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KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Phil Elwood's Tribute to Turk Murphy, 2 of 2

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Event Type
Music
Origin
KPFA
Identifier
AM.1987.06.07.B
Program Length
116 min
Part
2 of 2
Dates
| broadcast
| 1987-06-07 | created
Description
Phil Elwood produced this memorial tribute to the great San Francisco jazz trombonist Turk Murphy, who died on May 30, 1987. Turk played in a number of Bay Area jazz bands during the mid part of the 20th Century and made a number of recordings as well. In this program Elwood plays a wide assortment of Dixieland influenced jazz tunes from the 1940s and 50s. Included are a couple songs recorded at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral in 1977 as well as several from Turk's concert at Carnegie Hall.
Genres
Jazz
Musical Selections
The Santa Claus Blues -- The Camp Meeting Blues -- Come Back, Sweet Papa -- My Heart -- He's A Cousin Of Mine -- [several unidentified songs from Turk's last gig at Carnegie Hall in 1987 including] Minstrels Of Annie Street -- Bay City
Performers
Turk Murphy, trombone, vocals (all selections)
Bill Napier, clarinet (Come)
George Brunis, tuba (Come)
Don Kinch, cornet, (Come)
Subjects
Jazz
Trombone music
Dixieland music
Related places
Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)
Related Entities
Elwood, Phil
Murphy, Turk
Napier, Bill, 1926-
Brunis, George, 1900-1974
Kinch, Don