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Friday 23 August 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 30th July 2007



"Rip-Roaring blues and stuff"










Bechet, Crazy Rythm
Symcock & Wells
Right to sing the blues & Misery
Teazer No 1  Trombonist (Dorsey sound alike)
Smith & Armstrong
Caution' Hines & Hodges
Pairing Reeds. T'sax & Accordion
Buddy DeFranco
a Stride into Some other Spring
Book a Bop with Irvin

Thursday 15 August 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 6th August 2007

Sadly, this copy seems to be missing from the tapes, the search continues..

Any willing suppliers out there that can help?

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 13th August 2007


a FLOOD of Teazers
Maybe..















A "Flakey" singer (maybe NOT)
Teazer (1) Trad? 30's Not quite
Teazer (2) Definition of a Gentleman (accordionist)
Echo's of Harlem updated 1997
Ornette Coleman Quintet
Bix Beiderbecke

"Three in a row"
Jam Sessions LIVE 1955, 
Witherspoon, No Body's Business
Oscar Peterson, Tea for Two

Hear for Yourself

Wednesday 14 August 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 20th August 2007



Themes
"Back Room Boys/Girls"
"Two of a kind" 
"Three of a kind"








Those seldom mentioned yet vital, parts of a band.

Example of ne'er mentioned Bass playing leader
Curtis Counts
Song from Madeleine Peyroux
Colin Steele's bagpipe-like trumpet playing

"Two of a Kind" 
Chopin versus Stride , Don Lambert
Scott Hamilton
Miff Mole (1928)

"Three of a kind"
a little indulgence for Humph
Female Sax players in his bands
Kathy Stobart, Jo Fooks, Karen Sharp
finally, Cottontail (Ellington)


These get a mention Now

Tuesday 13 August 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz " 27th August 2007


 Starting the 

" Brothers in Music"
 Theme










Music from : The Marsalis's, The Adderley's and the Carr's
Georgia Camp Meeting 1941, Teazer (1)  The Lamp is Low
Jim Hall, then Rose Room the non-vocal Vocal followed by
Tee Bone Walker, and finally Cosy Cole.

Listen to the "Brotherhood"  Brothers

Humphrey Lyttelton " Best of Jazz ".





   September 3rd 2007

" More Brothers "







Today's Mini-theme is again Brothers
3 and 1 Jones, Teazer (1) in the Wee Small Hours
Hard Hearted Hanna, God child
Netherlands & Norway, in the mood for Love
Teazer (2) three linked recordings
Armstrong, Hampton (with BG), Parker
High Society, In the year he died
Max Roach remembered

Take the test Here

Monday 12 August 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton " Best of Jazz"


Sept 10th 2007

Three Teazer Day

56 Minutes of FUN









Yes no less than THREE options to test your jazz knowledge here
Charlie Shavers 1960, Is you Is my baby (Kidd), Triesten teazer (1)
Small groups, large bands, Close to Humph teazer (2), British soloists
teazer (3), Stan Kenton, Young female singer Annette ?
Oscar Peterson.

56 minutes of fun starts HERE