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Bob Scobey's Frisco Band - Bob Scobey's Frisco Band Band with Clancy Hayes
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  1. Battle Hymn of the Republic
  2. Someday, Sweetheart
  3. Parsons, Kansas Blues
  4. Strange Blues
  5. Memphis Blues
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  1. Battle Hymn of the Republic
  2. Someday, Sweetheart
  3. Parsons, Kansas Blues
  4. Strange Blues
  5. Memphis Blues
  6. Down in Jungle Town
  7. Sweet Georgia Brown
  8. Beale Street Blues
  9. Mobile]
  10. Friendless Blues
  11. Careless Love
  12. Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
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Trumpeter Bob Scobey's Dixieland bands in the 1950s were pretty consistent. This CD reissue brings back one of Scobey's better dates. After a weak start on a somewhat square version of "Battle Hymn of the Republic," the remainder of the program mixes together Dixieland standards (including "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Bill Bailey") with a few obscurities ("Parsons, Kansas Blues" and "Friendless Blues"). Co-starring with Scobey is one of the top trad jazz singers, Clancy Hayes, who is far superior to most "musician vocalists." ...

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