Turk Murphy Catalog
1947 (age 32)
George Lewis & His New Orleans Music, Turk Murphy's Jazz Band, Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, Pete Daily's Rhythm Kings - Jazz Band Ball Good Time Jazz L-12005 1955
Bob Scobey, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Burt Bales, piano; Harry Mordecai, banjo.
San Francisco, CA, December 31, 1947
| CPM-1030 | Shake That Thing |
| CPM-1031 | Kansas City Man Blues |
| CPM-1036 | Yellow Dog Blues |
| CPM-1037 | Brother Lowdown |
** also released on Good Time Jazz GTJCD-12005-2 in 1991.
1949
Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Vol. 1 Good Time Jazz L-12026 1957
Bob Scobey, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone, vocal #4,8; Bob Helm, clarinet; Burt Bales, piano; Harry Mordecai, banjo; Dick Lammi, tuba, string bass.
Los Angeles, CA, May 31, 1949
| 1. LK104-4 | New Orleans Stomp |
| 2. LK105-5 | Grandpa's Spells |
| 3. LK106-3 | Papa Dip |
| 4. LK107-2 | Trouble In Mind |
| 5. LK108-1 | Chimes Blues |
| 6. LK109-6 | Turk's Blues (Social Polecat) |
| 7. LK110-2 | All The Wrongs You've Done To Me |
| 8. LK111-1 | When My Sugar Walks Down The Street |
Bob Scobey, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone, vocal #6,8; Bill Napier, clarinet; Burt Bales, piano; Bill Newman, guitar, banjo; Squire Girsback, tuba, string bass; Stan Ward, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, January 19, 1950
| 1. LK139 | Trombone Rag |
| 2. LK140 | 1919 Rag |
| 3. LK141 | Waiting For The Robert E. Lee |
| 4. LK142 | Struttin' With Some Barbecue |
| 5. LK143 | Ragtime Dance |
| 6. LK144 | Darktown Strutters' Ball |
| 7. LK145 | Irish Black Bottom |
| 8. LK146 | Curse Of An Aching Heart |
** also released on Vogue (E) LAG 12272 in 1961.
1950
Turk Murphy's San Francisco Jazz Vol. 2 Good Time Jazz L-12027 1957
Don Kinch, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone, vocal #2,6; Bill Napier, clarinet; Skippy Anderson, piano; Pat Patton, banjo; George Bruns, tuba, string bass; Stan Ward, drums.
Radio Recorders' Studio B, Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 1950
| 1. LK151 | By And By |
| 2. LK152 | After You've Gone |
| 3. LK153 | A Closer Walk With Thee |
| 4. LK154 | Canal Street Blues |
| 5. LK155 | Down By The Riverside |
| 6. LK156 | St. James Infirmary |
| 7. LK157 | Storyville Blues |
| 8. LK158 | Ory's Creole Trombone |
Don Kinch, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Pat Patton, banjo; George Bruns, tuba; Johnny Brent, drums.
Capitol Records' Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, July 10, 1951
| LK209 | Little John's Rag |
| LK210 | Minstrels Of Annie Street |
| LK211 | Bay City |
| LK212 | Mesa 'Round |
Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Dick Lammi, banjo; Bob Short, tuba, cornet #3; Claire Austin, vocal #1-3.
Capitol Records' Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, April 1, 1952
| 1. 317 | Hot Time In The Old Town |
| 2. 318 | Oh, Daddy |
| 3. 319 | Cakewalkin' Babies (From Home) |
| 4. 320 | Wolverine Blues |
** also released on Vogue (E) LAG 12273 in 1961.
1951
Turk Murphy's Jazz Band Favorites Vol. 2 Good Time Jazz FCD-60-026
Don Kinch, cornet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet; Wally Rose, piano; Pat Patton, banjo; George Bruns, bass, tuba; Johnny Brent, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, October 8, 1951
| LK222 | Just A Cousin Of Mine (as He's A Cousin Of Mine) |
Bob Scobey, trumpet; George Bruns, Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, Bill Napier, clarinet; Skippy Anderson, Burt Bales, Wally Rose, piano; Harry Mordecai, Pat Patton, banjo; Dick Lammi, Bob Short, bass, tuba; Don Kinch, bass, tuba, cornet, trumpet; Johnny Brent, Stan Ward, drums; Claire Austin, vocal.
1947-1952
| Willie The Weeper | |
| King Porter Stomp | |
| Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home | |
| Wise Guys | |
| Red Eye | |
| Flamin' Mamie |
1957 (age 42)
Turk Murphy - Music For Losers Verve MGV-1013 1957
Don Kinch, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone, vocal; Bill Napier, clarinet; Pete Clute, piano; Dick Lammi, banjo; Harry Witczek, bass; Thad Vandon, drums.
Chicago, IL, April 22, 1957
| 20871-9 | Coal Cart Blues |
| 20872-3 | West Texas Blues |
| 20873-5 | Duff Campbell's Revenge |
| 20874-3 | Social Polecat |
| 20875-3 | Runnin' Wild |
| 20876-2 | Gettysburg March |
| 20877-4 | Chimes Blues |
| 20878-3 | The Yama Yama Man |
| 20879-1 | Wolverine Blues |
| 20881-6 | I Had Someone Else Before I Had You |
| 20882-2 | Just A Cousin Of Mine |
George Lewis & Turk Murphy At Newport Verve MGV-8232 1957
Larry Conger, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone, vocal; Bill Napier, clarinet; Peter Clute, piano; Dick Lammi, banjo; Al Conger, tuba; Thad Vandon, drums.
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, evening, July 6, 1957
| St. James Infirmary | |
| Weary Blues | |
| Down By The Riverside |
** also released on George Lewis And Turk Murphy At Newport, ARS G-440 in 1950s.
1958
Turk Murphy At Easy Street - San Francisco Verve MGV-1015 1958
Larry Conger, trumpet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Bob Helm, clarinet, alto sax; Pete Clute, piano; Dick Lammi, banjo; Al Conger, bass; Thad Vandon, drums.
San Francisco, CA, March 13 and 14, 1958
| 22107-6 | Fidgety Feet |
| 22108-5 | Easy Street |
| 22109-3 | Dippermouth Blues |
| 22110-3 | Take Me To The Land Of Jazz |
| 22111-2 | Sugar Foot Strut |
| 22112-1 | Melancholy |
| 22113-2 | San |
| 22114-4 | Square Face |
| 22115-3 | Down In Honky Tonk Town |
| 22116-3 | Georgia Bo Bo |
| 22117-3 | The Yellow Dog Blues |
1971 (age 56)
Turk Murphy - The Many Faces Of Ragtime Atlantic SD 1613 1971
Leon Oakley, cornet; Turk Murphy, trombone; Phil Howe, clarinet; Pete Clute, piano; Carl Lunsford, banjo; Jim Maihack, tuba; Thad Vandon, drums.
Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco, CA, September 15, 1971
| 23727 | Mississippi Rag |
| 23728 | Euphonic Sounds |
| 23729 | Original Rags |
| 23730 | The Cascades |
| 23731 | Pickles And Peppers |
| 23732 | Little John's Rag |
| 23733 | Grace And Beauty |
| 23734 | The Chrysanthemum |
| 23735 | Maple Leaf Rag |
| 23736 | The White Wash Man |
| 23737 | Dusty Rag |
| 23738 | Climax Rag |