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Tuesday, 31 December 2019

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)

Thursday, 26 December 2019

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)

Wednesday, 25 December 2019

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)

Tuesday, 24 December 2019

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



Friday, 20 December 2019

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


Monday, 16 December 2019

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

Saturday, 14 December 2019

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.



Friday, 13 December 2019

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






Tuesday, 10 December 2019

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

Monday, 9 December 2019

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

Thursday, 5 December 2019

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

Monday, 2 December 2019

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

Sunday, 1 December 2019

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