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Humphrey Lyttelton

Humphrey Lyttelton (b. May 23, 1921) is a well-known British jazz musician and chairman of the radio programme I''m Sorry I Haven''t A Clue, and the cousin of Viscount Cobham, the 8th Baron Lyttelton. Lyttelton attended Sunningdale Preparatory School and then Eton College, where his father was a housemaster (and, indeed, where he had been born). At Eton he developed his love for jazz, forming a quartet there in 1936, which included future journalist Ludovic Kennedy on drums, after teaching himself the trumpet. After leaving school, he served in the Grenadier Guards. Following demob after World War II, he attended Camberwell Art College for two years. In 1949, he joined the Daily Mail as a cartoonist, where he remained until 1956. In the late 1940s and early 1950s Lyttelton was prominent in the British revival of traditional jazz forms, from New Orleans, recording with Sidney Bechet in 1949, necessitating the break of Musician Union restrictive practices which forbed working with jazz musicians from the USA. I

		Humphrey Lyttleton: 1957-58 This double disk set is a treasure of pure Lyttleton as you know him best. It begins where ... more .. Lake Records Label Catalog No: 269 On Sale $15.95
		Humph Experiments Throughout his career Humphrey Lyttelton never fought shy of pushing the boundaries and ... more .. Lake Records Label On Sale $15.95
		Bad Penny Blues 1955-1956 Humphrey Lyttelton had been a well established jazz band leader since 1949 when, in 1956 he had ... more .. Lake Records Label Catalog No: LA238 On Sale $16.95
		Swing at the BBC The airshots you will hear on this album represent aspects of British middle-period jazz at its ... more .. Upbeat Jazz Label Catalog No: URCD182 On Sale $15.95
		Autumn 1958 In 1958, the renowned jazz singer Jimmy Rushing, came to Britain at my instigation to appear ... more .. Upbeat Jazz Label Catalog No: URCD174 On Sale $15.95
		It Seems Like Yesterday In a burst of vital decision-making, I said goodbye to Fleet Street and Wally said goodbye to ... more .. Upbeat Jazz Label Catalog No: URCD168 On Sale $15.95
		Scatterbrains These recordings, most of which were originally released on the Stomp Off label, were made in ... more .. Lake Records Label Catalog No: LACD180 On Sale $15.95
		Blues in the Night Blues In The Night arguably contains some of the finest examples of Humph's migration to small ... more .. Lake Records Label Catalog No: LACD216 On Sale $15.95
		The BBC Jazz Club Vol.2 These recordings by Humphrey Lyttelton's band represent what could be called the peak of his ... more .. Upbeat Jazz Label Catalog No: URCD119 On Sale $15.95
		Rent Party The Humphrey Lyttleton band of the early 1950s remains in the mind of Stomp Off's producer as ... more .. Stomp Off Records Label Catalog No: 1238 On Sale $14.95
		Delving Back With Humph 1948-49 These recordings were made in 1948-49. Most of them were made for, and issued on, a label ... more .. Lake Records Label Catalog No: LACD72 On Sale $15.95
		Delving Back and Forth With Humph It is no secret that Stomp Off has a special interest in Humphrey Lyttelton, whose 1950 band ... more .. Lake Records Label Catalog No: LACD89 On Sale $15.95
		This Old Gang of Ours more .. Upbeat Jazz Label Catalog No: URCD138 On Sale $15.95
		Vintage 1948-51 more .. Lake Records Label Catalog No: LACD172 On Sale $15.95
		BBC Jazz From the 70s & 80s Vol.1 more .. Upbeat Jazz Label Catalog No: URCD152 On Sale $18.99
		I Play As I Please more .. Lake Records Label Catalog No: LACD189 On Sale $15.95
		Humph Returns to the Conway In 1954 Humph made a 'live' recording at The Conway Hall in London's Red Lion Square. 'Humph At ... more .. Lake Records Label Catalog No: LACD202 On Sale $15.95

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