430412 BUNK JOHNSON AND THE YERBA BUENA JAZZ BAND
  Recorded: 1943-04-12, Big Bear, Oakland, California
     
Personnel    
  Bunk Johnson trumpet
  Al Zohn trumpet
  Ellis Horne clarinet
  Turk Murphy trombone
  Pat Patton banjo
  Burt Bales piano
  Squire Girsback tuba
  Bill Dart drums
     
Recordings    
     
  Ballin' The Jack SFTJF CD 105
     
  Riverside Blues SFTJF CD 105
    Jazzology BJ Book CD #7
     
  Fidgety Feet Not issued
     
  St. Louis Blues SFTJF CD 105
     
Notes    
According to Bill Russell Maple Leaf Rag was also recorded, but no copies have been found.
Hal Smith has pointed out that the tubaist on this session sounds more like Dick Lammi than Squire Girsback.
The session was recorded by Pat Patton on a 1927 transcription recorder.
SFTJF stands for "San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation".
     
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