Hmm, I could have sworn I replied to this. Yeah, a sad loss. Wow, more people haven't replied? I dunno, kids today don't know what real music is!!
Maybe because not all people knows who he is. Since I don´t have a clue at all, and maybe it is because not everybody is from the UK.
Louis Armstrong once described him as "the best trumpet player he'd heard outside of the USA". He was a very well respected trumpet player, comedian and Radio host. He'd been the host of one of BBC Radio 4s longest running comedy shows called "I'm sorry I haven't a clue" alongside the likes of John Cleese (Monty Python), Barry Crier & Tim-Brooke Taylor (The Goodies). Affectionately he was simply known to his fans as 'Humph'.
Ok, and louis Armstrong smoked some serious cannabis, plus he has played with Nina and Frederik and has been in Copenhagen. Still I have no bloody idea who Humphrey Lyttleton is or was. And I do enjoy jazz, so please understand. That I don´t know who the fuck he was. So Humphrey Lyttleton, rest in peace. Even though I don´t know who you were. But seriously Parris, not all people knows he the fuck he was. Real music ? seriously there is a reason why I have music lover as my custom title. But it doesn´t mean that I know every artist out there. So cut me a break.
If I cut your breaks, you might have a seriously bad car accident, so I shall refrain from doing so and instead suggest that it doesn't matter. I could however 'give you a break' or 'cut you some slack' which I think are the two metaphors you so beautifully mixed-up. I (and a small number) did know who he was and I felt his death warranted a mention for all the enjoyment he has previously provided me.
Parris, thanks mate. And yes I know it is cut me some slack, or give me a break. But then again does it sound wrong. To say "cut me a break" ?
Yes, RIP Humph. For anyone outside the UK who doesn't know who he is, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3477089.stm should give you all the info. And for anyone who doesn't listen to jazz or British radio, he recently played the trumpet on Radiohead's 'Amnesiac' album (specifically 'Life in a Glass House').
