[Dixielandjazz] sesame street song, Turk Murphy

Bill Haesler bhaesler at bigpond.net.au
Mon Sep 12 14:25:11 PDT 2011


> Here is Turk Murphy on sesame street from about 1971 or 1972.Turk Murphy vocal, Leon Oakley, tpt; Phil Howe, cl; Pete Clute, P; Carl Lunsford, bjo; Jim Maihack, tuba.
> The name of the song is "Martian Princess."
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOAthOufeIU&feature=related


Dear Bob,
Thank you.
Great stuff in the Sesame Street tradition of bringing jazz to kids, subliminally, over the years.
I wonder how many DJMLers remember these?
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opa2OdWVPNI
   http://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/2006/09/12/hoots-the-owl-and-wynton-in-a-1985-sketch/
Or the Dizzy Gillespie guest appearance?
(Watch to the end.)
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpeCDxWjWrw
Now that's entertainment.
8>)
Kind regards,
Bill.


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