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Friday 18 December 2020

A Jump in time

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" May 10th 2004


"Three missing weeks"












Fat Chops Big Band, Speak Low
Brad Mehldau Duo, Get Happy  (2001)
Jimmy Witherspoon, Wee Baby Blues (1947)
Shalimo Serenaders, Doing the New Lowdown
Colin Steele, Variations on a Dream (The Journey Home) (2003)
Muggsy Spanier Ragtimers, Livery Stable Blues  (1939)
Teazer "The Velvet Glove Who?", Never Let Me Go
Donna Byrne, I'm Walking  (2001)
Denys Baptiste, With this Faith 
Horace Silver, Cape Verdian blues

Nothing in the tapes for the next three weeks, with the exception of the tribute to Barney Kessel that was posted here last year.

Time to listen Here

Tuesday 17 November 2020

One Song, Two titles (Again)

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" July 5th 2004



 " Two Titles Again"

"No Teazers"












The Climax Jazz Band, Redwing (2004)
Jack Teagarden, I Guess I'll have to change my plan (1957)
The Ray Sisters, Straighten up and Fly Right 
Buck Clayton, Night Train (Clayton, Forrest)
The Guest Stars, Tin Pan Alley
Tom Fletcher-Dick Hyman, Play Gershwin
Stan Getz Qt, Feijoada
Jimmy Witherspoon, Whisky Drinking Woman
Roy Eldridge, Dales's Wail
John McMurchy, No More Victims

Titlillation Time

Sunday 29 March 2020

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 19th September 2005





  

"Nicknames a disaster or what?"











Jolly Jume Jumey, Wycliffe Gordon              "Pinecone"
St Louis Blues, Humph's Eight piece band  "Humph"
Part time Woman, Jimmy Witherspoon      "Spoon"
Jitters, Liam Noble
He loves She loves, John Critchinson        "Critch"
Potato head blues, Armstrong                      "Satchmo"
Bye bye Blackbird, Miles Davis       "Prince of Darkness"
Keepin outta Mischief now, Vic Dickenson Qt
The Thrill is Gone, Carol Westwood
Miles Sign, Orchestra USA


Nick a name Here

Tuesday 7 January 2020

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 2nd January 2006




"Bulging with No coherent Shape"








Karen Sharp, Mr Gasman
Duke Ellington, What am I here for? (1942)
Jimmy Witherspoon, There will be Good Rocking Tonight  (1959)
Roy Eldridge, This Year's Kisses
Teazer No 1 Kid Ory, Maryland my Maryland  (Clarinetist)
Don Rendell, Star Eyes
Herb Geller,  Guess I Will Have to Change my Plan
Jo Fooks, Turbulent
Niki King, The Very Thought of You
Stan Tracey, The Sixth Day (From the Genesis suite)

Check the Bulge