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Monday, 7 June 2021

"Straight in, No intro, Made in Britain"

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" December 4th 2000

1. Ken Collier, Bluebells Goodbye (1958)
2. Alan Barnes-David Newton, Black and and Tan Fantasy
3. Harry Hayes band, High as a Kite (1946)
4. Maxine Daniels, Am I Blue
5. Dill Jones, Something for Lucky 
6. Teazer: Who is the Trumpet player? I Surrender Dear
7. Courtney Pine, Yeah Yeah
8. Humph's-Paseo Jazz band, Mike's Bandana
9. Teazer: Who is the trombonist? What Can I Say
10.Elkie Brooks, Baby What do you Want me to Do
11.Stan Tracey Orchestra, The Sixth Day.

British stuff Here 

Friday, 28 May 2021

That's Always the Way

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz December 11th 2000



1. Bob Bird & Co, Friday Night at the Cadillac club
2. Stacey Kent, When your Lover has Gone
3. Jelly Roll Morton, Dead Man Blues (1926)
4. Don Bennett, I Love You
5. Humph's Band, Coal Black Shine (1954)
6. Marian Williams, It is Well
7. Dave Green Trio, Bertie Woo
8. Louis Armstrong, On the Sunny Side of the Street
9. Alan Barnes Octet, Emerline
10.Dick Morrissey Quartet, Startrek theme
11.Stuff Smith, Back Home in Indiana (Humph's Choice)
 
Listen Here

Sunday, 27 September 2020

Martial duplicity

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 25th October 2004


 

"Maryland My Maryland"














Humphrey Lyttelton Band, Maryland my Maryland (1953)
Teazer- Names Please.. Cherry Red  (1944)
Kai Winding-Carl Fontanna, Blue Lou (1957)
Wingy Manone, Tar Paper Stomp (1929)
Alan Barnes-John Hall, The Duke (Brubeck's Ellington Tribute)
SuperSax's Sounda-like, Don Wright plays "Parker"
Andy Panayi Qt, Whooeeee  (1994)
Roy Eldridge, Farewell Blues
Mahalia Jackson, In the Upper Room
Final Teazer, Which Big Band, Time Check

It's ALL Here

Monday, 25 November 2019

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

Saturday, 2 November 2019

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