collection knox-mawer conversation reminiscences

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Lyttelton's Britain: A Complete Guide to the British Isles as heard on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue ...
Humphrey Lyttelton

Preface Publishing, 2008

The I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue team of Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor, in the company of their esteemed chairman Humphrey Lyttelton, have been recording their BBC radio show around the UK for longer than any of them can remember ...that's about week - or twenty minutes in the case of Barry Cryer. At each venue Humph would present a short history of the location, written by Iain Pattinson, to the mutual delight of the audience, ...

Last Chorus: An Autobiographical Medley
Humphrey Lyttelton

JR Books Ltd, 2008

A feast for all his many fans and admirers, this is the great Humphrey Lyttelton's last book, a sparkling autobiographical kaleidoscope of memories, anecdotes, and entertaining stories from his colourful life, from his childhood as the son of a famous Eton Housemaster, through to his role as the irrepressible chairman of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. A Renaissance man - musician, writer, cartoonist, calligrapher and broadcaster - Humph was ...

The Little Book of Mornington Crescent

2 reviews
Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, ...

Orion Publishing, 2001

The only Mornington Crescent Guide you'll ever need! Or get.
Well, I'll start out the game with a bold, unorthodox move: Lancaster Gate. Your turn, and please remember that choosing alternate Sunday-only stations are not valid in the Amazon.com championship versions of the game, that Aldwych Station, though closed, is still a valid choice when backed into one of Mr. Garden's patented cross-hatch ploys, and of course I shouldn't need to remind you that ...

The Best of Jazz

1 review
Humphrey Lyttelton

Robson Books, 1999

Message from Dr. Foster of Duxford, England
I am in the middle of a very excellent bookgiven to me recently in Penzance by one of my sisters-in-law. It is "TheBest Of Jazz" by an author called Humphrey Lyttelton. He has devoted a chapter each to a selection of jazz giants male and female. His writing is of a very superior standard, he also did the cover illustration, and of course, he can play note for note, many of the musical ...

It Just Occurred to Me . . .: The Reminiscences & Thoughts of Chairman Humph
Humphrey Lyttelton

Anova Books, 2007

The legendary band leader and jazz trumpeter, broadcaster and humorist looks back at his extraordinarily rich and varied life and the many colourful characters he has known and played with - from Duke Ellington to Louis Armstrong. He also recalls his early life as the son of a famous housemaster at Eton, where he was educated. During the war, he served in the Grenadier Guards and, on demobilisation, studied for two years at Camberwell Arts ...

It Just Occured to Me . . .: An Autobiographical Scrapbook
Humphrey Lyttelton

Anova Books, 2006

The legendary band leader and jazz trumpeter, broadcaster and humorist looks back at his extraordinarily rich and varied life and the many colorful characters he has known and played with?from Duke Ellington to Louis Armstrong. He also recalls his early life as the son of a famous housemaster at Eton, where he was educated. In 1949 he joined the Daily Mail as cartoonist, wrote the story-line for Trog's "Flook" cartoon, and also signed a ...

Notes from a Jazz Life
Digby Fairweather

Northway Publications, 2003

Humphrey Lyttelton: The Best of Jazz
Humphrey Lyttelton

Anova Books, 2008

This highly original book is a must for the novice jazz fan and aficionado alike. Looking in detail at a wide range of great jazz figures and their classic recordings, the inimitable Humphrey Lyttelton provides plenty of lively historical background, often taken from the reminiscences of the musicians involved. Artists discussed in the book include Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum, ...

Play as I Please: Humphrey Lyttelton in Conversation with June Knox-Mawer (BBC Radio Collection)
Humphrey Lyttelton

BBC Audiobooks Ltd, 1995

In conversation with June Knox-Mawer, Humphrey Lyttleton - Old Etonian, veteran jazz trumpeter and band-leader, cartoonist, chairman of Radio 4's "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" - reflects on his life. The reminiscences are interspersed with recordings of some of his own jazz favourites.