[Dixielandjazz] http://www.purevideo.com/video-turk%20murphy

[Bob Romans]

I almost forgot...Tommy Loy was the sound man that night for the concert in 
Carnegie Hall!
BR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Romans" <cellblk7 at comcast.net>
To: "Bob Shoring" <bobshoring at california.com>; "DJML" 
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] http://www.purevideo.com/video-turk%20murphy


> Jim Maihack sent me this reply to my email to him asking who the 
> performers
> were, and the event! Bob Shoring is right on the money!
> Jim wrote:
>
> Yes.  This was a party at the Grand Hyatt in NY the night before the
> Carnegie concert.  The band was: Turk, Schulz, Deeter, Willie Carroll,
> Armstrong, and Maihack.  We also had Wayne Jones on drums.
>
> End of Jim's reply!!
> It was a great band!
> Warmest regards,
> Bob Romans,
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Shoring" <bobshoring at california.com>
> To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:30 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] http://www.purevideo.com/video-turk%20murphy
>
>
>> My thanks to Bob Romans for his posting about the videos of Turk
>> Murphy's Jazz Band at
>> http://www.purevideo.com/video-turk%20murphy
>> They are great, and it is wonderful to be able to see them as they are
>> playing.
>>
>>
>> I'm pretty sure two of the tunes ("Mandy, Make Up Your Mind" and "My
>> Heart") were captured in New York the weekend of the big "Turk at
>> Carnegie" event around January, 1987.  Judging from the sound and the
>> musicians, I believe these two were made the night before he played at
>> Carnegie Hall, probably at the Hyatt Hotel, where a special party was
>> given in Turk's honor.  I believe Jim Cullem played a big part in putting
>> this event together.  It is significant in that it was one of the last
>> times Turk performed on trombone.  He was already ill with cancer and 
>> died
>> about 4 months later.
>>
>> Along with Turk on trombone, Bob Schulz is on cornet, Ron Deeter (I
>> believe) in Clarinet, Bill Carroll on Tuba, Bill Armstrong (I think) on
>> Banjo, Jim Maihack on Piano, and most likely Wayne Jones on Drums.
>>
>> While I captured the audio off the radio in 1987, it is sure a nice
>> surprise to be able to see them!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Bob Shoring
>>
>>
>>
>>
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