[Dixielandjazz] Turk Murphy

[Bill Gunter]

Fr Mike Logsdon wrote (regarding "Trombone Rag"):

>I bought the Turk Murphy favorites Vols 1 & 2. I really like how he plays 
>"Trombone Rag."

If it hasn't already been mentioned I should add that Turk probably plays it 
well because he's the one who wrote it.

Jim Maihack (who played with Turk's band for a few years) reports that Turk 
got tired of having his recorded trombone solos ripped off by other aspiring 
trombone players so he decided to write something that was a bit more 
difficult and would not be so casually copied "note for note."

The story may be apochryphal but that's pretty much the way I heard it.

Respectfully submitted,

Bill "Boondocker" Gunter
jazzboard at hotmail.com