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John Purvis (December 11, 1906 – March 30, 1962) was an American jazz musician. Purvis was best known as a trumpet player and the composer of Dismal Dan and Down Georgia Way. He was one of the earliest trumpeters to incorporate the innovations pioneered by Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s.
Apr 18, 2019 · Jack Purvis, trumpet solo, acc. by John Scott Trotter, p / Gene Kintzle, g / Paul Weston, sb / Joe Dale, d. New York, December 17, 1929.
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Jack Purvis Little is known about his early life and he is surrounded by myth. He was one of the few white trumpet players whose ability could challenge Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s and together with Jabbo Smith was one of the most celebrated trumpet virtuosos of that era.
Jul 16, 2020 · 16 July 2020. 7582. Trumpeter Jack Purvis. Jack Purvis was a remarkably gifted musician who led an astonishing life. Unfortunately, trying to trace his life is like stumbling blindfold through a minefield.
Jack Purvis had a crazy and somewhat legendary life that has never been fully sorted out. His career in music was actually fairly brief. He began playing trumpet and trombone in a boy's training school,…
Purvis was best known as a trumpet player and the composer of Dismal Dan and Down Georgia Way. He was one of the earliest trumpeters to incorporate the innovations pioneered by Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s.
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From 1929 to 1930, Purvis was the leader of three recording sessions that produced eight titles. These included “Copyin’ Louis” and “Mental Strain at Dawn.” Purvis also occasionally played the fourth trumpet in Fletcher Henderson’s Orchestra, and briefly was a harpist.
