Humphrey lyttelton had already cemented his reputation as a bona fide jazz legend when he penned the nowstandard bad penny blues in 1956, the first jazz record to make the uk top 20 and a tune much admired by humphs hero and, later, friend, louis armstrong. Bad penny blues by humphrey lyttelton sheet music scribd. Humph has a chat with les and then performs bad penny blues,from the second episode of dawson and friends. Humphrey lyttelton and his band humph in germany a1. By way of contrast, the rather more recent 2cd retrospective set bad penny blues subtitled his 52 finest, which covers 19481957, shows just how the job should be done the material is ordered chronologically, full personnel details are given, and there are excellent liner notes by digby fairweather. Bad penny blues by humphrey lyttelton on amazon music. Bad penny blues humphrey lyttleton sheet music, music. The album was recorded in 2002 at woody bay studios and released on cd by classic studio in 2003. Also in 1956 the legendary trumpeter louis armstrong appeared at the humphrey lyttelton club now the 100 club with his. Humphrey lyttelton music, videos, stats, and photos. This song was in the british charts in 1955 by humph but this is a never version. Bad penny blues single version by humphrey lyttelton on. Listen online to humphrey lyttelton bad penny blues and see which albums it appears on.
Bad penny blues is a seminal work of record production, even though humph hated it, it made him a chart topper. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Humph plays standards humphrey lyttelton to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Humphrey richard adeane lyttelton 23 may 1921 25 april 2008, also known as humph, was an english jazz musician and broadcaster from the aristocratic lyttelton family having taught himself the trumpet at school, lyttelton became a professional musician, leading his own eightpiece band, which recorded a hit single, bad penny blues, in 1956. The grand old man of british jazz, trumpeter and bandleader humphrey lyttelton spearheaded the postwar trad. Check out the best of humphrey lyttelton by humphrey lyttelton on amazon music. Read about bad penny blues by humphrey lyttelton and his band and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Humphrey lyttelton had been a well established jazz band leader since 1949 when, in 1956 he had the single bad penny blues enter the charts. Free pdf piano sheet music for bad penny blues humphrey lyttelton. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Humphrey lyttelton the best of humphrey lyttelton discogs. Versatile pianist who helped the humphrey lyttelton.
It is a traditional jazz piece, composed by humphrey lyttelton and produced by joe meek for. The group also backed visiting american giants like sidney bechet, jimmy rushing, and buck clayton. This casual performance become known as bad penny blues and lyttelton recalled that, in an unlikely journey, it climbed to no 18 in the hit. The hit enabled to humph to plan and build his own house in arkley, hertfordshire. He wrote well over 200 tunes and was never given proper recognition for this substantial one of his talents. Bbc four arena, humphrey lyttelton bad penny blues. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Now that hes gone people will probably appreciate him more. Download the qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go. Bad penny blues humphrey lyttelton free piano sheet music. In 1956 his simple riff composition bad penny blues became the first jazz record to reach the top 20. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Listen free to humphrey lyttelton bad penny blues 19551956 the fish seller, the glory of love and more. Listen to music from humphrey lyttelton like bad penny blues, mr.
With 1956s selfpenned bad penny blues, lyttelton scored british jazzs firstever top 20 u. Bad penny sounds as if it could be a humorous services. Bad penny blues humphrey lyttelton, an album by humphrey lyttelton on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The best of humphrey lyttelton by humphrey lyttelton on. Humphrey lyttelton and his band jazz with lyttelton. Check out bad penny blues single version by humphrey lyttelton on amazon music. Number 23 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance music. Early on lyttelton s skills as a composer became apparent. Bad penny blues humphrey lyttelton by humphrey lyttelton. It is a traditional jazz piece, composed by humphrey lyttelton and produced by joe meek for denis preston. Bad penny blues was released in 1956 as a single by humphrey lyttelton. Think well of me, humph plays standards, zenith joys.
Bad penny blues humphrey lyttelton and his band, 1956 lyttelton 2b. The beatless lady madonna sample of humphrey lyttleton. The other tracks are just as good and theres a lot of them on this 2 album set. A clip from bbc arenas the strange story of joe meek 1991. Lady madonna by the beatles sampled humphrey lyttletons bad penny blues. Track listing three long years rose marie mccoy, connie ingramtrouble in mind richard m. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from humphrey lyttelton. Trouble in mind is an album by elkie brooks and humphrey lyttelton named for the eightbar blues song trouble in mind. This double cd for the price of one traces a significant period on the bands history when it evolved from being a classic new orleans band into a full. String quartet intermediate digital download arranged by brian hardy. Album humph plays standards, humphrey lyttelton qobuz. It climbed to number 19 and then fell back exhausted, he said. So weve decided to keep guardian journalism free for all readers, regardless of where they live or.
Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. Bad penny blues is a 1956 blues instrumental by humphrey lyttelton with significant boogie woogie piano by johnny parker. Is it known whether humph wrote bad penny blues about an actual person, by any chance. Trouble in mind elkie brooks and humphrey lyttelton album. Humphrey lyttelton talks about the recording of bad penny blues at landsdowne studios. Humphrey lyttelton and his band 1956 bad penny blues. Lyttelton, humphrey best of humphrey lyttelton amazon. Humphrey lytteltons bad penny blues jazz the guardian. It was a popular and regular feature of lyttelton concerts, sometimes played with accompanying riffs by the band.
He foregrounded the boogie woogie piano, turned up. Humphrey lyttelton and his band humphrey lyttelton and his band. The official producer was denis preston but it was the then rather unknown joe meek as engineer who gave the. Bad penny blues by humphrey lyttelton sheet music free download as pdf file. Humphrey lyttelton and his band bad penny blues vinyl. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, lyttelton became a popular figure of the trad jazz revival, leading his own eightpiece band, which recorded a hit single, bad penny blues, in 1956. Emi gold 541 2282,emi gold 7243 5 41228 2 8 format. Five by five, echoin the blues, beale street blues, ruritanian blues, biography. Humphrey lytteltons bad penny blues music the guardian. Check out bad penny blues by humphrey lyttelton on amazon music. His band, one of the most versatile in the world, still tours regularly.
It was recorded again by lyttelton with elkie brooks in 2002, with lyrics added, on their album trouble in mind. Big band, easy listening humphrey lyttelton and his band bad penny blues vinyl discogs. Bad penny blues is a fast instrumental blues written by humphrey lyttelton and recorded with his band in london on 20 april 1956. A 1949 recording contract with emi was followed by many recordings, including 1956s bad penny blues, the first british jazz record to enter the top 20.
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