[Dixielandjazz] Trombone Rag or I Am Pecan Pete

[Bob Romans]

Trombone Rag is actually a very simple trombone piece. In 3 of my youth 
bands, the trombone players memorized it and stood in front of the band 
performing it...
The Riverboat Rascals
The Hot "N" Tots
The Alley Cats
Now, "I Am Pecan Pete" is a different story! That's a Turk original too. The 
late great Bill  Hannaford played it on one of our recordings, and Pat 
Yankee heard Bill Hannaford play it live at The Dawn Club...about 1995...she 
said Turk never played it as well as Hannaford...(he passed away in 1998 
from bone cancer)
How many of you t-bone players know that piece?
Warm regards,
Bob Romans,
1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
Lodi, Calif. 95242
Ph 209-747-1148
www.cellblockseven2002.net

Message: 14
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 05:21:09 +0000
From: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Turk Murphy
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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