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Title: Bob Crosby's Bob Cats - In Hi-Fi
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1954, Jazz, Dixieland Revival, Spokane, Washington 6/26
Matrix #: CRL 57170
Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Bob C (13' - 93')
Cultural Facts:
- Personal Struggle: Bob Crosby built his own bandleader identity while carrying constant comparison to his older brother Bing, one of the biggest entertainers in America.
- Scene Ecology: The Bob Cats kept small-group New Orleans-style jazz alive inside the swing era, giving hot jazz a cleaner commercial lane for mid-century buyers.
- Media Narrative: In Hi-Fi sold old-style Dixieland through 1950s sound technology, turning pre-war jazz language into a modern living-room product.
6/17/26 LM
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