"Dick Morrissey Silent Reed"

 Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" November 20th 2000

1. Jason Marsallis, At the House, in the pocket

2. Gene Harris, (Gospel) Black and Blue (1991)

3. Laurindo Almeida-Bud Shank, Inquietacao

4. Clarence Williams-J P Johnson, How Could I Be Blue

5. Papa Jo Jones, Georgia May

6. Wes Montgomery, Milestones

7. Bud Freeman, The Buzzard  (1935)

8. Martin Taylor, The Dolphin

9. Helen Humes, Stardust

10. Dick Morrissey-Bruce Turner, Jumping at the Woodside (1984)

Even more excellence Here

Jazz Benefits

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 19th July 2004

"Benefitting Jazz families"

Randy Colville with Humph, Cross a Busy Street

Teazer- Confessin' the Blues (Sarah Spencer) (2004)

Warren Vache, Whats New (I'm Free) (2004)

Humph's Favourites- Donald Lambert, Pilgrim's Chorus

John Lee Hooker, I need some Money (1961)

Tijuana shots- Charles Mingus, Tijuana gift shop (1957)

Bud Freeman, Tijuana (1940)

Ken Peplowski Qt, June Night (1990)

Tina May, What Kind of Fool am I

Teazer- Who is the Saxophonist on "Like"

Three Trombones, Cheek to Cheek (Not easy)

Music Content

Tributes Etc

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 22nd November 2004 

"Saluting Robert Fowler"

"Celebrating Joe Bushkin"

Robert Fowler, The Red Door "Tight lines" (2004)

Bill Eyden-Spike Robinson, For you,for me,forever more (1985)

Teazer No 1 Who is the Singer? 

Ron Carter-Herbie Hancock, "Lawra" (1977)

Bud Freeman-Alex Welsh band, Sweet Sue  (1966)

Pepper Adams-Jimmy Knepper, Adam's in the Apple  (1958)

Teazer No 2, Who's on Piano? (1985)

Muggsy Spanier-Joe Bushkin, No title (1935)

Joe Bushkin-Buck Clayton, High Cotton

Carmen Mcrae, 'Tis Autumn

Tim Garland, Break in the Weather  (2004)

Celebrations in Sound

 Humphrey Lyttelton on Jazz Instruments 1 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 1 of 6 :  The Saxophone

Coleman Hawkins - Hello Lola

Illinois Jacquet - The King

Ben Webster - Tenderly

Bud Freeman - The Eel

Lester Young (with Fletcher Henderson)

Stan Getz - Waltz for a lovely Wife

Ian Ballamy - Honeysuckle Rose

John Coltrane - Miles Mode

Jim Tomlinson with Stacey Kent - Glad to be Unhappy
Paul Gonsalves - Inuendo & Crescendo in Blue

Saxo-Fun Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 9th July 2007

Some NEW releases, 

"A Breezy Start"

The first Teazer of the program

Who is the Sax player?

The Soul of a Celestial Body, Bud Freeman

Louise Parker "new kid" on the block (See Pics)

1956 Thad Jones

British Finger Buster

Feature "Three of a Kind"

Jazz partnerships, Saxophone?

Joe Temperley

High Praise for Karen!

Teazer No 2  Trumpeter

Feature "Nominations"

"Hat in the Air"

All together Now !

Eavesdrop on the proceedings Here

                                                                     Louise & Humph

Louise Parker