Jack Purvis
Musical Artist
1906 – 1962
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Who was Jack Purvis?
Jack Purvis was an American jazz musician.
Purvis was best known as a trumpet player and the composer of Dismal Dan and Down Georgia Way. He was one of the earliest trumpeters to incorporate the innovations pioneered by Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s. He also played trombone and on occasion a number of other instruments professionally.
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