Bunk Johnson - Rare & Unissued Masters Vol. One (2LP, Translucent Blue Vinyl) - AudioSoundMusic
Bunk Johnson - Rare & Unissued Masters Vol. One (2LP, Translucent Blue Vinyl) - AudioSoundMusic
Bunk Johnson - Rare & Unissued Masters Vol. One (2LP, Translucent Blue Vinyl) - AudioSoundMusic
Bunk Johnson - Rare & Unissued Masters Vol. One (2LP, Translucent Blue Vinyl) - AudioSoundMusic

Bunk Johnson - Rare & Unissued Masters Vol. One (2LP, Translucent Blue Vinyl)

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Trumpet, Vocals – Bunk Johnson

Vocals – Myrtle Jones

Alto Horn – Isidore Barbarin

Banjo – Lawrence Marrero

Baritone Horn – Adolph Alexander

Bass – Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau*

Drums – Baby Dodds

Piano – Bertha Gonsoulin

Trumpet – Kid Shots Madison

Tuba – Joseph "Red" Clark

Clarinet – George Lewis (A2)

Trombone – Jim Robinson (A2)

 

 

2 LPs, Gatefold jacket

Limited to 1,250 copies

Original analog Master tape : YES

Heavy Press : 180g

Record color : Translucent Blue

Speed : 33 RPM

Size : 12'’

Stereo

Studio

Record Press : Pallas

Label : ORG Music

Original Label : American Music

Recorded :

  • July 31, 1944 to August 4, 1944, in San Jacinto Hall, 1422 Dumaine Street, New Orleans (A1 to B3)
  • May 18, 1945, at George Lewis's backyard, 827 St. Philip Street, New Orleans (B4 to C2)
  • May 7, 1943, at Bertha Gonsoulin's home, 1782 Sutter Street, San Francisco (C3 to D1)
  • May 14-15, 1945, at George Lewis's home, 827 St. Philip Street, New Orleans (D2 to D4)

Remastered at Infrasonic Mastering

Originally released in 2014

Reissued in 2018

 

Tracks:

Side A:

  1. Ballin' The Jack
  2. Careless Love
  3. Panama
  4. Good Morning Blues

Side B:

  1. Royal Garden Blues
  2. (I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My) Sister Kate
  3. Ole Miss
  4. Oh! Didn't He Ramble

Side C:

  1. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
  2. St. Louis Blues
  3. Basin Street Blues
  4. Maple Leaf Rag

Side D:

  1. Bunk's Blues In F
  2. Slow Drag's Boogie Woogie
  3. Don't Fence Me In
  4. Milenberg Joys

 

Reviews:

“Bunk Johnson was a New Orleans jazz trumpeter who exemplified the pre-war jazz style closer to Louis Armstrong than, say, Miles Davis. Though the style was well past the apex of its popularity, it remained (and remains) of significant historical interest. And so in 1943, ’44 and ’45, folklorist Bill Russell embarked on a mission to document examples that early jazz.

One subject of his search was Johnson. Using non-union musicians, Russell captured Johnson and his sidemen in a variety of contexts: a music hall, a living room, a back yard. The results are of surprisingly high sonic quality. Three 10″ LPs were released on Russell’s American Music. Johnson had of course recorded before, and would continue to record though the end of 1947 (he died in 1949).

The 2LP set released by Org Music in connection with Record Store Day 2018 features “rare and unissued” material from those sessions. Sixteen tunes spread across two translucent blue records captures Johnson in top form, with various lineups, and on one track (“Good Morning Blues”), vocalist Myrtle Jones.

The songs on this set draw from the more well-known jazz songbook, and include a number of standards and traditional songs. Spirited readings of Scott Joplin’s”Maple Leaf Rag” and the hymn “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” are highlights of the set. But occasional pop songs find their way into the proceedings, such as Cole Porter’s “Don’t Fence Me In.”” Bill Kopp, Musoscribe, April 19, 2018

 

Ratings :

Discogs : 4,4 / 5

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