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Tribute To Humphrey Lyttelton And The Jazz Trumpet
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In this episode of Textures / Undercurrents, Dominik commemorates the late Humphrey Lyttelton by exploring the history and evolution of the jazz trumpet. The programme features a tribute to Lyttelton, a discussion on the tragic early death of Bix Spiderbeck, and an account of the 1972 death of Lee Morgan.
Dominik presents a programme commemorating the late Humphrey Lyttelton, focusing on the history and evolution of the jazz trumpet. Dominik discusses the purity of the trumpet compared to the saxophone or trombone and shares anecdotes about various musicians, including Chet Baker's period of tooth loss and the 1972 death of Lee Morgan. The broadcast features a selection of tracks, including a more adventurous piece by Chet Baker because the following day is not a usual Monday, and a track by Wynton Marsalis to highlight political activism. Dominik also mentions the controversial nature of Marsalis's retreat from fusion in the 1980s, referring to the era's use of sampling as 'cheesy'.
Topics
- Commemoration of trumpet player Humphrey Lyttelton
- History and evolution of the jazz trumpet
- Jazz trumpet players and their styles
- The use of sampling and electronics in 1980s jazz
- Jazz trumpet
- Fusion genre criticism
Participants
- Dominik
Names are taken from the archive as written and may include spelling variants.
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Who Morgan was planning to leave Helen Moore for, and during the argument that erupted, Morgan kicked his girlfriend out of the club. And when she came back to retrieve her coat, which she had forgotten, Morgan got into a scuffle with her, and the gun went off.
The bad old '80s and sampling and electronic cheesy use of cheap electronic instruments, but this is a.
Yes, textures here on Future Radio with me, Dominic Lukash, is over now, and as is the day, the week, and sadly also as is Humphrey Uttalyn's life. Here he is.
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Tribute To Humphrey Lyttelton And The Jazz Trumpet
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Why it was chosen Celebrating Humphrey Lyttelton, who passed away a week ago on Friday
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Why it was chosen To help trace the origins of traditional jazz
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Why it was chosen He was reputed to have brought some of the innovations not heard by Louis Armstrong to perfection
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Why it was chosen Part of a theme of trumpeters who are brothers of other well-known jazz musicians
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Why it was chosen The presenter felt they could not do the show without Louis Armstrong
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Why it was chosen Moving the theme into the fifties
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Why it was chosen Following his experiments with modal jazz which kicked off in 1959 with Kind of Blue
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Why it was chosen The presenter has a particular fondness for the purity of the trumpet compared to other wind instruments
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Why it was chosen Continuing the theme of the jazz trumpet to commemorate the recent passing of Humphrey Lyttelton
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Why it was chosen To have a bit of soul and some soulful moments as it is a Sunday evening
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Why it was chosen Continuing the theme of the jazz trumpet in memory of Humphrey Lyttelton
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Why it was chosen Continuing the theme of the jazz trumpet commemorating the passing of Humphrey Lyttelton
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Why it was chosen Part of a theme of brothers of jazz trumpeters
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Why it was chosen Since tomorrow is not the usual kind of Monday, the presenter decided to pick a track that is slightly more adventurous
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Why it was chosen Moving from the 50s and 60s into a more modern era
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Why it was chosen Looking at what the music looked like in the late 1980s
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Why it was chosen In memory of jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson
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Why it was chosen Part of his political activism and involvement in social issues
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Why it was chosen The title is aptly named as the show, the day, the week, and Humphrey Lyttelton's life are over