Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 13th February 2006

"Testing Teazers"

Teazer No 1 Melody Express, Who is the reed player?

Henry Red Allen, Feeling Drowsy

Elaine Delmar, Everything I Love

Serge Chaloff, Stairway to the Stars

Miff Mole Molers, One Step to Heaven (1928)

Wally Fawkes - Sandy Brown, Bodger's Blues

Bobby Wellin Qt, Festival Blues

Bob Crosby, Elmer's Tune

Sue Kidley, (??) Polka Dots and Moonbeams

Ian Carr - Brian Smith (Nucleus), Sassy

Almost ... There   (2020 that is)

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 20th February 2006

"Pick-Me-Ups"

Kenny Davern - Bob Wilber "Soprano Summit" , Panama

Teazer No 1, Singer on, Every Day I Have the Blues

Rick Hannah, Meteor (Farlow)

Blue Mitchell, Portrait of Jennie (1977)

Wilton Bogey Gaynair, Just for Jan

Art Tatum, Jitterbug Waltz (1950)

George Wettling, I Wish I could Shimmy like my Sister Kate (1940)

National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Elise got Rhythm  (1983)

Dakota Staton - George Shearing, In the Night (1958)

Teazer No 2 & playout, Tenor player on "Hey There"

Get PICKED UP

(survived Christmas day, just, time for a rest)

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 27th February 2006

"Class come to Order"

    for some Long titles

Teazer No 1 No Lightweight, Little Pony

Billy Vs Ella Really?? You Belong to Me

Lennie Tristano Quintet, Cross Current

Warne Marsh, Background Music

Errol Garner, Once in While

Clark Tracey Quintet, Green Man

Ruby Braff & Ellis Larkins, My Romance

Carol Kidd, Please don't Talk about Me when I'm gone

Regina Carter, Spring can really hang You up the Most

Billy Cobham (Montreaux), Torian Matador

Sit at the BACK of the CLASS

(A special Christmas Day 2019 upload to get me in the mood for food later)

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 13th March 2006

"No Neatly Defined Categories"

James Evans (National treasure), Faster than Dark

Red Norvo with Helen Ward (vcl), Too Marvelous for Words

Ruby Braff with Alex Welsh, Hear Me Talking to You

Bob Crosby, Honky Tonk Train Blues

Tim Whitehead, Lucky Boys

Mart Rogers, Strange Blues

Julian Jackson (Harmonica), Airegin 

Maxine Daniels with Ted Beament, Cottage for Sale

Buddy Charles, Nevada Bravada

Listen Hearwith

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 20th March 2006

"BED-FELLOWS" The Start of a theme

 What's next on the record shelf ?

Mutt Carey, Fidgety Feet

Benny Carter, Another time, Another place

Cleo Brown, That's My Gal

Clifford Brown, Falling in Love with love

David Newton, Scotch Blues

Frankie Newton, Frankie's Blues

Ry Cooder - Ali Farka Toure, Bonde

Eddie Condon, St James Infirmary

Leah Riley, You Took advantage of Me

Annie Whitehead, Remembering

Bunk Johnson, One Sweet letter from You

J J Johnson, This could be the start'

Look on the shelf Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Humphs - 80th - Birthday" 

The "RadioHead" Collaboration 

A broadcast on BBC Radio Two in 2001 celebrates the 80th Birthday of "Humph" and his collaboration with the rock band "Radio Head"  in a new production.

Life in a Glass House

Interview by Courtney Pine, features comments by Jim Tomlinson, Stacey Kent,

Elkie Brooks, Helen Shapiro, Wally Fawkes, George Webb, Georgie Fame, Kathy Stobart, & George Melly

link Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 27th March 2006

Theme

  "The Great Variety"

Herb Ellis Sextet, Pogo (1955)
Gospel "One Day" Angelic singers/Dixie humming birds
Deep Blue Organ Trio, Cafe Regio's
Bobbie Wellins, Be my Love
Chris Hodgkins, Stalking
Mick Pyne Trio, Everything Happens to Me
Back to Basie, 16 Men Swinging
Teazer No 1, Pianist?  Got it and Gone
Cassandra Wilson, Red River Valley
Duke Ellington, Brazilians

Variations  ALL

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" Tributes...

Humph 2004

Barney Kessle  2004

(picture from Jazz Journal international)

From May 2004 
Download link to the MP3 file  Barney Kessle
Dropbox :Play it Now link Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" Tributes...

"Happy 80th Birthday Wally"   Wally Fawkes (Trog)

--------------------- June 2004 ----------------------

Tribute to Trog

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz"  NEWS !!

 Found !!

Two more shows from 5th Feb 2007

(Short 2/3rds of a show only)  and

12th Feb 2007 missing only the intro

Both thanks to an anonymous donor

will be posted once converted.

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" to be continued... 

                  Taking the opportunity of this gap in the archive, until the next batch of shows dated back from the 27th March 2006 are processed, I will be presenting special shows featuring tributes to members of Humph's band that have sadly passed on or that have achieved significant milestones in their life.

            Number One .. Pete Strange   

"Humph"

Young Pete Strange (with Quiff) (Discogs)


Peter Vacher, wrote for the Guardian Wed 18 Aug 2004

Jazz trombonists are by nature a gregarious, often bibulous bunch, and Pete Strange, who has died of cancer aged 65, was no exception to the rule. He loved the company of fellow musicians, enjoyed a pint, but most of all lived to play first-rate jazz.

Strange's family were from Plaistow in east London, where his father worked for Cable and Wireless. The youngest of three brothers, Strange caught the jazz bug in the 1950s when one of his siblings brought home a Humphrey Lyttelton record. According to Strange's wife Cath, the invitation for him to join the later Lyttelton band as a full-time member in 1983 came as the fulfilment of a lifelong ambition.

Strange adopted the trombone at school in East Ham, after having started out on the violin, and soon found a coterie of musician friends who liked jazz, too.

"A Technical bit or two"

This recording was made in September 2004 from Radio Two digital satellite channel, it was saved directly from a Hauppauge Satellite PC card in variable bit rate (128-256k) mode, so may sound a little better that some of the other shows that have come from FM via DAT audio tapes.

R.I.P Pete Strange

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 10th April 2006                    

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz"  3rd April 2006

Both above weeks are missing from the archive, if anyone has a reasonable copy of either I would be pleased to post it here.

Thank you.

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 17th April 2006

On the Lighter side

"Bed Fellows"

Lee Konitz, Just Friends

Irene Kral, You Were There

George Shearing, Easy to Love

Archie Shepp, Body & Soul

Big Joe Turner, Morning Glory

Stan Tracey, Doing it for Art'

Miff Mole Mollers, Feelin' no Pain

Thelonious Monk - Charlie Rice, Hackensak

Mills Brothers - Louis Armstrong, Nelly Grey

Charles Mingus, Better Get it in your Soul

Next on the Rack

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz"  24th April 2006

Theme 
"Cryptic Clues"

Teazer No 1 Guitarist on "Booze Blues"

Monty Sunshine, New Orleans Fooler

Teazer No 2 Who Sings "Going to Chicago"

Jacky McLean, Cyclical

Michel Petrucciani, She did it Again

Wild Bill Davidson, Sugar

Eric Dolphy, Come Sunday

Johnny Dodds, Melancholy Blues

Sarah Vaughan, Wrap your troubles in Dreams

Benet Mclean Qt, Raynd Midnight

Decryption begins  Here

Humphrey Lyttelton on Jazz Instruments 6 of 6

Part 6 "The Double Bass"

These recordings are taken from the BBC Radio 2 long running series
"the Best of Jazz" compiled & produced by Humph himself.

In this series, Humph breaks the Jazz band/Orchestra's instruments
down one by one, with style examples of each in recordings from
1928 up to the 2000's.

Examples:

1. Johnny Dodds - Bill Johnson, Bull Fiddle Blues
2. Louis Russell - George "pops" Foster, Panama
3. Charles Thompson - Walter Page, Mean Baby
4. Duke Ellington - Jimmy Blanton, Jack the Bear
5. Charlie Parker - Tommy Potter, Donna Lee
6. MJQ - Percy Heath, Vendome
7. Bill Evans Trio - Gary Peacock, Little Lou
8. Miles Davis - Dave Holland, Spanish Key
9. Charles Mingus, Mood Indigo
10. Don Byas - Slam Stewart, I Got Rhythm

Slap or Strum  Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 1st May 2006

"You can't believe what you read"

Cannonball Adderley, Hippodelphia

Teazer No 1 Trumpet & Trombone on, Bernies Tune?

Teazer No 2 Singer on, Pink Champagne?

Paul Eshelby - James Pearson, Smoke gets in your Eyes

Joyce Dicamillo, The Lamp is Low

Harry Gold, Bouncing Back

Howard Alden - Geoff Simkins, My Melancholy Baby

Kay Star, I Cover the Waterfront

Big Band finish- Kindred Spirits, Beautiful Love

Read it all  Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 8th May 2006

Theme.

 What's in store ?

        "Jazzing classics and Guitar Sandwich"

Top slice..

Howard Roberts, "At Camarillo" (Parker)

Louis Armstrong. "Blue Turning Grey"

Hugo Seigmeth, "Petite Fleur" (Bechet)

Bobby Hutcherson, "Naima" (Coltrane)

Classic Jazz Qt, "Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2"

Donald Lambert, "Anita's Dance"

Teazer No1 Clarinetist on "Everything happens to Me"

Teazer No2 Tenor Saxist on "Wooden Top"

Nobody's heart belongs to me, Singer?  (R & H)

Bottom slice..

Rick Haydon & John Pizzarelli, "Just Friends"

What a T'doo  here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 15th May 2006

 "More Bed Fellows"

LA Four Stella Quintet, Teach Me Tonight

Eddie Lang/ Lonnie Johnson (1929), Hand full of Riffs

Carol Kidd, Folks that live on the hill

Peter King Qt (1995), Yes or No

Dill Jones, I Climb the highest Mountain

Ed Jones, Kick Start

Ink Spots & Ella,  Cow cow boogie

Indo Jazz fusions, Subject

Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock, Little Girl Blue

Carter,Eldridge,Shavers, Trumpet Battle

Which side of the BED

Humphrey Lyttelton on Jazz Instruments 5 of 6

Part 5 of 6: The Guitar

These recordings are taken from the BBC Radio 2 long running series

"the Best of Jazz" compiled & produced by Humph himself.

In this series, Humph breaks the Jazz band/Orchestra's instruments

down one by one, with style examples of each in recordings from

1928 up to the 2000's.

Examples:

1. Wes Montgomery, Cottontail (1961)

2. Buddy Guy, Worry worry

3. Lonnie Johnson-Eddie Lang, Two Tone Stomp

4. Django Reinhardt, Bouncing around

5. Freddie Green, Corner Pocket (Basie)

6. Teddy Bunn, (no title)

7. Charlie Christian, Solo Flight

8. Colin Oxley, I Guess I'll have to change My Mind (Stacey Kent Vcl)

9. John Schofield, What it is
10. Martin Taylor, Chilling with Oscar

11. Les Paul, The Blues (Jazz at the Phil)

Get all Unstrung

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 22nd May 2006

The "Marching Sandwich"

The "Sole" of Jazz
Marching through Georgia, Roger Marks Armada Jazz
A slice well "Bred" above and below Chet & Paul
"Toots" with Lizz Wright, Come Rain, come Shine
Christian Scott, Rewind That
John Hicks @ Maybeck, Blue in green
Teazer No 1, Clarinet & Trumpet
Old Pals together (Humph 1960's band), Undecided now
Tony Kofi, The Journey
Niki King, Tenderly
The "Upper"
Marching out, Suburban Street Parade

Tramp along With

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 29th May 2006

"The Swinging Sandwich"

Slice one- Illinois Jacquet, Lullaby of the Leaves

"The Butter"

Jack Teagarden, With Red McKenzie, Never had a reason (1929)

Teazer No 1, Name the instruments? Might as well be Spring

Stuff Smith, Only Time will tell

Jessica Williams, Things Aint'....

Acker Bilk & Danny Moss, Together "But not for pidgeons"

Jazz Crusaders, Freedom Sound (1966)

Ian Shaw, Both Sides Now (of the sandwich?)

"The Butter"

Slice two- Swingout with the Count (Basie) (1957)

Link to "unwrap"  the  Filling

Humphrey Lyttelton on Jazz Instruments 4 of 6

                                                                              Part 4 of 6 

                                                                              "The  Clarinet"

These recordings are taken from the BBC Radio 2 long running series

"the Best of Jazz" compiled & produced by Humph himself.

In this series, Humph breaks the Jazz band/Orchestra's instruments

down one by one, with style examples of each in recordings from

1928 up to the 2000's.

Buddy DeFranco Left Field

Sidney Bechet  Freight Train Blues

Kenny Davern   Wild Man Blues

Sandy Brown    Imperial

Tony Coe & Alan Barnes  Days of Wine & Roses

Benny Goodman  Mission to Moscow

Artie Shaw (The Essence of) My Funny Valentine

Edmund Hall + Peanuts Hucko How Come You Do Me (like you do)

Tim Garland  Flying Machine

"REED" all about it Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 5th June 2006

  

Theme..

"Guess Who and How"

Teazer No 1 The Clarinetist on "Bouncing with Bud"
That's My Home "Australia"  Bob Barnard
What a little Moonlight can do "I HATE that song"
Teazer No 2 "Royal" Band leader in debt to MLW
Great Times with Stan Tracey (See above)
"Baltimore Oriole" Sheila Jordan (Teazed out of Blue Note)
Ed Bickert "Lucky So and So"
Carl Fontana's "Beautiful friendship"
Teazer No 3 Trombonist band, Director/leader
"Aligatory madness" from Ray Anderson

Solve the Questions

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 12th June 2006

Theme  

"Inverted Order"

Starting with a BLAST - Pete Cato band

"Rootie Toots" from Alan Barnes Qt

Teddy Wilson "Laughing on holiday"

A Trio "walking with Chestnut"

Ben Webster "Old Folks"

Tom Scott's "Children of the night"

Benny Goodman - "Airmail special"

Rachel Weston " Isn't it a Pity" (picture below)

"Run for your Life" it's Bob Mintzer Big band 

Hear show and Rachel

Humphrey Lyttelton on Jazz Instruments 3 of 6

Part 3 of 6: The Trumpet

These recordings are taken from the BBC Radio 2 long running series

"the Best of Jazz" compiled & produced by Humph himself.

In this series, Humph breaks the Jazz band/Orchestra's instruments

down one by one, with style examples of each in recordings from

1928 up to the 2000's.

Harry James - Blues and Cantabile

Louis Armstrong - West End Blues

Dizzy Gillespie - A Night in Tunisia

Buck Clayton - I Can't get stated

Rex Stewart - Boy Meets Horn

Ken Collier - Swannee River

Cootie Williams - Concerto for Cootie

Maynard Ferguson - Maynard

Miles Davis - Funny Valentine

Roy Eldridge & Charlie Shavers - Trumpet Battle

Hear the Trumpet Battle 

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" June 19th 2006

T & T

"Tributes and Teazers"

Lester leapt back with Gill

Tribute 1 - Jack & Wally Close your eyes

Big Joe wants a little girl

Dollar Branded South African jazz

How many Australian Musicians

Tribute 2 - Watt's to do with this Band Tommy?

Jaunty Bass Sax from Three pods of pepper

LA jazz Manha De Carnival

Valentines day Singer?

Guitarist ? a True Monarch, not of France or England

Where Else but Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" June 26th 2006

  

    Theme

 Ellington
 brackets 

 this session
 of

"Bricks without Straw"

Do you kow this tune? Stompy Joe riffs
Whats new Art?
Operatic Aria from Leo Watson
Miles Davies Modalises
a "Picasso" from the Hawk
Careless Love with Bessie
Going round and round the (Stanley) knife Clark
Rub two down home choruses with the Kid

Ella' & Elli' take liberties in 72

Expose the Loop

Humphrey Lyttelton on Jazz instruments 2 of 6

These recordings are taken from the BBC Radio 2 long running series

"the Best of Jazz" compiled & produced by Humph himself.

In this series, Humph breaks the Jazz band/Orchestra's instruments

down one by one, with style examples of each in recordings from

1928 up to the 2000's.

Part 2 of 6: The Piano

Intro: Jaki Byard - ATFW

Art Tatum - Talk of the Town

Earl Hines - untitled

Count Basie - Cherry Point

Stan Greig - Honkytonk train Blues

Jessica Williams - Easter Parade

Thelonious Monk - Thelonious

Oscar Peterson - Tenderly

Milt Buckner - Time after Time

Jelly Roll Morton - King Porter Stomp

Errol Garner - Sunny side of the Street

Dick Hyman, Dick Wellstood - Who

Get the "Tinkle" Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" July 3rd 2006

"Strange and Original"

Rose room with a difference (2005)

Kelvin Christian - Constenation

Ella vs Billy - Love for sale (in Stockholm)

Chris Brewer - Let cool one

Teazer No 1, - Earl Bostic - Not A Train

Karen Sharp - Mr Jazzman

Teazer No 2, - In a Mellow Tone (Who?)

Teazer No 3, - Two Clarinets - That Old Feeling

Finishing with Errol Garner - Blue Lou

Lend an ear Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" July 10th 2006

"Mini-series & Teazers"

Lennie Niehaus - As long as I live

Charles Brown - Drifting Blues

Julius Tolentino - Domingo

Teazer No 1 Trombonist  - Peg of my Heart

Lost Tapes Holland - Chet Baker - Indian Summer

Dave McKenna - Splendid Splinter

Teazer No 2 Alto Saxophonist - Stardust

The World's greatest Jazz band (Manchester 1971)

Peace from Alison Drew

"Dukes" DJ Special - Mike's Gift

Cling on to the show Here