also recorded duets for Decca with drummer Ray Bauduc ( "The Big Noise from Winnetka" , 1938). For Crosby he composed a. a. the songs “ What's New? "" My Inspiration "" Big Noise From Winnetka "and" South Rampart Street Parade ". He then worked in the radio and record studios before he formed a studio band in the Dixieland style with Yank Lawson and in 1968 The World's Greatest Jazz Band ; u belonged to her a. Ralph Sutton , Jay McShann , Bud Freeman , Gus Johnson or Nappy Lamare . In 1985 he took part in Benny Goodman's television show, Let's Dance .

Haggart recorded with Connie Boswell , Judy Garland , Bing Crosby , Ella Fitzgerald (1943/47), Art Hodes , Eddie Condon , Louis Armstrong , Duke Ellington , Pee Wee Russell , Billie Holiday (1945/47) and Una Mae Carlisle . In the field of jazz he was involved in 598 recording sessions between 1935 and 1998.

personal data
SURNAME	Haggart, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Haggart, Robert Sherwood
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician, bassist, arranger, composer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 13, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City , NY , USA
DATE OF DEATH	December 2, 1998
Place of death	Venice (Florida) , Florida , USA