[Dixielandjazz] Bunk on film

[TBW504 at aol.com]

When I spoke of a Bunk Johnson film I was referring to something that  
actually exists. However, on reflection, I should have mentioned the French  
recording on sound and film for the Office of War Information at the St Charles  
Hotel, New Orleans in February 1945. Unfortunately the film has been lost -  
probably discarded - although the sound (4 numbers) has surfaced on a number of  
labels. It seems the French were appalled at the then level of racism and  
segregation. Jean Paul Sartre was among the journalists present. Subsequently it  
is not surprising that many jazz musicians became domiciled in France, and the  
rest of Europe.
Brian Wood