[Dixielandjazz] Turk Murphy

[Mike]

Understandable. I would also think that having people copy you 
could also be looked at as a compliment. I guess it's all about 
perception I suppose...

Mike




Bill Gunter wrote:
> Fr Mike Logsdon wrote (regarding "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