Not to be forgotten are humphs own compositions, of which he had. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from humphrey lyttelton and his band at the discogs marketplace. Humphrey lyttelton vinyl record, humphrey lyttelton cd music. Our catalog contains country music, rocknroll, rhythmnblues, folk, beat, oldies, jazz, chansons, cabaret, and culture. Portrait of a genius, bad penny blues close your eyes, and produced by george martin.
Its great to be young humph was born on may 23, 1921 in eton college school, where his father was a housemaster and so he later attended englands most famous public school. 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. Issued on cd, vinyl and cassette in 1991 through freestyle records, the album failed to enter the. Find humphrey lyttelton discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The clue production was taken over by jon naismith and humph was really enjoying the role. Topics about humphrey lyttelton albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories. Humphrey lyttelton excelled at everything that he chose to do.
In 2003, they released the critically acclaimed album trouble in mind and continued to. This 3 cd collection compromises the cream of the parlophone years, his early career from. Humphrey lyttelton i wish i could shimmy like my sister kate duration. Apr 26, 2008 humphrey richard adeane lyttelton, jazz musician, writer and broadcaster, born may 23 1921. Reaching retirement age seemed to spur humph on to do more. Humphrey lyttelton and his band jazz with lyttelton no.
Lyttelton was a natural leader with a clear musical outlook for his bands. Humphrey lyttelton and his band discography all countries. According to songwriter doc pomus, rock and roll would have never happened without him. 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. One of the worlds most renowned, multiple awardwinning record companies.
May 18, 1911 november 24, 1985 was an american blues shouter from kansas city, missouri. Think well of me, humph plays standards, zenith joys. Hamilton started playing tenor saxophone at the age of sixteen. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from humphrey lyttelton and his band at the discogs. Mother, pamela lyttelton, a keen amateur musician, playing at various times piano, recorder and the guitar. 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. A discography of humphrey lyttelton 19451983 collectors items. Humphrey lyttelton discography, albums and songs mp3 buy at. 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. Our catalog contains country music, rocknroll, rhythmnblues, folk, beat, oldies, jazz, chansons.
The band consists of thom yorke vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, brothers jonny greenwood lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments and colin greenwood bass, ed obrien guitar, backing vocals and philip selway drums, percussion. The band is now joined by trumpeter tony fisher who joined after humphs death in 2008. 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. Attempt to assemble a complete list of albums on doug dobells 77 label. The event was opened by the 2010 winner of the humphrey lyttelton royal academy of music jazz award, tom walsh, who played horace silvers song for my father with his quintet from the royal academy of music. The grand old man of british jazz, trumpeter and bandleader humphrey lyttelton spearheaded. 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. Humphrey lyttelton biography, albums, streaming links. Bear family records proud to be independent specialised in premium quality reissues. Humphrey lyttelton british humphrey richard adeane lyttelton born may 23, 1921, eton, berkshire, england. Humphrey lyttelton and his band the traditional jazz scene in europe vol. Choose country uk 2 usa 1 see humphrey lyttelton and his band for main discography.
The manchester native, who grew up in an extremely musical family, left school at the age of 15 to join a dance band in london. Apr 25, 2008 humphrey lyttelton excelled at everything that he chose to do. Queen live discography 19672008 mp3 320 kbps tnt village. Find humphrey lyttleton discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Scott hamilton born september 12, 1954 is an american jazz tenor saxophonist associated with swing and mainstream jazz. Track listing three long years rose marie mccoy, connie ingramtrouble in mind richard m. Humphrey lyttelton vinyl record, humphrey lyttelton. Top tracks humphrey lyttelton and his band play all. Graeme garden tim brooketaylor barry cryer willie rushton an officer and a journalist humphrey was born on 23 may 1921 in eton college, where his father. Major figure of british jazz as trumpeter, broadcaster and band.
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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. She eventually mad the jump to radio, as well as numerous appearances with legendary jazz bandleader humphrey lyttelton, before embarking on a. Humphrey richard adeane lyttelton 23 may 1921 25 april 2008, also known as humph. The hallmark of the band is versatility, reflected in a repertoire which extends from early traditional to modern. In 1976 he moved to new york city and played with benny goodman at the end of the decade. Download all angels discography torrent or any other torrent from audio other direct download via magnet link. Humphrey lyttelton wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Five by five, echoin the blues, beale street blues, ruritanian blues, biography.
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