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Tuesday 31 December 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 13th February 2006





"Testing Teazers"







Teazer No 1 Melody Express, Who is the reed player?
Henry Red Allen, Feeling Drowsy
Elaine Delmar, Everything I Love
Serge Chaloff, Stairway to the Stars
Miff Mole Molers, One Step to Heaven (1928)
Wally Fawkes - Sandy Brown, Bodger's Blues
Bobby Wellin Qt, Festival Blues
Bob Crosby, Elmer's Tune
Sue Kidley, (??) Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Ian Carr - Brian Smith (Nucleus), Sassy

Almost ... There   (2020 that is)

Thursday 26 December 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 20th February 2006





"Pick-Me-Ups"








Kenny Davern - Bob Wilber "Soprano Summit" , Panama
Teazer No 1, Singer on, Every Day I Have the Blues
Rick Hannah, Meteor (Farlow)
Blue Mitchell, Portrait of Jennie (1977)
Wilton Bogey Gaynair, Just for Jan
Art Tatum, Jitterbug Waltz (1950)
George Wettling, I Wish I could Shimmy like my Sister Kate (1940)
National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Elise got Rhythm  (1983)
Dakota Staton - George Shearing, In the Night (1958)
Teazer No 2 & playout, Tenor player on "Hey There"

Get PICKED UP

(survived Christmas day, just, time for a rest)

Wednesday 25 December 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 27th February 2006





"Class come to Order"

    for some Long titles








Teazer No 1 No Lightweight, Little Pony
Billy Vs Ella Really?? You Belong to Me
Lennie Tristano Quintet, Cross Current
Warne Marsh, Background Music
Errol Garner, Once in While
Clark Tracey Quintet, Green Man
Ruby Braff & Ellis Larkins, My Romance
Carol Kidd, Please don't Talk about Me when I'm gone
Regina Carter, Spring can really hang You up the Most
Billy Cobham (Montreaux), Torian Matador

Sit at the BACK of the CLASS

(A special Christmas Day 2019 upload to get me in the mood for food later)

Tuesday 24 December 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 13th March 2006



"No Neatly Defined Categories"













James Evans (National treasure), Faster than Dark
Red Norvo with Helen Ward (vcl), Too Marvelous for Words
Ruby Braff with Alex Welsh, Hear Me Talking to You
Bob Crosby, Honky Tonk Train Blues
Tim Whitehead, Lucky Boys
Mart Rogers, Strange Blues
Julian Jackson (Harmonica), Airegin 
Maxine Daniels with Ted Beament, Cottage for Sale
Buddy Charles, Nevada Bravada

Listen Hearwith



Friday 20 December 2019

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 20th March 2006





"BED-FELLOWS" The Start of a theme

 What's next on the record shelf ?










Mutt Carey, Fidgety Feet
Benny Carter, Another time, Another place
Cleo Brown, That's My Gal
Clifford Brown, Falling in Love with love
David Newton, Scotch Blues
Frankie Newton, Frankie's Blues
Ry Cooder - Ali Farka Toure, Bonde
Eddie Condon, St James Infirmary
Leah Riley, You Took advantage of Me
Annie Whitehead, Remembering
Bunk Johnson, One Sweet letter from You
J J Johnson, This could be the start'

Look on the shelf Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Humphs - 80th - Birthday" 

The "RadioHead" Collaboration 

A broadcast on BBC Radio Two in 2001 celebrates the 80th Birthday of "Humph" and his collaboration with the rock band "Radio Head"  in a new production.

Life in a Glass House

Interview by Courtney Pine, features comments by Jim Tomlinson, Stacey Kent,
Elkie Brooks, Helen Shapiro, Wally Fawkes, George Webb, Georgie Fame, Kathy Stobart, & George Melly

link Here

Humphrey Lyttelton "Best of Jazz" 27th March 2006


Theme
  "The Great Variety"








Herb Ellis Sextet, Pogo (1955)
Gospel "One Day" Angelic singers/Dixie humming birds
Deep Blue Organ Trio, Cafe Regio's
Bobbie Wellins, Be my Love
Chris Hodgkins, Stalking
Mick Pyne Trio, Everything Happens to Me
Back to Basie, 16 Men Swinging
Teazer No 1, Pianist?  Got it and Gone
Cassandra Wilson, Red River Valley
Duke Ellington, Brazilians


Variations  ALL