[Dixielandjazz] Bruce Turner

[Steve Voce]

Bruce was certainly not specifically a "Willie Smith" man, although he loved Willie like we all do. Bruce was very original, but his favourite alto player
was Tab Smith.
Tony Coe was certainly not in any way a "Willie Smith" man, and Humph would never had said that. As Humph's best friend I can speak with authority.

Steve Voce

On 20/01/2012 13:46, Marek Boym wrote:

>> Humphrey Lyttelton, who knew, said that Bruce was like Tony Coe a Willie Smith man,
> Tony Coe?  No way!  I haeard both more than once; most times (not
> always), I found the former "cool" (like the West Coast style) and
> boring, and the latter - always exciting!  That applies to both live
> and recored music.  Even so, Coe recorded some masterpieaces.  I have
> the Fawkes/Turner recordings, the Jump Band, lots of Humph, teh
> Dixieland All Stars (both volumes), "The Controversial Bruce Turner"
> on Lake (CD), and he always sounds wonderful.  It was that last
> recording that prompted me to write my "Dirt Bopper" email in the
> first place. I don't think he was anybody's man but his own.  Unique.
> Full stop.
>
>> God bless Bruce!
> Amen!
>
> Cheers
>
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