[Dixielandjazz] Turk

[Marek Boym]

I guess there were more than a few people in the UK who had heard
about Turk - otherwise British Vogue would npt have issued all those
Good Time Jazz LPs there.  Or World.  I have several British issues of
Murphy.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

On 17/12/2009, pj.ladd <pj.ladd at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Talk about the long arm of coincidence.
>
> Sitting chatting, not to a jazz group, in a pub in my small village in the southwest of England last night. I was reminiscing about seeing Kid Ory on tour in the UK many years ago when  one of the group said "I saw Turk Murphy at Earthquake Mcgoons"
> i dont suppose there are very many  people in the UK who have ever heard of Turk let alone seen him on his own territory.  I had a 78 of him many years ago. Closer walk with thee` on one side I believe. Forgotten the othe other,
> i did meet a musician who was playing in a bar in a club in SF who had played with Turk. In fact he went so far as to send me an original sheet of music for Rose of Washington Square. A lot of trouble to take for the benefit of a visitor one is unlikely to see again.
> How unlikely is that?
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
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