5017116535222

Dusting Off The Archives

Humphrey Lyttelton

£10.99
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Format: CD

Cat No: LACD352

Release Date:  26 May 2017

Label:  Lake

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5017116535222

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    Trad was Britain's homegrown style of Jazz which was a mixture of New Orleans, Classic Jazz and Dixieland. Humphrey Lyttelton was its first hero. From tentative beginnings the Jazz Revival as it would become known was beginning to gather pace and Lyttelton formed his first band in 1948.


    Some early recordings emerged on the small specialist Esquire record label, but by the end of 1949 the band had a recording contract with the major Parlophone label. In 1950 the band's record producer was the now famous George Martin. By 1953 Lyttelton had published his autobiography much like today's Pop stars. It was the first band to have a Jazz record in the charts, 'Bad Penny Blues' (the piano intro was the inspiration for the Beatles' 'Lady Madonna'). In the early 1950s Lyttelton's band had no serious rivals until Chris Barber's band came along in 1954.


    This CD is made up broadcasts, private recordings and alternative takes from the early period and most have never been released before.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Snake Rag
      • 2. Savoy Blues
      • 3. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
      • 4. I Wonder
      • 5. Ice Cream
      • 6. Wild Man Blues
      • 7. Just A Closer Walk
      • 8. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
      • 9. Falling Blues
      • 10. I'm Crying Too
      • 11. Choppin' And Changin'
      • 12. Bad Penny Blues
      • 13. Canal Street Blues
      • 14. Chicago Buzz
      • 15. Randolph Turpin Stomp
      • 16. Doctor Blues
      • 17. Bessie Couldn't Help It
      • 18. Walking My Baby Back Home
      • 19. Singing The Blues
      • 20. Freight Train Blues
      • 21. Steppin' On The Blues
      • 22. Memphis Shake
      • 23. Pretty Baby
      • 24. Ain't Misbehavin'
      • 25. After You've Gone

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