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Turk Murphy's Frisco Jazz Band

Turk Murphy led one of the most popular bands of the San Francisco Dixieland movement. After playing with various big bands (including Mal Hallett and Will Osborne), Murphy first gained fame for his work with Lu Watters''s highly influential Yerba Buena Jazz Band (1940-47). He formed his own group in 1947 and after 13 years they found a permanent home at Earthquake McGoon''s; it also toured occasionally. Although not thought of as a virtuoso trombone soloist and his occasional singing was just passable, Murphy''s ensemble work was superior, he put together a stimulating repertoire filled with obscurities and favorites from the 1920s (along with some newer originals) and his bands were always very musical; among his sidemen through the years were trumpeters Don Kinch, Bob Short and Leon Oakley, clarinetist Bob Helm, pianists Wally Rose, Pete Clute and Ray Skjelbred and singer Pat Yankee. Turk Murphy and his beloved group made many records for such labels as Good Time Jazz, Fairmont, Columbia (19

		Ragged But Right, Vol. 2 This CD along with GHB 491 collects all the Studio recordings engineered by Ron Halstead of Turk ... more .. Jazzology Records Label Catalog No: 492 On Sale $15.95
		Ragged But Right, Vol 1. This CD along with GHB 492 collects all the Studio recordings engineered by Ron Halstead of Turk ... more .. Jazzology Records Label Catalog No: 491 On Sale $15.95
		Favorites Vol.2 The second of two CDs reissuing all of trombonist Turk Murphy's performances for Good Time ... more .. Good Time Jazz Records Label Catalog No: GTJ60026 On Sale $14.95
		Favorites Vol.1 In 1949, after many years of association with Lu Watters, Turk decided to form his own band, and ... more .. Good Time Jazz Records Label Catalog No: GTJ60011 On Sale $14.95
		In Concert Vol.2 more .. Ghb Records Label Catalog No: GHB92 On Sale $15.00
		In Concert Vol.1 more .. Ghb Records Label Catalog No: GHB91 On Sale $15.00
		Sentimental Journey more .. Merry Makers Records Label Catalog No: MMR02 On Sale $14.95
		San Francisco Jazz more .. Merry Makers Records Label Catalog No: MMR03 On Sale $14.95
		Together Again more .. Merry Makers Records Label Catalog No: MMR08 On Sale $14.95
		Earthquake Mcgoon Recordings more .. Merry Makers Records Label Catalog No: MMR09 On Sale $14.95
		At the Italian Village more .. Merry Makers Records Label Catalog No: MMR11 On Sale $14.95
		Concert in the Park more .. Merry Makers Records Label Catalog No: MMR12 On Sale $14.95
		Live From the Rathskellar #1 Two outstanding tracks on this CD are the superb performances of Turk's own "Bay ... more .. Merry Makers Records Label Catalog No: MMR17 On Sale $14.95
		Live From the Rathskellar #2 The material on this album was recorded at the Rathskellar in San Francisco on April 18, 1978. ... more .. Merry Makers Records Label Catalog No: MMR18 On Sale $14.95
		Oz Turk Plus! more .. Bill Armstrong Collection Label Catalog No: BAC07 On Sale $29.95
		Live at Carson Hot Springs At the time of these performances the band was minus a regular trumpet, banjo or tuba and was ... more .. Sftjf Label Catalog No: SFTJF101 On Sale $14.95
		In Hollywood more .. Sftjf Label Catalog No: SFTJF102 On Sale $14.95
		Weary Blues In the late 1940s, trombonist-bandleader Turk Murphy came up with a description for the kind of ... more .. Sftjf Label Catalog No: SFTJF103 On Sale $14.95
		Euphonic Sounds more .. Sftjf Label Catalog No: SFTJF104 On Sale $14.95
		Wild Man Blues more .. Sftjf Label Catalog No: SFTJF107 On Sale $14.95
		Southern Stomps The tunes that fill this album are a cross section of rich material from which Turk Murphy ... more .. Lake Records Label Catalog No: LACD178 On Sale $15.95

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