Mike Turk joins me on episode 104.
Mike is a Boston-based player who started out playing blues harmonica, inspired by the great Paul Butterfield, before becoming interested in playing jazz on the chromatic. He recorded some session work in New York and recorded through the 1970s with various artists, with many of those tracks available on anthology albums Mike has put out. He released his first solo album, Harmonica Salad, in 1991. Mike went on to record several more albums, with a letter from Toots Thielemans included in the liner notes for Turk’s Works. He also toured Europe and recorded some albums with the Italian band he was working with while in Europe.
Links:
Mike’s website:
https://www.tinsandwichmusic.com/
Toots Thielmans testimonial on Mike’s website:
https://www.tinsandwichmusic.com/?page_id=265
Polyphonia harmonica:
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_1306456
Great interview with Mike:
https://blues.gr/profiles/blogs/harmonica-virtuoso-mike-turk-talks-about-jazz-blues-lowel-fulsom
Videos:
Don Brooks session recordings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDGSb5NxtJY&list=PLGbKWi5veb_nwSHBWYjEgDPtHfYbFFufY&index=4
Honeydripper film opening credits:
https://youtu.be/BO5eP6XsF9M
Douglas Tate playing at the NHL Festival in 1988 (not on a Renaissance):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th1PbXWfoY8
Mike trio gig from March 2022:
https://www.facebook.com/themadmonkfish/videos/1593252841059782
Podcast website:
https://www.harmonicahappyhour.com
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Spotify Playlist:
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