[Dixielandjazz] Looking for "best of Turk" tracks

Bill Haesler bhaesler at bigpond.net.au
Mon May 4 02:46:25 PDT 2015


>> Can some Turk fans on the list furnish a link to some Murphy stuff that you
> see as outstanding?
>   and
> Charlie, I think they have all left the list or have died.  My comment
> should have raised a few comments if any of the Left Coast guys were still
> around!  

Dear Jim and Charlie,
At least Turk will be remembered for his composition "Trombone Rag".
Which he only recorded three times (1946, 1950 and 1979). 
However, most of the other 40-plus versions are close clones of the original.
Kind regards,
Bill.




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