At the Italian Village

by Turk Murphy

Overview

After the breakup of Lu Watters's Yerba Buena Jazz Band in late 1950, San Francisco had a lot more talent in the traditional jazz area than it did actual employment. Fortunately a Sunday afternoon concert held Jan. 6, 1952 at the Italian Village night club that featured trombonist Turk Murphy was so successful that the venue became a haven for classic jazz for the next two years. The music, never before released, debuted on this very enjoyable CD. Not only was Murphy reunited with such Watters alumni as pianist Wally Rose and clarinetist Bob Helm but this date was one of the earliest performances of a housewife turned singer Claire Austin who would have a successful career through the rest of the decade. Murphy's septet (with trumpeter Don Kinch) performs a dozen hot jazz selections (four with powerful vocals by Austin in the Bessie Smith tradition) and the CD is rounded out by nine numbers from 1953 featuring a trumpetless quintet with Murphy, Helm and Rose. This very spirted CD is highly recommended for Dixieland fans. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/30/1995
Label:	San Francisco Traditional Jazz Fnd. / Merrymakers
UPC:	0046951321023
Rank:	165621

Tracks

1. Fidgety Feet
2. Riverside Blues
3. Weary Blues
4. Nobody Knows You
5. Some of These Days
6. Triangle Jazz Blues
7. Ace in the Hole
8. High Society
9. Empty Band Blues
10. Cakewalkin' Blues
11. Atlanta Blues
12. Smokey Mokes
13. See See Rider
14. 1919 Rag
15. Hyacinth Rag
16. Panama
17. My Honey's Lovin' Arms
18. London Blues
19. Come Back Sweet Papa
20. Take Me to the Land of Jazz
21. Irish Black Bottom

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Turk Murphy   Primary Artist,Vocals,Trombone,Washboard
Turk Murphy Jazz Band   Primary Artist
Bob Helm   Clarinet,Vocals
Claire Austin   Vocals
Wally Rose   Piano,Soloist
Dick Lammi   Banjo
Don Kinch   Trumpet
Monte Ballou   Banjo
Bob Short   Tuba

Technical Credits

Bob Helm   Original Recordings
Cole Porter   Composer
Chris Smith   Composer
Larry Shields   Composer
Edgar Leslie   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
John Gill   Producer
Joseph Meyer   Composer
Walter Melrose   Composer
Jelly Roll Morton   Composer
Pete Wendling   Composer
Nick LaRocca   Composer
Richard M. Jones   Composer
Herman Ruby   Composer
Bert Kalmar   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
William Carter   Liner Notes
Shelton Brooks   Composer
Paul Barbarin   Composer
Porter Steele   Composer
George Mitchell   Composer
Jimmie Cox   Composer
Artie Matthews   Composer
Tommy Dorsey   Composer
Henry Troy   Composer
Charles Campbell   Photography
James Dempsey   Composer
K.O. Eckland   Graphic Design
Jim Holzmann   Composer
Parker Dinkins   Mastering