The Best of Humphrey Lyttleton [3CD Box Set]

Product Details

Artist : Humphrey Lyttelton
Format : Box set
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0724358328028
Label : EMI Gold
Number of Discs : 3
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2003-04-14
UPC : 724358328028

ASIN : B00008POJY

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Bad Penny Blues
2. March Hare
3. Onions
4. One Man Went To Blow
5. PTQ Rag
6. Buona Sera
7. Glad Rag Doll
8. Ace In The Hole
9. Just One Of Those Blues
10. Out Of The Galleon
11. Glory Of Love
12. Why Was I Born
13. That's My Home
14. Christopher Columbus
15. Swing Out
16. Coffee Grinder
17. You Brought A New Kind Of Love
18. Hoppin' Mad
19. Early Call
20. Looking For Tina
21. Apex Blues
22. I Want A Little Girl
23. Jersey Lighting
24. Waiting For Pickard
25. Rockin' Chair
26. Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn
27. Just Squeeze Me
28. Ole Miss Rag
29. Wolverine Blues
30. Down Home Rag
31. Lady In Red
32. Get Out Of Here And Go Home
33. She's Crying For Me
34. Panama Rag
35. Pagin' Mr Fagin
36. Trouble In Mind
37. Skeleton In The Cupboard
38. Tom Cat Blues
39. Maple Leaf Rag
40. Doin' The Rounds
41. On Treasure Island
42. Travellin' Blues
43. Chattanooga Stomp
44. 1919 March
45. Trogs Blues
46. Creole Serenade
47. Fish Seller
48. Dallas Blues
49. Red Beans And Rice
50. Low Down Dirty Shame Blues
51. Red For Piccadilly
52. Irish Black Bottom
53. Mardi Gras
54. DJC Blues
55. Old Grey Mare
56. Martiniquien Song
57. Suffolk Air
58. Garemouth Blues
59. It's Over Now
60. Closing Time

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Customer Reviews

Great value (2008-04-26)

Have just been reminded that i bought this by the sad news that Lyttleton has passed away.I first heard about Humph from a documentary on the Brecon Jazz festival and i ended up wanting to hear more. This is a good box set with a hell of alot of tracks making it great value and a fine introduction to British post war jazz.

Further thoughts on 'Dennis' (2007-06-08)

I agree the music represents an excellent snapshot of Humph froman earlier era. Bad Penny... has always been a particular favouriteof mine. My 78 became a little 'Warped' and I tried to heat it slightly,in the oven and then put the bread-board on it to flatten it out.It was an experiment that was partially successful except that the disc became a little more noisy, as a result.This became a big hit - possibly Humph's biggest, which was not surprising! I think the Producer reference should read = 'Dennis Preston' = who later ran his own label 'Lansdowne Records', which EMI released. later produced Albums under his own label 'Lansdowne' - these werereleased via EMI.

Into the Music (2006-11-19)

First off I'm no jazz fan anymore than John Lennon was-yet he once named Bad Penny Blues as the only jazz he could listen to.In 1968 this 1956 instrumental was the main influence behind Lady Madonna.Me I like instrumentals from the Golden Age-Duane Eddy,Sandy Nelson,Link Wray,the Ventures etc. And Bad Penny Blues is to my mind the greatest instrumental EVER.Hrearing this at the time you never wanted it to end-that beautifully dry percussion sound,the muted trumpet,the piano riff-you could fall into it.The disc was produced by somebody called Dennis Lansdowne who had a studio and it was engineered by a young Joe Meek a few years away from his own take on pop music.In his biog it mentions things he added to it which were not to the jazzmans liking but it went out anyway as it was thank GodLyttleton is a British institution-a very clever guy who was once a cartoonist and managed to keep the same wife.Makes a guy feel inferior but there you go.He should have been knighted long ago

Incredible Stuff (2004-12-11)

I grew up with this music in England in the late 40's, 50's and 60's before emigrating to Canada in 1967. I brought most of it with me (on 78's, 10 and 12 inch LP's, EP's and singles.) Some I left behind for fear of breakage (78's) and limited space. This is the essence of the greatest traditional Jazz coming out of Britain...ever! In fact, during the late 40's and early 50's, Jazz in the US was losing popularity to some degree. It is thought that Britain's growing entheusiasm for Trad Jazz, and the upcoming young players like Humph, actually, and fortunately kept it alive. Humphrey Lyttleton in my book (And Louis Armstrong's book by the way) was, and still is the best trumpet player that Britain has ever produced. The rest of the globe would also be hard pressed to equal or better it. This CD covers nearly all of the great tracks (that I still have on records,) and will enable me to still listen to them without worrying about damage to the originals. My favourite??? "Cake Walkin' Babies"... Don't think I have heard of anything that has the cristpness, drive, and back-ground rythme as this one..It lifts the soul. Play it when you feel down and you will be on top of the world.I first heard it at Humph's Jazz club in the basement of 100 Oxford street..(you remeber!)....and so glad that it was cut on record, and now remastered on CD..... Oh, I haven't bought it yet, but will when I sort out some of the other ones to go with it. (like Parlaphone Vol I....)I've just discovered this website I'm glad to say....... Enjoy.

Incredible value for some classic tracks (2003-09-25)

60 tracks for £10 is amazing, the 3 CD's cover from 1950 through 1957 and contain some great music. The bands all have a character of their own, not just copying previous styles or people, but playing interesting tunes with skill and imagination with each musician being readily identifiable. I had forgotten how much like Omer Simeon, Wally Fawkes could be and the sheer drive of Humphrey Lyttleton's trumpet lead.This is a really great collection of swinging music with tremendous vitality and variety.

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