JAZZLIGHT


TURK MURPHY

December 16, 1915 - May 30, 1987


The voice of San Francisco Jazz --- trombonist, band leader, and member of the famed Yerba Buena Jazz Band. This is my best photo of Turk, a fine man and musician but so camera shy that catching him candidly, with value, was rare. His was a magic name in my teens and his death left me feeling rather inadequate, given the number of blown opportunities I had had to film him for posterity...luckily, others did better.

Goldenrod Showboat
©June 15, 1983
George C. Willick