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Bunk Johnson. Willie Gary " Bunk " Johnson (December 27, 1879 – July 7, 1949) [1] was an American prominent jazz trumpeter in New Orleans. Johnson gave the year of his birth as 1879, although there is speculation that he may have been younger by as much as a decade.
Bunk Johnson (born December 27, 1889?, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died July 7, 1949, New Iberia, Louisiana) was an American jazz trumpeter, one of the first musicians to play jazz and a principal figure of the 1940s traditional jazz revival.
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Willie ‘Bunk’ Johnson was one of the most controversial, and divisive, musicians in jazz history. Even today, few are lukewarm on the subject of Bunk’s musical ability, his biographical details and his personality.
28 mar 2020 · Bunk Johnson (Stanford Riverwalk Jazz Collection) There have long been two extreme schools of thought about trumpeter Bunk Johnson. His most partisan fans thought of him not only as a genius, but the last important living link to the beginnings of what they considered “real jazz.”
Biography. Due to the difference of opinion between his followers (who claimed he was a brilliant stylist) and his detractors (who felt that his playing was worthless), Bunk Johnson was a controversial figure in the mid-’40s, when he made a most unlikely comeback. The truth is somewhere in between.
Program : 238. In Old New Orleans: The Story of Jazz Legend Bunk Johnson. New Orleans trumpeter Bunk Johnson. Photo courtesy thebirthofjazz.blogspot.com. Bunk Johnson was a fine cornet player: a pioneer in the early days of New Orleans jazz. He fell on hard times and then made a spectacular comeback late in life.
13 gen 2011 · Jazz musician Bunk Johnson's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.
