Uploaded by cdbpdx on Jan 30, 2010
Here is a fine example of San Francisco style jazz by Bunk Johnson with the Yerba Buena Jazz Band minus Lu Watters from early 1944.
According to John Buchanan's book on Watters, these were recordings made at a series of Sunday afternoon sessions at the CIO Hall on Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco, either during January or February of 1944. The recordings were made by David Rosenbaum, a member of the Hot Jazz Society of San Francisco, in response to a successful engagement by Bunk Johnson with members of the Lu Watters band at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on December 12, 1943. Watters was still in the service at this time and didn't return to recording until 1946. Johnson would later say that it was the best band he ever played with after his comeback in 1942. Possibly due to the AFM strike, Rosenbaum did not issued the records, but after Good Time Jazz was formed, Turk Murphy tipped off Lester Koenig as to their existence and Koenig bought the masters from Rosenbaum. They were issued on the GTJ 10' LP L-17 (as Bunk Johnson & the Yerba Buena Jazz Band) as well as on GTJ 78s.
From the book Collectors Guide to to Jazz on Bootleg & Reissue 78 R.P.M. Records
1932 to 1952, page 46: Bunk Johnson with the Original Lu Waters Band,
Clancy Hayes vocals: Ace in the Hole (mx. 5A)/Careless Love (mx. 5B);
first public issue. Also available as a private test pressing with
plain label. Ace in the Hole has matrix number RM401; Careless
Love, mx. RM402. Known among collectors as the Test Pressing release".
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something strange in this song. I listen to it again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again, and it never looses a bit of it's spicy taste, the irony, the kind smile, the consolation. I just don't understand the phnomenon
eliyaguy 8 months ago
Love good old Clancy!
richmeister1 1 year ago