Franklin Street Blues -Bunk Johnson

[sirjuandabicho]

Muchas gracias por compartirlo.

[Gamberist]

Very fine! Good feeling.

[Tallsmilingtree]

This was not composed by Bunk Johnson! It was written jointly by Louis Dumaine and Eddie Jackson, my grandfather. Look at the site with the music of Louis Dumaine and His Jazzola 8. They recorded it in 1927; 20 years or so before Johnson recorded his version. I know it was common back then for musicians to claim writers' credit for songs they didn't write but I know the truth and now, so do you.

[MoleDFigg]

@Tallsmilingtree

Many thanks for your correction. I must admit that I took the writer's credit from the record label without checking. (You might just be able to read it if you can 'expand' the second still image on this clip).

Thanks again,

Clive.

[GHDeFriese]

George Lewis is playing phrases from what will become two years later his recording of "Burgundy Street Blues," a classic in its own right. There is an excellent recording of "Franklin Street Blues" by Acker Bilk that brings this up-to-date and with better audio quality.

gordon.defriese@gmail.com

[betteroffsingle]

Hey Mole, I haven't been around lately and came back to find this. First time I've heard it and I have always been a fan of his. Much Thanks for the post.

Cheers

JayD

[inregionecaecorum]

My dad used to have this 78 and it was one of my favourites until one day in a fit of temper he smashed his entire collection of new orleans classics, and not content with that he started on my record collection too. Oh well I've the CD anyway, not quite the same however.

[Jazzbonick]

Nice but I think I prefer the Louis Dumaine version which I used to have on a 45.

Maybe I still have it somewhere. Franklin Street, I've an idea it's in Algiers.

It's a pity we don't have more recordings of the bands that stayed in NO in the 20s

[ghoztman]

This is brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

[max1941]

one of my favorites......but you must find those oldies in black and white .....Ive seem them at deceased Kodak Argentina president Mr Carlos Casinelli...his fabulous collection which seems to me has been given to Mr Marcelo Martinez,which copies them and sell it for its own pocket....,well,thats life down there.-

[skitrees]

Go George Lewis GO!!!!!! It is SUCH a shame the recording technology wasn't just the tiniest bit better back in those days. George always has that "not-quite-up-to-the-other-guy­s" sound until you try to mimic him...sheesh, the man was brilliant!!

Thanks for posting this great recording!! The world needs more of this type of music/dedication/emotion!!

[oldtimejazzfan]

This was one of the favourite blues of the late Ferdinand Wuhrmann, founder of the New Orleans Hall Jazz Band. R.I.P.

[MarkFolse]

Who's on clarinet?

[MoleDFigg]

George Lewis.

[jphar]

Just listened to this again, absolute magic.  Thanks again Clive, I love your 78's.

John

[jphar]

Thanks, can't hear enough of this.

[COLYERFAN]

Feeling sorry now for not buying more of his '78's in the fifties! Thanks!!

[whizbang47]

This is an oversize type night for Google, shooting down my chance to say much about this 5 star beaut of a "slow drag" side. It pleases!