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[KathyWoolfe]

Martin Taylor.

I should qualify my previous comment by saying that Jazz is probably the only music I make a point of NOT listening to (with the exception of the 3 aforementioned practitioners) so my knowledge of the genre is limited.

[expat]

The only British Jazz players that I know of are Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball and Johnny Dankworth and of those three I rate Johnny Dankworth the best.

Martin Taylor.

[Xenophon]

he told an absolutely foul joke that ended with "...I asked for a tall bird with a tight pussy..."

[KathyWoolfe]

Now Lyttleton and George Melly have both popped off, I wonder who the British grand old man of jazz is now. Not that I'm too bothered, as I never much cared for it.

The only British Jazz players that I know of are Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball and Johnny Dankworth and of those three I rate Johnny Dankworth the best.

[hyperD]

Now Lyttleton and George Melly have both popped off, I wonder who the British grand old man of jazz is now. Not that I'm too bothered, as I never much cared for it.

I saw good old George at Ronnie Scotts many years ago for a New Years Eve Party with many friends...he told an absolutely foul joke that ended with "...I asked for a tall bird with a tight pussy..."

Spoke to him afterwards - really nice guy but he had his roving eye on my wife, the dirty old sod!

Nice guy, sadly missed...

[OwlHoot]

Now Lyttleton and George Melly have both popped off, I wonder who the British grand old man of jazz is now. Not that I'm too bothered, as I never much cared for it.

[Pondlife]

Very sad. I wonder if they'll continue with I'm sorry I haven't a clue with somebody else.

Tis a shame indeed. Doubtful they'd continue as it just wouldn't be the same IMHO.

[VectraMan]

Very sad. I wonder if they'll continue with I'm sorry I haven't a clue with somebody else.

[MrMark]

Great man, not many of those around
BeebNews

Taken the edge of an otherwise wonderful sunny day here. Definitely a loss to a great British way of life.