Brother Lowdown

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Turk Murphy composed & recorded the tune, "Brother Lowdown" in 1947 during the Traditional Jazz revival years in San Francisco. Murphy was influential in the revival of traditional jazz that began in the 1930s and lasted into the '60s and '70s. You can learn more about Turk Murphy and his music here.

Turk Murphy's music had a strong influence on Tom Griffith's Old Waterloo Jazz Band. You can hear that influence in this performance of Murphy's "Brother Lowdown".

This performance was recording from circa 2010 in Hutto, Texas, and features: Tom Griffith - leader/piano; Larmon Maddox - cornet; Jim Ivy - clarinet; Barry Irwin - trombone; Robert Black - guitar/banjo; Bob Alexius - bass; Matt Prause - drums.

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