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Once again we are hungry for a lynching
That's a strange mistake to make
You should turn the other cheek
Living in a glasshouse
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English jazz musician Humphrey Lyttelton
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In Memoriam: Cartoonist and jazz musician Wally Fawkes (aka “Trog”)
A tribute to Wally Fawkes, aka "Trog", the hugely influential cartoonist, co-creator of "Flook"
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Day #163: Today I Listened to ‘Bad Penny Blues’ by Humphrey Lyttleton. I hate the 12 bar blues. It’s jazz’s equivalent of pop’s I V VI IV, but even worse because those pop songs sometimes switch things up with different sections or at least a different bassline. Every 12 bar blues song (with a few exceptions where it’s taken out of it’s usual jazz context) just sounds like a cover of the last one.
And this isn’t even a good one. There’s a piano solo then a trumpet solo then a piano solo then a trumpet solo, then it fades out. HL doesn’t even have the good grace to think of an ending.
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Bill Evans Trio, BBC studio, London, March 19th, 1965 (colorized)
Bill Evans (piano), Chuck Israels (bass), Larry Bunker (drums)
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Five 00:00
Introduction by Humphrey Lyttelton 00:50
How my heart sings 01:50
Nardis 05:53
Who can I turn to 11:37
Someday my prince will come 17:37
How deep is the ocean 23:11
Waltz for debby 29:17
Five 34:11
Elsa 36:45
Summertime 41:43
Come rain or come shine 47:18
My foolish heart 52:35
Re: Person I knew 57:49
Israel 01:02:09
Five 01:07:38
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British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton plays while the wife of band member Mick Mulligan dances barefoot enthusiastically, 12th November 1949: .
(Photo by Charles Hewitt/Picture Post/Getty Images)
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Jazz fans dance the night away to the wild sounds of Humphrey Lyttelton and his band, who are playing at a meeting of the London Jazz Club in the basement of No 100 Oxford Street. Photo by Charles Hewitt, 12th November 1949.
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Oh, wow. A whole raft of Jeremy Hardy’s “best” singing on ISIHAC.
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#142 Acker Bilk – Mr Acker Bilk That’s Mister Acker Bilk to you. Bilk, real name Bernard, learnt the clarinet whilst in the army, stationed in Egypt, when the British were occupying the Suez Canal in the way they are wont to do.
#Acker Bilk#autobiography#British Jazz#Chris Barber#clarinet#Dixieland Jazz#Humphrey Lyttelton#New Orleans#pianola#Scott Joplin#Trad Jazz#vinyl#WC Handy
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thrilled to see i made a handful of incomprehensible posts about isihac last night. that dog meme: i was right tho that tim willie barry graeme and humph can funny radio
#80s-90s i'm sorry i havent a clue my beloved#nothing against jack he does great but literally#those six words every girls longs to hear: and your chairman is humphrey lyttelton
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Bill Evans Trio – BBC studio, London, March 19th, 1965 (colorized)
Bill Evans (p), Chuck Israels (b) and Larry Bunker (d) are at the BBC studios in London to tape the “Jazz 625” program hosted by British trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton.
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We were terrified of being recognised – so I pulled my uniform cap well down over my eyes. A Grenadier officer among our party of about 16 people said he refused to be seen in the company of another officer improperly dressed. So I had to put my cap on normally. I remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down Whitehall, and all of us were swept along by tides of happiness and relief.
- HRH Queen Elizabeth II
Both Princess Elizabeth and Margaret snuck out of Buckingham Palace to join the British people on the streets to celebrate VE Day on 8 May 1945.
As the crowds gather and cheer outside the palace, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret ask the King and Queen if they can join the party. After some cajoling, their parents agree, but not before assembling a 16-strong group of trusted members of the royal household, including Margaret Rhodes, the Queen’s cousin, who was living at Buckingham Palace at the time, Lord Porchester, later the Queen’s racing manager, and the King’s equerry, Peter Townsend, an RAF war hero, later to fall in love with Princess Margaret. It also included former lady-in-waiting Jean Woodroffe and Lady Trumpington, then 22 and working at Bletchley Park, later a Conservative minister.
Lady Trumpington recalled: “I was typing German submarine signals at Bletchley Park. We sort of knew the end of the war was coming – and we guessed it was going to be a big do.
“Me and my five pals went to London on the train. Peace was declared not long after we arrived. It had been very dim during the blackout – with only searchlights in the sky and very tiny traffic lights – and suddenly there was this sudden blaze of light. It was so exciting!
“Everything had been so dim, dim, dim. And now it was splurge, splurge, splurge!”
The royal party slipped out just after 8pm out of the palace, Princess Elizabeth in the uniform of the Auxiliary Territorial Service, with whom she had served as a mechanic, and Princess Margaret in glamorous civvies.
Lady Trumpington went on to say, “We rushed to the centre of London. There was Humphrey Lyttelton, blowing his trumpet like mad on the back of a lorry. I had a friend who was a bodyguard of the Queen, so I noticed her and Princess Margaret as they walked the streets of London. But they were people like anyone else – we didn’t take any notice of them. We did the conga around Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square and jumped into a car owned by the Duke of Norfolk. He was madly in love with one of my Bletchley friends. He thought he’d have a ride with her in his small, open car. He didn’t count on 15 of us squeezing in too.”
At 10.00pm the royal party carry on down the Mall and onto Horse Guards Parade. And then they made their way to Trafalgar Square which was crowded with throngs of people carousing, linking arms, and kissing strangers.
Margaret Rhodes recalled fondly: “For some reason, we decided to go in the front door of the Ritz and do the conga. The Ritz has always been so stuffy and formal – we rather electrified the stuffy individuals inside. I don’t think people realised who was among the party – I think they thought it was just a group of drunk young people. I remember old ladies looking faintly shocked. As one congaed through, eyebrows were raised.”
They eventually made their way to Green Park and back to the Palace. But as Lady Trumpington confessed, “There were stories about people doing disgusting things in the park but I didn’t notice that. I was picked up by a naval officer. He just kissed me – and then it was bye-bye. I’m sure he was married. We never met again. He saved me from a lot of knicker trouble.”
At midnight The King and Queen appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the second time. But the royal party made it back in time. The princesses appeared on the balcony a few times for the public.
The Queen said, “We were successful in seeing my parents on the balcony, having cheated slightly by sending a message into the house, to say we were waiting outside. I think it was one of the most memorable nights of my life.”
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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is back
One of the sweetest pleasures in this life is the astoundingly funny, long-running BBC Radio 4 comedy quiz show, I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. It is back for a 75th (!!!) series and:
It.
Is.
Amazing.
https://isihac.net/
I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue is very hard to describe. Essentially, it’s a bunch of mock competitive quiz-show “games” that are both incredibly silly and incredibly weird, and (this is the magic bit), they never get tiresome.
Now, much of that is down to the amazing comedians who use these games as frameworks for hilarious sketches (and, of course, the comedy writers who back them up).
For many years, the show was helmed by the fabulous Humphrey Lyttelton (“Humph”) and after his death in 2008, many of us despaired of the show ever finding a suitable person to fill his seat. But after Stephen Fry stepped in, it became clear that ISIHAC had a future.
Today, the show is hosted by Jack Dee, who is so goddamned bone dry in his delivery that you need to apply moisturiser after his best lines. You can listen to his masterful chairmanship in Episode 1, courtesy of the Comedy of the Week podcast:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09mjl7b
The episode features Tony Hawks, Marcus Brigstocke, Vicki Pepperdine (who combines a posh accent with superb delivery and had me doubled over with laughter) and Henning Wehn (a one-man rebuttal to “Germans have no sense of humour).
Two more episodes in the series are now available to stream on the BBC’s website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000x501
Listening to these episodes has me puzzled about how the games can be so durably funny — how “Swanee Kazoo” (two comedians on slide-whistle and kazoo mangle a pop song) can be funny three times in a single episode, and then in many episodes.
https://isihac.net/popup-humpth_trumpet_audio.html
I mean, it’s easy to see what makes “Uxbridge English Dictionary” (comedy definitions of English words, often turning on a regional British accent) work — it’s the sheer brilliance of the writing, which set up all these slow-burn gags.
https://isihac.net/popup-ued_video.html
But Sound Charades (two comedians obliquely act out the name of a TV show, movie, etc)? That’s all in the delivery. How do they get such consistently funny sketches out of this weird bit?
https://isihac.net/popup-sound-charades_video.html
The supreme mystery of ISAHAC is Mornington Crescent, which is literally comedians pretending to play an imaginary board game with farcically complicated rules consisting of reciting London Tube stations until someone shouts “Mornington Crescent!”
https://isihac.net/mornington_crescent.php
It’s a scary time. Things are on fire. The Delta variant is raging. New historic and recent atrocities come to light every day. ISAHAC is no antidote to all this, but it is a respite. I can’t remember when I last laughed so hard.
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Next Gig Chris Hodgkins Band Triple Album Launch. Thursday May 12th 8pm
Not with my band but with all these great musicians listed below led by Chris Hodgkins.
https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/chris-hodgkins
Pizza Express Jazz Club (Soho)
Chris is launching three albums the 'Salute To Humphrey Lyttelton' recorded after last Novembers 17 date UK tour, the Chris Hodgkins International Quartet album 'Festooned with Trumpets' and the Vic Parker, Chris Hodgkins, Jed Williams album recorded live at the Quebec Hotel, Cardiff in January/ February 1976. The band for the launch is: Chris Hodgkins, Henry Lowther, Nick Smart (trumpets) Alison Rayner (double bass), Buster Birch (drums), Charlotte Glasson (baritone sax/clarinet/penny whistle), Alex Clarke (tenor sax/clarinet), Diane McLoughlin (alto sax/soprano sax), Mark Bassey (trombone). With special guests Andrea Vicari on piano and guitarist Phil Robson.
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Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (known as Fats Domino) was born on February 26, 1928. He was an American pianist and singer-songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records.
Between 1955 and 1960, he had eleven Top 10 US pop hits. By 1955 five of his records had sold more than a million copies, being certified gold. The Associated Press estimates that during his career, the artist "sold more than 110 million records and the Grammy organization states that Domino landed 37 songs in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout his career, including 11 that peaked inside the Top 10".
His humility and shyness may be one reason his contribution to the genre has been overlooked. The significance of his work was great however; Elvis Presley declared Domino to be "the real king of rock ‘n’ roll" and once announced that Domino "was a huge influence on me when I started out".
Four of Domino's records were named to the Grammy Hall of Fame for their significance: "Blueberry Hill", "Ain't It A Shame", "Walking to New Orleans" and "The Fat Man". "The Fat Man" "is cited by some historians as the first rock and roll single and the first to sell more than 1 million copies".
Domino was one of the biggest stars of rock and roll in the 1950s and one of the first R&B artists to gain popularity with white audiences. His biographer Rick Coleman argues that Domino's records and tours with rock-and-roll shows in that decade, bringing together black and white youths in a shared appreciation of his music, was a factor in the breakdown of racial segregation in the United States. The artist himself did not define his work as rock and roll, saying, "It wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playin' down in New Orleans."
Domino was also an important influence on the music of the 1960s and 1970s and was acknowledged as such by some of the top artists of that era. Elvis Presley introduced Fats at one of his Las Vegas concerts, saying, "This gentleman was a huge influence on me when I started out." Presley also made this comment in a 1957 interview: "A lot of people seem to think I started this business. But rock 'n' roll was here a long time before I came along. Nobody can sing that music like colored people. Let's face it: I can't sing it like Fats Domino can. I know that."
Both John Lennon and Paul McCartney recorded Domino songs. According to some reports, McCartney wrote the Beatles song "Lady Madonna" in emulation of Domino's style, combining it with a nod to Humphrey Lyttelton's 1956 hit "Bad Penny Blues". Domino also recorded the song in 1968. Domino returned to the "Hot 100" chart for the last time in 1968, with his recording of "Lady Madonna". That recording, as well as covers of two other songs by the Beatles, appeared on his Reprise album Fats Is Back, produced by Richard Perry and with several hits recorded by a band that included the New Orleans pianist James Booker.
Domino was present in the audience of 2,200 people at Elvis Presley's first concert at the Las Vegas Hilton on July 31, 1969. At a press conference after the show, when a journalist referred to Presley as "The King", Presley gestured toward Domino, who was taking in the scene. "No," Presley said, "that's the real king of rock and roll." About a photograph made of him and Elvis together, Mr. Domino said: "Elvis told me he flopped the first time he came to Las Vegas. I loved his music. He could sing anything ... I'm glad we took this picture." (Fats Domino (2002). "Music Pioneer Fats Domino Talks About Elvis." Retrieved from "USA Today." December 10, 2002.)
Domino received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987.
John Lennon covered Domino's composition "Ain't That a Shame" on his 1975 album "Rock 'n' Roll," his tribute to the musicians who had influenced him.
American band Cheap Trick recorded "Ain't That a Shame" on their 1978 live album Cheap Trick at Budokan and released it as the second single from the album. It reached 35 of the Billboard Hot 100. Reportedly, this was Domino's favorite cover. It remains a staple of their live performances, including at their 25th Anniversary concert (which was recorded as the album and DVD Silver) and at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
The Jamaican reggae artist Yellowman covered many songs by Domino, including "Be My Guest" and "Blueberry Hill."
Jah Wobble, a post-punk bassist best known for his work with Johnny Rotten, released a solo recording of "Blueberry Hill".
The Jamaican ska band Justin Hinds and the Dominoes, formed in the 1960s, was named after Domino, Hinds's favorite singer.
In 2007, various artists came together for a tribute to Domino, recording a live session containing only his songs. Musicians performing on the album, Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino, included Paul McCartney, Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and Elton John.
According to Richie Unterberger, writing for AllMusic, Domino was one of the most consistent artists of early rock music, the best-selling African-American rock-and-roll star of the 1950s, and the most popular singer of the "classic" New Orleans rhythm and blues style. His million-selling debut single, "The Fat Man" (1949), is one of many that have been cited as the first rock and roll record. Robert Christgau wrote that Domino was "the most widely liked rock and roller of the '50s" and remarked on his influence:
Warm and unthreatening even by the intensely congenial standards of New Orleans, he's remembered with fond condescension as significantly less innovative than his uncommercial compatriots Professor Longhair and James Booker. But though his bouncy boogie-woogie piano and easy Creole gait were generically Ninth Ward, they defined a pop-friendly second-line beat that nobody knew was there before he and Dave Bartholomew created 'The Fat Man' in 1949. In short, this shy, deferential, uncharismatic man invented New Orleans rock and roll.
Domino's rhythm, accentuating the offbeat, as in the song "Be My Guest", was an influence on ska music.
Domino died on October 24, 2017, at his home in Harvey, Louisiana, at the age of 89, from natural causes, according to the coroner's office.
On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Fats Domino among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.
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