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Thursday, 30 April 2020

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 21st March 2005



"A Different Tack this week"












Louis Jordan, Outskirts of Town (incomplete)
Jimmy Giuffre, The Train and the River
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[Information about Stan Tracey "Undermilk Wood Suite"]
[This recording with the Welsh readings is available]
[on request, leave a comment]
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John Critchinson-Pat Crumbly etc, Nippon Soul (Adderley) (1998)

Shivvers coming up..

Johnny Hodges, Afterall (Strayhorn) (1967)
Erroll Garner, The Best Things in Life are Free
Teazer.. Who is the Claronetist
Kathy Stobart, Gee Baby Aint I good to You (1957)
Roger Kellaway, I'm begining to see the Light
B E D, Blue Moon (Blue Swing records)
Al Cohn-Mose Allison etc, I'm Tellin' Ya

Info: Tape damage meant this session had to be repaired


Hear what there is  Here

Thursday, 23 April 2020

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 28th March 2005




"Tribute to Sound Engineers"

"Braggerdacious"







Hank Mobley, Remember (Berlin)
Marian Williams, My Sweet Lord (Harrison)
Geoff Cole Hot Five, Everywhere you Go
West Coast All Stars, Blues Train 
Albert Ammons, Margie (Conrad)
Gigi Gryce, Onion Head (Byrd)
Stan Getz, My Funny Valentine
Andrea Vacari, Festival Dance
Carmen McRae, Skylark (Mercer)
Nicola Conte, Other Directions

Hear the Bragging

Humphrey Lyttelton " Best of Jazz" 4th April 2005



"Meaningless title"












Joe Henderson, Tears Come from Heaven (La Roca)
Nicola Farnon, Time After Time (Stein)
Fletcher Henderson-Benny Goodman, Wrapping it UP (Goodman) (1935)
Michael Garrick, Middle Piddlecomb (Garrick)
Bob Barnard, Blues for Mr T (Tupperol)
Buster Bailey, Dizzy Debutant (Bailey)
Toshiko Akiyoshi, American Ballad
Anarchronic Jazz Band, Joy Spring (Brown) (1978)
Teazer,Saxophonist?, Sun Watcher
Walter Brown-Ben Webster, Nasty Attitude
Humphrey Lyttelton Band, Yeah,Yeah, Ha,ha 

Notes: Some DAT errors on here, most edited out.

Warts and All Here

Friday, 17 April 2020

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 11th April 2005



"Really Flying"










Soweto Kinch at Montreux 2002, Bye Bye Blackbird?
Diana Washington, Crazy he Called Me  (1954)
Chet Baker Big Band, Tenderly
Teazer, Who's the drummer? Congo Jack.
Tina Brooks, True Blue
Steve Allen Introduces, Billy Butterfield, Can't Get started (1954)
Ken McCarthy Seven, El Baile
Alan Dean, Gone with the Windmill
Liane Carroll,Dublin River
Clark Terry-Bob Brookmeyer, The King

Like a Bird

Monday, 13 April 2020

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 18th April 2005




"Critisism, liking to, and quirkiness"









James Evans, Read the Wrinkles (Closer to the Sauce)
Hanna Richardson-Phil Flanigan, I Got the Sun in the Morning and The Moon at Night
Teazer, Have you met Miss Jones (Guitarist?)
Art Blakey-Jazz Messengers, ETA
Spike Hughes, Buddy's wedding Day, (1932)
Paul Eshelby-James Pearson, Embraceable You (Gershwin)
Acker Bilk, East Coast Trot (Cobb) (1959)
Ray Charles, Two Years of Torture  (Mayfield)
Marian McPartland, C Jam Blues (Ellington)
Dave Holland Big Band, Happy Jammy 

A shower of April Music

Saturday, 11 April 2020

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 22nd August 2005


"With Gritted Teeth" Grrrrrrr...












Brian Lynch, 24/7
Bonnie Jensen, Teach Me tonight (De Paul-Kahn)
Big Chief band, Song for My Father (Silver)
Enrico Tomasso, On Blueberry Hill
Bill Hardman [Track picked with a pin, Identify it?]
Brian Spring, The Opener (live)
Ahmad Jamal, I'm Old Fashioned  (Kern-Mercer)
Ella Fitzgerald, How long has this been going on (1950)
Dave Brubeck Qt, Perdido (Ohio 1953)

Get the Grit

There were no programs in the previous 3 months, Humph's sabbatical
the next program I have is the 18th April 2005.

Thursday, 9 April 2020

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 5th September 2005



"Good news and Bad News for Oliver Jones"












Ian Wheeler-Ken Sims, Curly Headed Baby

Dee Dee Bridgewater, My Man

Charlie Parker, Parker's mood

Ralph Pyl, Blues down Under

Don Byas, Just a Gigolo (1952)

Pierre Michelot, Evasion De Julien

Black Butterfly -Teazer, Who is the clarinetist?

David Johnston, A little bit Boppy

Nancy Wilson, Willow Weep for Me

Wynton Marsalis, What is this thing called Love



Definitely Good News

Tuesday, 7 April 2020

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 12th September  2005



"At it Again"

"Open in waltz time"









Matt Wates Sextet, What goes Around
Jimmy Witherspoon, Aint Nobody's business
Alex Welsh band, Teazer, whats unusual about this session?
Mal Waldron, God Bless the Child (Prestige 1957)
Another Teazer, Little Rock Getaway, Who is the pianist? (Stride/Boogie)
Shelley Manne/Coleman Hawkins, Cherokee
Chris Higginbottom Qt, Manteca (Gillespie)
Cathie Rae, Still We Dream  (Flow)
Mike Stern, Remember

What goes Around