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Thursday, 10 October 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" July 3rd 2006



"Strange and Original"












Rose room with a difference (2005)
Kelvin Christian - Constenation
Ella vs Billy - Love for sale (in Stockholm)
Chris Brewer - Let cool one
Teazer No 1, - Earl Bostic - Not A Train
Karen Sharp - Mr Jazzman
Teazer No 2, - In a Mellow Tone (Who?)
Teazer No 3, - Two Clarinets - That Old Feeling
Finishing with Errol Garner - Blue Lou

Lend an ear Here

Monday, 7 October 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" July 10th 2006




"Mini-series & Teazers"











Lennie Niehaus - As long as I live
Charles Brown - Drifting Blues
Julius Tolentino - Domingo
Teazer No 1 Trombonist  - Peg of my Heart
Lost Tapes Holland - Chet Baker - Indian Summer
Dave McKenna - Splendid Splinter
Teazer No 2 Alto Saxophonist - Stardust
The World's greatest Jazz band (Manchester 1971)
Peace from Alison Drew
"Dukes" DJ Special - Mike's Gift

Cling on to the show Here

Sunday, 6 October 2019

 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




Saturday, 28 September 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 31st July 2006





Theme of Themes  
   " Ski's the limit "








Peplowski Panama
Bones to the King
Summertime
West coast Giants Playboy
Father Daughter
Herman Stravinski Foreplay
Art Hodes Yellow Dog
German Jitterbug Stride
Skidmore Yoke
Ski(p) into it Here

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz"  14th Aug 2006




Theme "Teazer Angst"










Teazer No 1  Who is the Clarinetist
Ade's stopped monkeying
Teazer No 2 Cornetist
Peggy Needs me
Teazer No 3 Trombonist
Bechet with Love
Unique in Jazz Cello again
Teazer No 4 Clarinetist
Jimmy Gourlet Tats
Gospel time (Dylan)
Lime House Blues Trane' style

Un-Angst it all Here 

Sunday, 22 September 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz"  21st Aug 2006



"Enigmat'isms"








Du Bois "Q" Lark
OK Joe 
JW magic on BT 
FW Get off What?
Mingus 1XV
PTQ Rag in NI
Ode to Scottish JD
Who is jr?
UMMG honours
Slim explains
For (TM)
Expose the abbreviations  Now

Tuesday, 17 September 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz"  11th Sept 2006





"Extraordinary Strawberry"








Lew Tabackin hidden title
Do right, far from Peggy
Hodges, Carter or Smith, No! Try "Talk of the Town Brown"
Julian Jackson "Etude No 1" for Gob Iron
James Evans, "ScrewBall Swing"
Be Brave, play the Bagpipes Scotsman!
George Lewis Ripping Riffs in Manchester
Teazer Pianist? 
Roberta Gambarini, "Hope is in the Air"     
Jeremy Steig "Flute fun with Oleo"

As Bruce might have said ..  Extrawb