Jimmy auditioned for Humphrey Lyttelton’s band when Tony Coe left in the early Sixties. Then primarily a tenor saxist, he had to borrow Tony Coe's alto for the audition, which may be why he wasn't immediately accepted.
Since then he has become one of the most highly respected musicians on the British music scene, in demand for session and theatre work as well as many jazz assignments in top bands both large and small. He finally joined the band in the mid-Nineties.
Humph says, ‘Thirty-odd years may seem like a long time to mull over an audition, but one doesn’t rush into these things!" Jimmy's versatility is now a prime asset.
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