So, as the traffic warden of time slaps a ticket on the four-wheel-drive of fate, deaf to the protests of the stroppy motorist of history … we say farewell to Humphrey Lyttleton.
I’m not a big jazz follower, but have long enjoyed Humph’s work on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue. Indeed, only on Monday Jon Naismith, the producer of ISIHAC, emailed the mailing list with the news both of the postponement of the next series following Humph’s admission into hospital, but also with the optimistic news that “Humph is otherwise fine and in very good spirits.” Sadly it was not to be.
RIP Humph.
