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The grand old guy of British jazz, trumpeter and bandleader Humphrey Lyttelton spearheaded the postwar trad jazz revival before renouncing the motion and only more sophisticated and restless creative vision. A larger-than-life physique, he also excelled like a article writer and cartoonist, and for many years was a fixture of …

He was referred to as “Mister Five-By-Five” — an affectionate mention of his elevation and girth — a blues shouter who defined and transcended the proper execution. Who owns a booming tone of voice that radiated pure pleasure in whatever materials he sang, Jimmy Hurrying could golf swing with anyone …