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William Geary „Bunk“ Johnson war US-amerikanischer Kornettist und Trompeter des traditionellen Jazz. Er gilt als die Zentralfigur des New Orleans-Revivals.
Willie Gary " Bunk " Johnson (December 27, 1879 – July 7, 1949) [1] was an American prominent jazz trumpeter in New Orleans. Johnson gave the year of his birth as 1879, although there is speculation that he may have been younger by as much as a decade.
Biography. Due to the difference of opinion between his followers (who claimed he was a brilliant stylist) and his detractors (who felt that his playing was worthless), Bunk Johnson was a controversial figure in the mid-’40s, when he made a most unlikely comeback. The truth is somewhere in between.
Willie ‘Bunk’ Johnson was one of the most controversial, and divisive, musicians in jazz history. Even today, few are lukewarm on the subject of Bunk’s musical ability, his biographical details and his personality. All agree, however, that he was the central figure of the New Orleans Revival of the 1940s. Without his participation ...
Bunk Johnson. American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader. Born December 27, 1889 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Died July 7, 1949 in New Iberia, Louisiana.
Bunk Johnson was a fine cornet player: a pioneer in the early days of New Orleans jazz. He fell on hard times and then made a spectacular comeback late in life.
Bunk Johnson & His Band. Band assembled by Bunk Johnson in the fall of 1947. Performed at the Stuyvesant Casino in New York in November and December, 1947. Recorded The Last Testament Of A Great New Orleans Jazzman December 23, 24, and 26, 1947, at the Carnegie Recital Hall.
