The line up remains the same, with tony fisher now ably filling humphs role on trumpet. Humphrey lyttelton biography wikipedia humphrey richard adeane lyttelton 23 may 1921 25 april 2008, also known as humph, was an english jazz. The humphrey lyttelton band continues to work, presenting humphs music and showcasing his vast music library, a repertoire which extends from early traditional to modern by way of ellington and basie. The most prolific of the british trad jazz revivalists, trumpeter humphrey lyttelton had a long and varied career both as a musician and a broadcaster. Music profile for humphrey lyttelton, born 23 may 1921. This 3 cd collection compromises the cream of the parlophone years, his early career from. Our catalog contains country music, rocknroll, rhythmnblues, folk, beat, oldies, jazz, chansons, cabaret, and culture.
The grand old man of british jazz, trumpeter and bandleader humphrey lyttelton spearheaded the postwar trad. Sep 20, 2011 humphrey lyttelton and his band 1954 high society. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The vinyl on this copy remains in exex conditio n with just a few light surface scuffs to show for nearly sixty years gep8514.
Explore releases from humphrey lyttelton at discogs. Lewis began playing clarinet in his early teens and between 1917 and the early 20s had worked alongside many leading new orleans. Lake e lacd 172 humphrey lyttelton vintage 194851 tempo e exa 1 humphrey lyttelton and his band tempo e a 10. Welcome to the humphrey lyttelton website a visual timeline documenting the life of one of the uks pioneering jazz musicians. Excluding singers, women in jazz havent had an easy time making their way to the front of the stage. It was originally released as parlophone er 4184 and became a hit record in britain at the time. Jump 18 humphrey lyttelton when the saints go marching in careless love. Our catalog contains country music, rocknroll, rhythmnblues, folk, beat, oldies, jazz, chansons. Father george took up the cello while at cambridge, but put it down again after a university magazine article said when george lyttelton practises the cello, all the cats in the district converge upon his rooms in the belief that one of their members is in distress. Humphrey lyttelton i wish i could shimmy like my sister kate duration. Bear family records proud to be independent specialised in premium quality reissues. Jazz, vocal jazz, rock, blues rock, pop, pop rock subscribe to updates unsubscribe from updates.
Humphrey lyttelton discography, albums and songs mp3 buy at. One of the worlds most renowned, multiple awardwinning record companies. Humphrey lyttelton trumpet, leader johnny parker piano jim bray bass stan greig drums references. The content of the site has been collated from humphs archive and will be updated regularly. Humphrey lyttelton wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
The hallmark of the band is versatility, reflected in a repertoire which extends from early traditional to modern. A track from her simply jazz album was played by humphrey lyttelton on his bbc radio 2 best of jazz show making chute the youngest performer to ever be showcased on his show. Find humphrey lyttelton discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Find the song lyrics for humphrey lyttelton and his band top tracks. Humphrey lyttelton 1921 2008, london, united kingdom. The following month lyttelton joined briefly derek nevilles band to appear at the nice jazz festival, where, for the first time, he was able to hear louis armstrong and to play with some leading american jazz musicians. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, lyttelton became a professional musician, leading his own eightpiece band, which recorded a hit single, bad penny blues, in. Humphrey lytteltons first interest had been in military band music and at eton he had. Top tracks humphrey lyttelton and his band play all.
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Bad penny blues is a fast instrumental blues written by humphrey lyttelton and recorded with his band in london on 20 april 1956. Privately recorded acetates 1953 56 by humphrey lyttelton. Humphrey richard adeane lyttelton 23 may 192125 april 2008, also known as humph, was a wellknown british jazz musician and broadcaster, and chairman of the bbc radio programme im sorry i havent a clue. Explore releases from humphrey lyttelton and his band at discogs.
They have worked with producer nigel godrich and cover artist stanley donwood. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The band had its first public engagement on 22 february 1948, at a club in north london. Lyttelton left the webb band and formed his own band in january 1948, taking fawkes and eventually webb himself with him. Humphrey lyttelton discography, albums and songs mp3 buy. There are of course the likes of mary lou williams, jaimie branch, geri allen and alice coltrane. Lewis began playing clarinet in his early teens and between 1917 and the early 20s had worked alongside many leading new orleans musicians including buddy petit and edward kid ory. Humphrey lyttelton excelled at everything that he chose to do. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam.
Members of the late humphrey lyttelton s band continue to fly the flag. Humphrey lyttelton and his band discography uk 45cat. Humphrey lyttelton was perhaps the uks most influential jazz performer. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Humphrey lyttelton between friends with stacey kent. He was a trumpeter, bandleader, calligrapher, cartoonist, writer, journalist and broadcaster. In 1956, humphreys bad penny blues was the first british jazz record to enter the top 20. Beyond this, he was a noted raconteur and wit and chairman of bbc radio 4s longrunning im sorry i havent a clue. Esquire e 10491 humphrey lyttelton the tin red line melancholy blues storyville d a 45041 humphrey lyttelton the tin red line ole miss rag. Portrait of a genius, bad penny blues close your eyes, and produced by george martin. It was recorded again by lyttelton with elkie brooks in 2002, with lyrics added, on their album trouble in mind. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from humphrey lyttelton and his band at the discogs.
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was schooled at eton and commissioned in the grenadier guards. George joseph francois louis zeno, july 1900, new orleans, louisiana, usa, d. Lake e lacd 72 humphrey lyttelton delving back with humph 194849 esquire e esq 310 humphrey lyttelton delving back with humph esquire e ep 111 humphrey lyttelton and his band london jazz e 1. Apr 25, 2008 humphrey lyttelton excelled at everything that he chose to do. Mother, pamela lyttelton, a keen amateur musician, playing at various times piano, recorder and the guitar. Major figure of british jazz as trumpeter, broadcaster and band leader. Humphrey richard adeane lyttelton 23 may 1921 25 april 2008 was an english jazz musician and broadcaster, for 36 years chairman of the bbc radio programme im sorry i havent a clue. More recently humphrey and his band made a guest appearance on the radiohead track life in. Humphrey richard adeane lyttelton 23 may 1921 25 april 2008, also known as humph, was an english jazz musician and broadcaster from the aristocratic lyttelton family. Humphrey lyttelton and his band discography all countries. The band is now joined by trumpeter tony fisher who joined after humphs death in 2008. Humphrey lyttelton, byname humph, born may 23, 1921, eton, eng.
Five by five, echoin the blues, beale street blues, ruritanian blues, biography. The humphrey lyttelton big band with jimmy rushing by jimmy. Humphrey lyttelton music, videos, stats, and photos. In his later years he was perhaps best known as the host of a bbc british broadcasting corporation weekly radio comedy titled im sorry i havent a clue. Humphrey lyttelton vinyl record, humphrey lyttelton. Think well of me, humph plays standards, zenith joys.
Paseo jazz band, humphrey lyttelton and his band, the lyttelton paseo jazz band. A concert in celebration of 50 years of jazz at warwick, featuring the band of the late, legendary jazz musician humphrey lyttelton affectionately known as humph, who was awarded an honorary dlittt from the university in 1987 the first jazz musician to be given an honorary degree by a british university. Radiohead are an english rock band formed in abingdon, oxfordshire, in 1985. This site takes you on a journey through humphs wide and varied life, underpinned by his overriding passion jazz. It was the first british jazz record to get into the top twenty. The vinyl on this copy remains in exex conditio n with just a. Members of the late humphrey lytteltons band continue to fly the flag. Humphrey lyttelton biography, albums, streaming links.
It was a popular and regular feature of lyttelton concerts, sometimes played with accompanying riffs by the band. Choose country denmark 4 france 1 germany 8 new zealand 4 uk 59 usa 1 uk 59. Humphrey lyttelton vinyl record, humphrey lyttelton cd music. In the late 1940s and early 1950s lyttelton was prominent in the british revival of traditional jazz forms from new orleans, rec. Humphrey lyttelton band for several years during the postwar period at 100 oxford street his regular band included wally fawkes, the christie brothers, pat hawes and johnny parker. In 1949 the band played on stage with sidney bechet and recorded with him for the melodisc label. Humphrey lyttelton and his band discography discogs. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from humphrey lyttelton and his band at the discogs marketplace. Artist we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Chute finished her secondary schooling at the purcell school of music in bushey, hertfordshire where she studied voice, piano and composition and gained 3 as at a level.
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