Description
Release Date: 2000
Publisher: Jazzology Press
ISBN: 0963889079
Softcover, 276 pages
New old stock with small amount of shelf wear
Bunk Johnson is probably the most controversial figure in the history of jazz. The praise that his supporters lavished upon him was equalled only by the scorn of his detractors. He was proud and confident, and quick to exploit his benefactors, yet he could be hurt by the slightest criticism or when he felt friends had deserted him. These extremes mirror the life and personality of Bunk Johnson.
Following his rediscovery, his playing surpassed all expectations and his recordings gave the impetus to a world-wide movement that is more popular now, fifty years after his death, than when he was alive. Bunk paid little attention to the recordings he made and, paradoxically, often spurned opportunities that he had fought so hard to create.
This book charts the twists and turns of Bunk’s incident-packed life and by investigating the many myths that surround it, finds that the real story is better than the legends.
Songs
- Bolden Style
- Sidewalk Blues
- Bunk Talking #1
- Baby I’d Love to Steal You
- Bunk Talking #2
- Bunk Talking #3
- Riverside Blues
- Good Morning Blues
- Don’t Fence Me In
- Down In Jungle Town
- Basin Street Blues
- Heartaches
- In the Gloaming
- Basin Street Blues
- I’ve Got Everything
- St. Louis Blues
