Throughout its phenomenally long existence (60th anniversary next year), Humph's band has been changing, not only in style and personnel but in size. It's now eight-strong, the biggest since the late Fifties, and still full of surprises. Most of the material here is new, some by Lyttelton, and quite a bit more by saxophonists Karen Sharp and Jo Fooks. Because this is a working band, the music has that comfortable, played-in feeling and the solos are excellent. Maybe Humph's trumpet playing has lost some of its bite, but for originality, swing and sheer, entertaining variety, this set of 18 numbers is hard to beat.
Dave Gelly
The Observer said of Humph: "All his bands have been good ones, and his present one is outstanding. His own playing, bright and fiery, reached a high plateau some time in the mid-Fifties from which it has never descended."
Personnel: Humphrey Lyttelton - (trumpet, clarinet), Jimmy Hastings - (alto sax, flute, bass clarinet), Karen Sharp - (baritone & tenor sax, clarinet), Ray Wordsworth - (trombone), Jo Fooks - (tenor sax, flute), Ted Beament - (piano), John Rees-Jones - (bass), Adrian Macintosh - (drums), Acker Bilk - (clarinet) (10,12,17)"
- A Good Buzz
- Willow Weep For Me
- Go, Jo!
- Portuguese Folk Song
- Snow Time
- Echoes Of The Duke
- Wicker Woman
- Sea Lion Siesta
- M.25
- Blues In Thirds
- Makin' Whoopee
- You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
- Walk The Walk
- Trouble In Mind
- None Doomy
- Real Heavy
- D'You Think We Should?
- Summertime
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Released 06/11/2006 | Available on CD | Calligraph 1