Final program from 2005

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 10th January 2005

"A Celebration of Artie "

"Intro to a future feature"


"Shelf Cleaning time"

Artie Shaw, Non-Stop Flight  (1937)

Lonny Johnson, Mr Jelly Roll Baker (1942)

Jack Wilson, Easterly Winds  (1968)

Joe Lipman, Livery Stable blues (1937)

Herbie Hancock, Cottontail (1998)

Sidney Bechet, Blue Horizon (1944) 

Buddy Rich, Bugle Call Rag (1978)

Petite Jazz Band, I'm the Medicine man for the Blues (2003)

Jimmy Smith,Just a closer walk with Thee

Wynton Marsalis-Diane Reeves, The Feeling of Jazz

Dave Higgins & Co, The Samba Express  

Music HERE

I do have a collection of 2004 programs

not as complete as 2005, but enough to be worth posting.

Artie Shaw

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" February 7th 2005

a Tribute to Artie Shaw

This weeks program is presented and narrated by Humphrey and outlines some of the favourite work by Artie.

Artie Shaw, Nightmare

Artie Shaw, When I'm calling you

Artie Shaw, Stardust (1940)

Artie Shaw, Sugar Foot Stomp (Dippermouth Blues)

Artie Shaw, Blues in the Night (My Momma done told me)

Artie Shaw, Special Delivery Stomp

Artie Shaw, Royal Garden Blues

Artie Shaw, Rendez-Vous for Clarinet & Strings (1949)

Artie Shaw, Tom Boys (1934)

Artie Shaw, Concerto for Clarinet (1941)

Artie Shaw, The Gentle Drifter

Artie Shaw, Any Old Time (Holiday) (1938)

Artie Shaw, The Blues-part 1 & 2 

Artie Shaw, S'posing (1954) 

Artie Shaw here

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