Cart
Free Shipping in the UK
Proud to be B-Corp

It Just Occurred to Me? Humphrey Lyttelton

It Just Occurred to Me? By Humphrey Lyttelton

It Just Occurred to Me? by Humphrey Lyttelton


£3.49
New RRP £7.99
Condition - Very Good
5 in stock

Summary

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.

It Just Occurred to Me? Summary

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

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 School. In 1949, he joined the Daily Mail as cartoonist, wrote the story-line for Trog's Flook cartoon, and also signed a recording contract with EMI. He had the first British jazz record to get into the Top Twenty in 1956 with 'Bad Penny Blues'. The book will appeal to his large cult following, both from his regular live appearances with his band, as the irrepressible chairman of BBC Radio 4's popular nonsense quiz 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue' and as the presenter of The Best of Jazz since 1967.

It Just Occurred to Me? Reviews

'Reading the Chairman's passing memories enriched a free weekend in the English countryside for me, as would reading Proust, Dickens or Melville. A damn sight funnier. Humph is cool, Humph is now!' -Pete Townshend

About Humphrey Lyttelton

Humphrey Lyttelton, also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician, broadcaster, and chairman of the cult BBC radio programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Universally loved, he sadly passed away in April 2008. He was survived by his four children.

Additional information

GOR001346811
9781905798179
1905798172
It Just Occurred to Me?: The Reminiscences & Thoughts of Chairman Humph by Humphrey Lyttelton
Used - Very Good
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
20070704
192
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - It Just Occurred to Me?