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
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 46 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
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.
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LCNAR: Murphy, Turk - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93007106
Wikidata: Turk Murphy - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2460777
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17413154
MusicBrainz: Turk Murphy - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8cb374c5-b076-472f-aead-e4290007a366
ISNI: 0000 0000 5516 2075 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055162075
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