|
The Best of Humphrey Lyttleton [3CD Box Set] | ![The Best of Humphrey Lyttleton [3CD Box Set]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41VSWQT7T6L._SL500_.jpg)
| Artist: Humphrey Lyttelton
Label: EMI Gold
Category: Music
List Price: £10.99
Buy New: £6.98
You Save: £4.01 (36%)
New (14) Used (3) from £6.89
Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 437
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 1.3
UPC: 724358328028
EAN: 0724358328028
ASIN: B00008POJY
Release Date: April 14, 2003
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
|
| Tracks:
| • | Bad Penny Blues | | • | March Hare | | • | Onions | | • | One Man Went To Blow | | • | PTQ Rag | | • | Buona Sera | | • | Glad Rag Doll | | • | Ace In The Hole | | • | Just One Of Those Blues | | • | Out Of The Galleon | | • | Glory Of Love | | • | Why Was I Born | | • | That's My Home | | • | Christopher Columbus | | • | Swing Out | | • | Coffee Grinder | | • | You Brought A New Kind Of Love | | • | Hoppin' Mad | | • | Early Call | | • | Looking For Tina | | • | Apex Blues | | • | I Want A Little Girl | | • | Jersey Lighting | | • | Waiting For Pickard | | • | Rockin' Chair | | • | Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn | | • | Just Squeeze Me | | • | Ole Miss Rag | | • | Wolverine Blues | | • | Down Home Rag | | • | Lady In Red | | • | Get Out Of Here And Go Home | | • | She's Crying For Me | | • | Panama Rag | | • | Pagin' Mr Fagin | | • | Trouble In Mind | | • | Skeleton In The Cupboard | | • | Tom Cat Blues | | • | Maple Leaf Rag | | • | Doin' The Rounds | | • | On Treasure Island | | • | Travellin' Blues | | • | Chattanooga Stomp | | • | 1919 March | | • | Trogs Blues | | • | Creole Serenade | | • | Fish Seller | | • | Dallas Blues | | • | Red Beans And Rice | | • | Low Down Dirty Shame Blues | | • | Red For Piccadilly | | • | Irish Black Bottom | | • | Mardi Gras | | • | DJC Blues | | • | Old Grey Mare | | • | Martiniquien Song | | • | Suffolk Air | | • | Garemouth Blues | | • | It's Over Now | | • | Closing Time |
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 POOR PRESENTATION FOR SUCH MINIATURE MASTERPIECES November 26, 2008
To get the negative comment out of the way first,this compilation merits five stars for musical content, and the only reason I've docked one star is because of the slipshod presentation by EMI Gold. This is the company for which Humph recorded in the 78 era, from whence most if not all of these sides were drawn, yet the tracklist contains no reference to the personnel involved, and only an indication of the year, which is not always accurate. Furthermore, since the relatively brief liner note by Stuart Nicholson comments that "Represented here are three key periods of Lyttelton's distinguished career...early New Orleans Revivalist jazz,....the Johnny Hodges jump style...to the smoothly interlocking mainstream.." it would have been intelligent to have organised this 3CD set in such a way as to chart that chronological progression, rather than in random order.
Having said that, Humph's instantly identifiable style transcends those limitations. His strong trumpet lead provided a rallying point for his troops, and urged them on to even greater feats of musicianship. Underpinning everything lay a superb rhythm section, which ensured that there was no loss of momentum either in the up-tempo numbers or, more difficult to sustain, the slow stately pieces. There is not a dull track here, and hearing them again recaptures the spirit of the fifties in which they were created.
 My first desert island selection August 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My first Humphrey Lyttelton 10 inch LP aquired in the mid fifties contained the tune Trouble in Mind and I still consider this the best rendition I've ever heard. I stil get goose pimples when I hear Humphs muted trumpet; he was a master and the 3 CD's just confirm the fact. Highly recommended as a memory of a great trumpeter.
 Great value April 26, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
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' June 8, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I agree the music represents an excellent snapshot of Humph from
an earlier era. Bad Penny... has always been a particular favourite
of 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 were
released via EMI.
Into the Music November 19, 2006
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
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 God
Lyttleton 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
|
|
|
| |
