Another recording discovered

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" October 1998 

After a years gap in posting I found this episode

Thanks to Andy Warmsley "Radio Lives" for permission to post it here.

Recorded in October 1998 this recording celebrates the 30th year of

Humphrey's Best of Jazz radio show on the BBC Radio 2 channel.

Track listing:

1. Humph's Band - Unbooted Character (1969) (Ellington) 

2. Pee Wee Russell - The Bends Blues (1968)

3. Louis Armstrong - Lucky Guy (1938)

4. George Lewis - Burgundy Street Blues 

5. Oliver Jones - I Got Rhythm (Gershwin)

6. Archie Shepp - Naima (Coltrane)

7. Leo Watson - Inspired lunacy (title suggested by Humph)

8. Stan Tracey - HJC (1995)

9. Eddie Condon - How Come you do me like you do

Quality notes:

The source of this material is not clear, my guess is analogue cassette as

it's frequency response bears all the hallmarks of this media.

I received this by a streaming mode, that too defines the overall quality of

the final result. The missed and repeated frames leaving gaps and thumps where

the recovered audio parts are joined on, many of these imperfections have been

ironed out in the digital editing mode, some "lipsmack" in the narrated parts

also being removed in the editor, a general smoothing of the audio frequency

response had removed a lot of the "scratchyness" a little boosting of the bass

too has made for a more pleasant sound.

I hope you like this re-work, and don't forget to give Andy's blog a look for much

more "Radio Lives" news and postings.

A Thematic Diary, and Dick Morrissey Tribute

 Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" November 27th 2000

1. Sandy Brown, Everybody Loves Saturday Night (1955)

2. Ben Webster, Sunday (1959)

3. Eddie Condon, From Monday On (1955)

4. Louis Armstrong, A Monday Date

5. Booker Little, Sweet & Lovely  (1958)

6. Art Tatum, Medley Tea for Two, Pretty Baby 

7. Dick Morrissey, Red Shoes   (1986)

8. Dick Morrissey, Dancing in the Dark (1961)

9. Dick Morrissey, I'm Walking 

10.Dick Morrissey, Royal Flush (NYJO)

11.Jimmy Witherspoon, Tuffer than Tuff (live Bull at Barnes)

Musical Excellence Here

"Title Trouble"

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 18th October 2004

"Title Trouble"

The Jazz Today unit, Farewell blues (1955)

U.J.C (Louis & Ella), Our Love is Here to Stay

Sean Jones, Gullyism  (2003)

Sammy Sherman, September in the Rain (See here )

Teazer, Who's on the Alto?  (1953)

Geri Allen Trio, A Celebration Song  (2004)

Willy (The Lion) Smith, Finger Buster (1950)

Gwyneth Herbert, It's Alright with Me (2004)

Benny Goodman Qt, Whispering  (1937)

Terry Gibbs, Groovin' High (2004)

Link to Music & Chat

Two titles, One Tune etc

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 29th November 2004

 

"Two tunes, One title"
"Two title's, One tune"

Ken Colyer Trust band, 'Oh Miss (2000)

More Shivvers Time

Louis Armstrong, When Your Lover has Gone (1930)

Eddie Condon band, I aint gonna give nobody none of my Jelly Roll (1944)

Andrew Hill Octet, Hermano Frere (2003)  

Oscar Pettiford, Tricotism (2004)

Peter King-Stan Tracey, Come Sunday (2004)

Tony Coe, Dearly Beloved (2003)

Maxine Sullivan, Blue Sky (1937)

Dunstan Coulber, I Hear a Rhapsody (2004)

John Colls, Davenport Blues 

Tony Poindexter-Wes Montgomery, Please,Please Me (2004)

Shivering music Here

Start (actually end) of 2004 collection

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" December 13 2004

Google Blogger has made some seriously annoying changes to the editor, needing a re-learn to present these entries, so for a while presentation will be look different.

Here we start with the latest of the 2004 collection of "Best of Jazz", working back in time as with previous entries to allow a time sequenced set for visitors

All the material presented here was recorded from the BBC Radio Two channel in the U.K.

Recordings were made from both FM radio and digital radio, initially recorded on DAT tapes

some of which have developed errors in the 16 years they have been stored, some quality issues do exist, efforts are made to repair where possible bad sections but some parts are un-recoverable and of course some programs were missed due to other activities, this is not an apology, it is fact, so what you get is what there is, if anyone has copies of the missing dates, I would be grateful to receive them for inclusion here.

 

Now on to the music :- Program title "Born in New Orleans"

Abraham Wilson, Monk  (2004)

Bessie Smith-Louis Armstrong, Reckless blues (1925)

Witchcraft, Sister Sadie 

Fats Waller, When somebody thinks you're Wonderful

Archie Shepp, Damn if I know (Blues)

Keith Jarrett Trio, Five Brothers (2004)

Herb Geller Sextet, Marable Eyes (1957)

Sarah Vaughan, Round Midnight (1964)

Ladd Mcintosh Big Band, September Song

Almost complete session with shortened fadeout Here

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

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 23rd January 2006

"Over-looked Families"

John La Barbara Big band, Fantasm

Teazer No 1 who is the Clarinetist? 

Louis Armstrong - Bertha Chippie Hill, Pleading for the Blues

Albert Mangelsdorff, Triplicity

Teazer no 2 (clue, a family affair), Mood Indigo

Chris Barber band (1958), Momma Don't Allow

Snooky Young, Up town Blues

Lena Horne - Herbie Hancock, Willow weep for Me

Buddy Tate, Mac the Knife (1957)

Not to be Over-Looked

Humphrey Lyttelton on Jazz Instruments 3 of 6

Part 3 of 6: The Trumpet

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.

Harry James - Blues and Cantabile

Louis Armstrong - West End Blues

Dizzy Gillespie - A Night in Tunisia

Buck Clayton - I Can't get stated

Rex Stewart - Boy Meets Horn

Ken Collier - Swannee River

Cootie Williams - Concerto for Cootie

Maynard Ferguson - Maynard

Miles Davis - Funny Valentine

Roy Eldridge & Charlie Shavers - Trumpet Battle

Hear the Trumpet Battle