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Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1879 – July 7, 1949) 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, American jazz trumpeter, one of the first musicians to play jazz and a principal figure of the 1940s traditional jazz revival. He played largely in his middle register, with a rich tone and clean, precise attack.
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.
Mar 28, 2020 · 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.”
As the appointed leader of this controversial movement, Johnson has also come to be regarded as an historical figure of great controversy. There are, however, several aspects of Bunk Johnson’s life and the traditional New Orleans jazz revival movement that remain beyond doubt.
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. While his luck came and went, his fondness for boasting never left him.
Jun 23, 2011 · Bunk Johnson (1944) - The Girls Go Crazy. Bunk is backed by Turk Murphy and the Yerba Buena Jazz Band.
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