Messages page 11 - Remember Humph

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Humph had me in stitches constantly - thanks humph - you are a true star and will be sadly missed - life will never be the same without you. Wherever you are now, please keep them laughing. RIP

Simon Cook, 18/05/2008 11:17

My entire family are huge fans of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, even though we are Australian and have to listen over the internet. We will miss Humph's wit and deadpan delivery immensely. Thanks for many years of laughter.

Will Sippe, 18/05/2008 02:13

I've seen Humph's band at various times over the last 40 years or so and they always put on a good show. I've also listened to ISIHAC since it began. Humph was the perfect chairman. I liked Best Of Jazz for the wide range it covered, with Humph adding his knowledge to the presentation. Best of all, he was a true musician, playing right up to the end. Putting it all together, he was unique. He will be sorely missed.

Norman Clarke, 17/05/2008 23:46

bored on the motorway last month I bough a isohac cd having never heard the show before. It made me laugh with tears down my face and filled 4 hours of my life with happiness. I feel robbed, that I have missed out...you were and will always be a very funny, witty, charming and loved gentleman ian

Ian Francis, 17/05/2008 22:57

A special thank you for all the many hours of pure joy that Humph gave to me in his radio shows both as a player and as a chairman of "i'm sorry I haven't a clue" surely in my mind a genius . Thanks Humph

Alan Bremerman, 17/05/2008 18:57

Eben las ich die traurige Nachricht und erinnerte mich gleich an ein Hamburger Konzert mit Humph in den 80er Jahren. Er spielte u.a. seinen unvergesslichen NEW BAD PENNY BLUES. Natürlich gehört dieser auch zu den Musikstücken, die ich von ihm besitze. Als meinen Abschiedsgruß an Humph habe ich ihn aufgelegt, die Augen geschlossen und mir ihn angehört. - Die Jazzwelt hat einen großen Musiker verloren !

Uwe Maltzen Hamburg Germany, 17/05/2008 17:40

As I sit here listening to the Radio 4 tribute programme for Humph I am reminded that I first met him as a young (aspiring sax player) man in Oxford back in 1959 or thereabouts, where he was playing with his then band featuring a young Tony Coe and Jimmy Skidmore on saxes. his music was a big influence on me when I was young and an ongoing inspiration and encouraging force over the years. I only met him a few times (the last was at his former bassist's funeral - Paul Bridge) but he was in my life for fifty years. His great music and wonderful humour will be greatly missed.

Pat Crumly, 17/05/2008 17:32

An amazing man who had the capacity to make me laugh no matter what my mood. I only had the privilege of hearing him play once, but once was enough. I shall not forget him easily. He bought my husband and I many hours of happiness and will continue to do so as we remember him. God bless his family as they awaken from this loss. I hope the world looks after you.

Anna Powell, 17/05/2008 15:47

Thank you giving us pleasure, especially on a Monday lunchtime with your wit on "I'm Sorry..." Everything stopped for this hilarious programme. Now you are playing with the angels.. we hope you are having a great time....

Al And Pat Anderson, 17/05/2008 13:17

With tears in my eyes as I read the tributes, and so mine. I remember the great concerts with Buck Clayton etc in London all those years ago and thinking, but he is just as great as all of the Amercan musicians he was performing with. And then to his last concert in Bristol where Humph and the band were still blowing up a storm (how many trumpeters have ever done that at 86), and we were all wiping our eyes and holding our stomachs from the utter silliness. and the previous concert where he ran across the stage way past his mic! Humph, you will live forever in our hearts. To his family and friends all our love and best wishes. But hey, we were all his friends. Melvyn Firmager. Somerset. Ps. Wots this about Cleo Laine, surely he was married to Samantha!

Melvyn Firmager, 17/05/2008 12:41

Melvyn Firmager, 17/05/2008 12:40

Hopefully he will quickly cement his position in heaven as Britain's premier jazz ambassador, both as a player and as THE presenter of Jazz on radio, with his fellow heavenly jazzicists (he should be allowed to - especially at his age!) We imagine him occasionally ordering them (and others) to do silly things and regailing them with his supreme talent for the ultimate element of comic genius - silence... Your loss is felt as our loss - we (and Samantha) will miss his 'column' of strength amongst a world of limp substitutes and celebrity airheads - we will really miss him. Yours sincerely, Kevin Marriott (editor The Uxbridge English Dictionary)

Kevin Marriott, 17/05/2008 12:13

I discovered Humphrey Lyttelton at the same time I discovered BBC Radio - a highlight in my life - lived in Seattle, Washington; I refer here to both BBC Radio AND Humph. I looked forward weekly to the new and repeat "I'm Sorry" programs, always assured of a good laugh when I needed one. I'm sorry I didn't find this wonderful person earlier in my life. My condolences are offered to his family and friends. ( I should say that I am born and raised in the U.S. - and have visited the UK only once. BBC Radio is like a delightful smorgasborg in my life)

Zoe Freeman From Seattle, 17/05/2008 10:01

So sorry to hear the news a couple of weeks ago, i am a huge fan of 'clue and his delivery' and his constant asides to the antics of one L.Blair always had me rolling with laughter, I saw humph and the band play at marlborough a couple of years ago, they were wonderful farewell humph, we'll miss you

Gary Chapman, 17/05/2008 00:06

I was fortunate in the extreme to have been a member of Humph's band up until his sad demise. He loved silliness (a trait that the rest of the band loved too) but my memories of him are of his generosity, his wonderful company (never boring on nor off the stage), the sparkling wit, his amazing reminiscenses (rarely repeated unlike many people of his age!) - a genuinely unique human being. John Rees-Jones.

John Rees-Jones, 16/05/2008 22:06

Humph was a true pionneer and seemed a true gentleman. Although I never met him, he came accross very warmly during his performances and on the television. I was deeply saddened by the news of his death and I hope his legacy lives on for many years to come. Thank you Humph. Alex

Alex Ford, 16/05/2008 19:49

Simply ..Dear Humph.. " Bad Penny Blues " kicked in " my love for jazz..bit of a rusty drummer at a young 65 am I but still swinging..! WILL SO MISS YOUR MONDAY NIGHT FABULOUS SESSIONS..! Rest in peace..so deserved after your beloved jazz marathon you ran to the end..and the pleasure, humour & fun you gave to so many...

Bruce Macdonald, 16/05/2008 19:16

A lifelong love of jazz and approaching seventy myself I feel as if I have lost a friend; indeed I have grown up with Humph and although he never knew it his music, good humour and approachability made him, for me, a true "hero". He will never know how much he was loved as a great musician and a person but let's hope he had some idea because of the receptions he had wherever he appeared. I last saw and spoke to him when he played in East Yorkshire a couple of years ago. He remembered so well a concert he had played in Hull in 1958 - over 50 years back. He had more memories of that gig than I recalled...and funny ones at that. Life goes on but like a set of good teeth, the improtant one at the front has fallen out and the face ain't so lovely any more. Bless you dear Humph.

Richard Pearson, 16/05/2008 16:54

What a lovely, naughty, joful guy. We will never see his like again. Really will miss Humph - I have a greatly treasured card from him when he did a gig in New Mills and I decided NOT to buy his book , Humph wrote -exquistely-'To Anni - too tight to buy a book!'

Anni Bowden, 16/05/2008 16:07

As I type this I am listening to a CD (ISIHAC - Live) and shaking with laughter. More than once in years gone by I have had to pull over to the side of the road so as not to be a danger to others whilst almost gasping for breath and convulsed by laughter. I am sorry never to have met Humph nor to have attended a gig or a Clue recording. It sems that a favourite uncle has died and there is an unfillable hole. My condolences to his children and friends.

Simon Powell, 16/05/2008 14:19