Turk Murphy

Turk Murphy

Melvin Edward Alton "Turk" Murphy (December 16, 1915 – May 30, 1987) was an American trombonist and bandleader, who played traditional and Dixieland jazz.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 16, 1915 (Palermo), Died May 30, 1987 (San Francisco)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	61340	10-in.	10/23/1936	Moonlight on the Chesapeake	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61341	10-in.	10/23/1936	Sweetheart, let's grow old together	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61342	10-in.	10/23/1936	There's something in the air	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61343	10-in.	10/23/1936	Goodnight my love	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61344	10-in.	10/23/1936	Where the lazy river goes by	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61380	10-in.	11/4/1936	One never knows, does one?	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61381	10-in.	11/4/1936	Let me sing in Echo Valley	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61382	10-in.	11/4/1936	In the chapel in the moonlight	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61513	10-in.	1/13/1937	I can't lose that longing for you	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61514	10-in.	1/13/1937	Who's afraid of love ?	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61515	10-in.	1/13/1937	Oh say, can you swing ?	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61516	10-in.	1/13/1937	Timber	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61517	10-in.	1/13/1937	If my heart could only talk	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61518	10-in.	1/13/1937	One in a million	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61519	10-in.	1/13/1937	Ridin' high	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61998	10-in.	2/26/1937	Boo-hoo	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	61999	10-in.	2/26/1937	I adore you	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62000	10-in.	2/26/1937	Big boy blue	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62001	10-in.	2/26/1937	Rockin' chair swing	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62015	10-in.	2/26/1937	I've got rain in my eyes	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62016	10-in.	2/26/1937	The trouble with me is you	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62017	10-in.	2/26/1937	Humoresque (Dvorak)	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62184	10-in.	5/10/1937	Turn off the moon	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62185	10-in.	5/10/1937	(Have you forgotten) The you and me that used to be	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62186	10-in.	5/10/1937	Alibi baby	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62187	10-in.	5/10/1937	'Cause my baby says it's so	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62188	10-in.	5/10/1937	You're looking for romance	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62189	10-in.	5/10/1937	Easy on the eyes	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62473	10-in.	8/2/1937	Yankee doodle band	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62474	10-in.	8/2/1937	Let's have another cigarette	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62475	10-in.	8/2/1937	Moonlight on the highway	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62476	10-in.	8/2/1937	The life of the party	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62477	10-in.	8/2/1937	Roses in December	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62478	10-in.	8/2/1937	Turn on that red hot heat	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62719	10-in.	10/26/1937	You're out of this world to me	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62720	10-in.	10/26/1937	When the organ played O promise me	Mal Hallett Orchestra ; Jerry Perkins	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62721	10-in.	10/26/1937	Sailing home	Mal Hallett Orchestra ; Jerry Perkins	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62722	10-in.	10/26/1937	True confession	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62723	10-in.	10/26/1937	I'd love to play a love scene	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	62724	10-in.	10/26/1937	I want a new romance	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	63884	10-in.	5/31/1938	Where in the world	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	63885	10-in.	5/31/1938	You and me	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	63886	10-in.	5/31/1938	Looney little Tooney	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	63887	10-in.	5/31/1938	If I were you	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	63888	10-in.	5/31/1938	It's the little things that count	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	63889	10-in.	5/31/1938	In any language	Mal Hallett Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Murphy, Turk," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333050.

Murphy, Turk. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333050.

"Murphy, Turk." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.