Bunk Johnson
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Bunk Johnson was an early New Orleans jazz trumpeter known for his influential yet under-recorded role in the development of traditional jazz and his later revival-era recordings in the 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bunk Johnson canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
ⓘ
human ⓘ jazz trumpeter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1890s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
George Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kid Ory NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ New Orleans jazz revival bands ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Iberia, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Willie Gary Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1879-12-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1949-07-07 ⓘ |
| era |
1940s jazz revival
ⓘ
pre-World War I jazz era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans jazz
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jazz ⓘ traditional jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Willie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Orleans revivalists
NERFINISHED
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traditional jazz musicians ⓘ |
| instrument |
cornet
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trumpet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early New Orleans jazz trumpet playing
ⓘ
influential role in development of traditional jazz ⓘ revival-era recordings in the 1940s ⓘ |
| movement | New Orleans jazz revival ⓘ |
| name | Bunk Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Bunk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
largely under-recorded during early career
ⓘ
rediscovered and recorded extensively in the 1940s ⓘ |
| notableWork | Bunk Johnson’s Band (American Music recordings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
cornetist ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
American Music Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ |
| residence | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | collective improvisation ⓘ |
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