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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Buzzin' Around With The Bee
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| 2. | Stompology
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| 3. | On The Sunny Side Of The Street
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| 4. | Piano Stomp (Shine)
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| 5. | Everybody Loves My Baby
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| 6. | Ring Them Bells
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| 7. | Don't Be That Way
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| 8. | I'm In The Mood For Swing
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| 9. | Muskrat Ramble
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| 10. | Down Home Jump
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| 11. | It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
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| 12. | Sweethearts On Parade
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| 13. | Shufflin' At The Hollywood
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| 14. | Denison Swing
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| 15. | Wizzin' The Wizz
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| 16. | Memories Of You
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| 17. | When Lights Are Low
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| 18. | One Sweet Letter From You
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| 19. | Hot Mallets
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| 20. | Early Session Hop
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| 21. | Haven't Named It Yet
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| 22. | Central Avenue Breakdown
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| 23. | Jack The Bellboy
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| 24. | Pig Foot Sonata
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| 25. | Fiddle Dee Dee
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Royal Family
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| 2. | Flying Home
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| 3. | In The Bag
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| 4. | Loose Wig
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| 5. | Chop-Chop
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| 6. | Flying Home, No.2
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| 7. | Hamp's Boogie Woogie
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| 8. | The Mess Is Here
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| 9. | Million Dollar Smile
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| 10. | Overtime
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| 11. | Tempo's Boogie
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| 12. | Vibe Boogie
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| 13. | Screamin' Boogie
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| 14. | Red Cross
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| 15. | Hamp's Blues
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| 16. | Evil Gal Blues
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| 17. | Doublin' With Dublin
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| 18. | Ribs And Hot Sauce
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| 19. | Blow Top Blues
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| 20. | Two Finger Boogie
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| 21. | Someday
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| 22. | Beulah's Boogie
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| 23. | Playboy
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| 3. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Punch & Judy
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| 2. | Slide, Hamp, Slide
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| 3. | Hey, Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
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| 4. | Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
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| 5. | On The Sunny Side Of The Street
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| 6. | Rockin' In Rhythm, Pts 1 & 2
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| 7. | Gay Notes
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| 8. | Hamp's Salty Blues
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| 9. | Ridin' On The L & N
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| 10. | Limehouse Blues
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| 11. | Air Mail Special, Pts 1 & 2
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| 12. | Cobb's Idea
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| 13. | Tempo's Birthday
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| 14. | Adam Blew His Hat
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| 15. | The Pencil Broke
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| 16. | Empty Glass
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| 17. | Hamp's Walkin' Boogie
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| 18. | Dig Those Vibes
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| 19. | Robbins In Your Hair
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| 20. | Double Talk
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| 21. | S'Wonderful
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| 22. | Jack The Fox Boogie
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| 23. | How High The Moon
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| 4. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Stardust
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| 2. | Hamp's Got A Duke
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| 3. | 3 Minutes On 52Nd Street
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| 4. | Goldwyn Stomp
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| 5. | Red Top
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| 6. | Giddy Up
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| 7. | Hawk's Nest
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| 8. | Mingus Fingers
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| 9. | Muchacho Azul (Blue Boy)
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| 10. | Midnight Sun
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| 11. | Cherokee
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| 12. | Chicken Shack Boogie
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| 13. | Benson Boogie
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| 14. | Hamp's Boogie Woogie, No.2
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| 15. | Beulah's Sister's Boogie
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| 16. | Wee Albert
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| 17. | Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
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| 18. | Moonglow
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| 19. | The Hucklebuck
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| 20. | Lavender Coffin
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| 21. | Rag Mop
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Jazz
Recorded between 1937 & 1949. Includes liner notes by Joop Visser.
Includes a 44 page booklet.
Lionel Hampton (piano, vibraphone, percussion)
Dinah Washington, Betty Carter, Bing Crosby (vocals); Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Earl Bostic, Marshall Royal (alto saxophone); Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry, Ben Webster, Illinois Jacquet, Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Henry "Red" Allen, Snooky Young, Ernie Royal (trumpet); Rex Stewart (cornet); Benny Powell, J.C. Higgenbotham (trombone); Ray Perry (violin); Billy Kyle, Clyde Hart, Nat "King" Cole, Leonard Feather, Albert Ammons, Spencer Odom, Milt Buckner (piano); Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Teddy Bunn, Billy Mackel (guitar); Milt Hinton, Charlie Mingus, Jesse Simpkins (bass); Cozy Cole, Jo Jones, Sid Catlett (drums)
Lionel Hampton was a musician of unmatched vigour and panache. He would have been a potent catalyst in any musical company. He was a giant from the swing era and leader of the longest established orchestra in jazz history. The majority of these recordings vary from good to excellent, while a significant number of them can be described as jazz classics.
Discography
Disc One- Hot Mallets
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Cootie Williams, tp; Lawrence Brown, tb; Mezz Mezzrow, cl; Johnny Hodges, as; Lionel Hampton, vib, voc-1; Jess Stacy, p; Allen Reuss, g; John Kirby, b; Cozy Cole, d.
New York, April 14, 1937.
07792-3R BUZZIN' AROUND WITH THE BEE (-1) Victor 25575
07794-1 STOMPOLOGY Victor 25001
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Buster Bailey, cl; Johnny Hodges, as; Lionel Hampton, vib, voc; Jess Stacy, p; Allen Reuss, g; John Kirby, b; Cozy Cole, d.
New York, April 26, 1937.
07864-1 ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET Victor 25592
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Jonah Jones, tp; Eddie Barefield, cl; Clyde Hart, Lionel Hampton, p; Bobby Bennett, g; Mack Walker, b; Cozy Cole, d.
Hollywood, August 16, 1937.
09646-1 PIANO STOMP (SHINE) Victor 25666
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Ziggy Elman, tp; Vido Musso, cl, ts; Arthur Rollini, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib, voc; Jess Stacy, p; Allen Reuss, g; Johnny Miller, b; Cozy Cole, d.
Hollywood, September 5, 1937.
09603-2 EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY Victor 25682
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Cootie Williams, tp; Johnny Hodges, as; Edgar Sampson, bs, arr; Lionel Hampton, vib, voc-1; Jess Stacy, p; Allen Reuss, g; Billy Taylor, b; Sonny Greer, d.
New York, January 18, 1938.
018337-1 RING THEM BELLS (-1) Victor 26017
018338-1 DON'T BE THAT WAY Victor 26173
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Harry James, tp; Benny Carter, cl, as; Dave Matthews, as; Babe Russin, Herschel Evans, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib; Billy Kyle, p; John Kirby, b; Jo Jones, d.
New York, July 21, 1938.
024065-1 I'M IN THE MOOD FOR SWING
(Arr: Benny Carter) Victor 26011
024068-1 MUSKRAT RAMBLE Victor 26017
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Walter Fuller, tp; Omer Simeon, cl, as; George Oldham, as; Budd Johnson, Robert Crowder, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib; Spencer Odom, p; Jesse Simpkins, b; Alvin Burroughs, d.
Chicago, October 11, 1938.
025866-1 DOWN HOME JUMP Victor 26114
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Irving Randolph, tp; Hymie Schertzer, Russell Procope, as; Jerry Jerome, Chu Berry, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib, voc; Clyde Hart, p; Allen Reuss, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d.
New York, April 3, 1939.
03594-1 IT DON'T MEAN A THING
(IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING) Victor 26254
Disc Two
Lionel Hampton Octet : Marshall Royal, cl, as; Jack McVea, bs; Ray Perry, vln; Lionel Hampton, vib; Milt Buckner, p; Irving Ashby, g; Vernon Alley, b; George Jenkins, d.
New York, March 2, 1942.
70416-A ROYAL FAMILY Brunswick 87526 LPBM
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Ernie Royal, Eddie Hutchinson, Mannie Klein, Jack Trainer, tp; Fred Beckett, Sonny Craven, Harry Sloan, tb; Marshall Royal, cl, as; Ray Perry, as; Illinois Jacquet, Eddie Barefield, ts; Jack McVea, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; Milt Buckner, p; Irving Ashby, g; Vernon Alley, b; Lee Young, d.
New York, May 26, 1942.
70773-A FLYING HOME (Arr. Lionel Hampton) Decca 18394
70774-A IN THE BAG (Arr. Clyde Hart) Decca 18394
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Cat Anderson, Lamar Wright, Roy McCoy, Joe Morris, tp; Al Hayse, Michael "Booty" Wood, Fred Beckett, tb; Earl Bostic, Gus Evans, as; Al Sears, Arnett Cobb, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib, p (-1); Milt Buckner, p; Eric Miller, g; Vernon King, b; Fred Radcliffe, d.
New York, March 2, 1944.
71825-A LOOSE WIG (Arr. Frank Davenport) Decca 18669
71826-A CHOP-CHOP (Arr. Joe Morris) Decca 18613
71827-A FLYING HOME, NO.2 (Arr. Lionel
Hampton) Decca 223639
71828-A HAMP'S BOOGIE WOOGIE (-1)
(Arr. Frank Davenport) Decca 18613
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Cat Anderson, Joe Morris, Dave Page, tp; Booty Wood, Sonny Craven, tb; Gus Evans, as; Arnett Cobb, Fred Simon, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; Billy Mackel, g; Rest of personnel - unknown.
AFRS "Jubilee Show", circa summer 1944.
FER5 THE MESS IS HERE Blank Label
Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra : Snooky Young, Wendell Culley, Joe Morris, Dave Page, Lamar Wright, tp; Vernon Porter, Fred Beckett, Andrew Penn, Sonny Craven, Allen Durham, tb; George Dorsey, Gus Evans, as; Arnett Cobb, Fred Simon, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; Milt Buckner, p; Billy Mackel, g; Charles Harris, Ted Sinclair, b; Fred Radcliffe, d.
Los Angeles, October 16, 1944.
L 3644 MILLION DOLLAR SMILE
(Arr. Milt Buckner) Decca 18719
L 3646-A OVERTIME Decca 18669
L 3647 TEMPO'S BOOGIE Decca 18910
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Snooky Young, Lamar Wright, Dave Page, Joe Morris, Wendell Culley, tp; Vernon Porter, Andrew Penn, Sonny Craven, Allen Durham, Fred Beckett, Al Hayse, tb; Herbie Fields, cl, as; Gus Evans, as; Arnett Cobb, Fred Simon, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib; Milt Buckner, p; Billy Mackel, g; Charles Harris, Ted Sinclair, b; Fred Radcliffe, d.
New York, January 22, 1945.
VP 1125 VIBE BOOGIE V-Disc 404
VP 1126 SCREAMIN' BOOGIE V-Disc 428
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Dizzy Gillespie (-1), Al Killian, Joe Morris, Dave Page, Lamar Wright, Wendell Culley, tp; Abdul Hamid, Al Hayse, John Morris, Andrew Penn, tb; Herbie Fields, cl, ss, as; Gus Evans, cl, as; Arnett Cobb, Jay Peters, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib, p, d; Milt Buckner, p; Leonard Feather, p (-2); Billy Mackel, g; Charles Harris, Ted Sinclair, b; Fred Radcliffe, d; Dinah Washington, voc.
Carnegie Hall, New York, April 15, 1945.
RED CROSS (-1) Decca DL 8088
HAMP'S BLUES Decca DL 8088
EVIL GAL BLUES (-2) Decca DL 8088
Lionel Hampton and his Septet : Wendell Culley, tp; Herbie Fields, as; Arnett Cobb, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib, p (-1); Johnny Mehegan, p; Billy Mackel, g; Charles Harris, b; George Jones, d; Dinah Washington, voc.
New York, May 21, 1945.
72871 DOUBLIN' WITH DUBLIN Brunswick 04005
72872-A RIBS AND HOT SAUCE Decca 24513
72873 BLOW TOP BLUES Decca 23792
72874 TWO FINGER BOOGIE (-1) Decca 23838
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Joe Morris, Wendell Culley, Al Killian, Lamar Wright, Dave Page, tp; Abdul Hamid, John Morris, Al Hayse, Andrew Penn, tb; Gus Evans, Herbie Fields, as; Arnett Cobb, Jay Peters, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib, p; Dardenelle Breckenbridge, p; Billy Mackel, g; Charles Harris, Ted Sinclair, b; George Jones, d; vocal groups (-1).
New York, May 21, 1945.
72875 SOMEDAY (-1) Decca BM 30811
72876 BEULAH'S BOOGIE Decca 18719
72881 PLAYBOY (Arr: Billy Mackel) Decca BM 30811
Disc Three
Same personnel and date as "Playboy".
72882 PUNCH AND JUDY Decca 23639
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Wendell Culley, Joe Morris, Al Killian, Dave Page, Lamar Wright, tp; Andrew Penn, John Morris, Booty Wood, Al Hayse, tb; Herbie Fields, Gus Evans, as; Arnett Cobb, Jay Peters, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; Milt Buckner, p; Billy Mackel, g; Charles Harris, Ted Sinclair, b; George Jenkins, d.
Los Angeles, December 1, 1945.
L4008-A SLIDE, HAMP, SLIDE
(Arr. Milt Buckner) Decca 18754
L4009 HEY, BA-BA-RE-BOP
(Arr. Milt Buckner) Decca 18754
Bing Crosby and Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Joe Morris, Wendell Culley, Dave Page, Jimmy Nottingham, Lamar Wright, tp; Jimmy Wormick, Booty Wood, Andrew Penn, Al Hayse, tb; Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard, as; Arnett Cobb, Johnny Griffin, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib, p (-1), voc (-2); Milt Buckner, p; Billy Mackel, g; Charles Harris, Ted sinclair, b; George Jenkins, d; Bing Crosby, voc.
New York, January 21, 1946.
73287-A PINETOP'S BOOGIE WOOGIE (-1) Decca 23843
73288-A ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE
STREET (1-2) Decca 23843
Same personnel as above, but Bing Crosby out.
New York, January 29, 1946.
73324 ROCKIN' IN RHYTHM, PT. 1
(Arr. Bill Buckner) Decca 24415
73325 ROCKIN' IN RHYTHM, PT. 2
(Arr. Bill Buckner) Decca 24415
73326 GAY NOTES (Arr. Milt Buckner) Coral 62886
Lionel Hampton and his Quartet : Lionel Hampton, vib, voc; Dan Burley, p; Billy Mackel, g; Charles Harris, b; George Jenkins, d.
New York, January 30, 1946.
73328-A HAMP'S SALTY BLUES Decca 18830
73329-A RIDIN' ON THE L & N Decca 23839
73331 LIMEHOUSE BLUES Decca 23878
Same personnel as January 29, 1946.
New York, January 31, 1946.
73333 AIR MAIL SPECIAL, PT 1.
(Arr. Milt Buckner) Decca 18880
73334 AIR MAIL SPECIAL, PT 2.
(Arr. Milt Buckner) Decca 18880
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Wendell Culley, Duke Garrette, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, Leo Shepherd, tp; Jimmy Wormick, Booty Wood, Al Hayse, Andrew Penn, tb; Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard, as; Arnett Cobb, Johnny Griffin, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; Milt Buckner, p; Billy Mackel, g; Joe Comfort, Charles Harris, b; Fats Heard, d; Curley Hamner, d-1.
Los Angeles, September 9, 1946.
L 4288 COBB'S IDEA (Arr. Leo Shepherd) Coral 622116
L 4289 TEMPO'S BIRTHDAY (Arr. Milt Buckner) Decca 23696
L 4290 ADAM BLEW HIS HAT (-1) Decca 24015
Same personnel as above.
Los Angeles, September 17, 1946.
L 4297 THE PENCIL BROKE (Arr. Bobby Plater) Decca 23696
L 4298 EMPTY GLASS Coral PCO 07501
L 4299-A A-HAMP'S WALKIN' BOOGIE Decca 23839
Same personnel as above, but add Jack Kelson, cl.
Los Angeles, September 23, 1946.
L 4302 DIG THOSE VIBES Coral 622180
Lionel Hampton and his Octet : Joe Wilder, tp; (-3) Jack Kelson, cl; (-3) Bobby Plater, as; (-3) Arnett Cobb, ts; (-3) Lionel Hampton, vib; p (-1), d; (-2) Milt Buckner, p; Billy Mackel, g; Joe Comfort, b; Curley Hamner, d.
Los Angeles, September 23, 1946.
L 4304 ROBBINS IN YOUR HAIR (-3) Decca 23792
L 4305 DOUBLE TALK (-3) Coral 622180
L4306 'S WONDERFUL (-3) Coral 622180
L 4307 JACK THE FOX BOOGIE (-1) Coral 622180
Lionel Hampton and his Hamptonians : Lionel Hampton, vib; Milt Buckner, p; Billy Mackel, g; Charles Harris, b; Curley Hamner, d.
New York, April 2, 1947.
73844 HOW HIGH THE MOON
(Arr. Milt Buckner) Decca 24513
Disc Four
Lionel Hampton and his Just Jazz All Stars : Charlie Shavers, tp; Willie Smith, as; Corky Corcoran, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib; Tommy Todd, p; Barney Kessel, g; Slam Stewart, b; Lee Young, d.
Pasadena Civic Auditorium, August 4, 1947.
STARDUST Decca DL 7013
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Wendell Culley, Duke Garette, Jimmy Nottingham, Kenny Dorham, Leo Shepherd, tp; Britt Woodman, Jimmy Wormick, Sonny Craven, Andrew Penn, tb; Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard, as; Jackie Kelson, cl, as; Morris Lane, John Sparrow, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; Milt Buckner, p; Billy Mackel, g; Joe Comfort, Charles Harris, b; Earl Walker, d.
Los Angeles, August 6, 1947.
L 4482 HAMP'S GOT A DUKE
(Arr. Bobby Plater) Decca 24248
L 4484 3 MINUTES ON 52ND STREET
(Arr. Milt Buckner) Decca 24429
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Wendell Culley, Duke Garette, Snooky Young, Teddy Buckner, Leo Shepherd, tp; James Robinson, Andrew Penn, Jimmy Wormick, Britt Woodman, ts; Jack Kelson, cl, as; Bobby Plater, Ben Kynard, as; Morris Lane, John Sparrow, ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; Milt Buckner, p; Billy Mackel, g; Joe Comfort, Charlie Mingus, b; Earl Walker, d.
Los Angeles, November 3, 1947.
L 4528 GOLDWYN STOMP (Arr. Milt Buckner) Decca 24505
L 4529 RED TOP (Arr. Ben Kynard) Decca 24281
L 4530 GIDDY UP Decca 24281
Same personnel as above, but Walter Williams, tp, replaces Young.
Los Angeles, November 10, 1947.
L 4543 HAWKS NEST (Arr. Milt Buckner) Decca 24505
L4544 MINGUS FINGERS (Arr. Charlie Mingus) Decca 24428
L 4545 MUCHACHP AZUL (Arr. Bill Doggett) Decca 24428
L 4546 MIDNIGHT SUN (Arr. Sonny Burke) Decca 24429
Lionel Hampton Sextet : Benny Bailey, tp; Morris Lane, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib; Dodo Marmarosa, p; Billy Mackel, g; Charlie Mingus, b; Earl Walker, Curley Hamner, d.
Los Angeles, November 14, 1947.
L 4560 CHEROKEE Decca 24430
Lionel Hampton and his Sextet : Benny Bailey, Duke Garrette, tp; Johnny Board, as; Gene Morris, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib, voc (-1); Albert Ammons, p; Wes Montgomery, g; Roy Johnson, b; Earl Walker, d; Sonny Parker, Betty Carter, voc.
New York, January 24, 1949.
74727 CHICKEN SHACK BOOGIE (-1)
(Arr. Lionel Hampton) Decca 24575
74729 BENSON BOOGIE Decca 24574
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Wendell Culley, Benny Bailey, Duke Garrett, Walter Williams, Leo Shepherd, tp; Lester Bass, Al Grey, Benny Powell, Jimmy Wormick, tb; Bobby Plater, Johnny Board, as; John Sparrow, Billy Williams, ts; Ben Kynard, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib, p; Albert Ammons, p; Wes Montgomery, g; Roy Johnson, b; Earl Walker, d.
New York, January 28, 1949.
74730 HAMP'S BOOGIE WOOGIE, NO.2 Decca 24607
74732 BEULAH'S SISTER'S BOOGIE Decca 24699
74733 WEE ALBERT Decca 24699
Same personnel as above, but Doug Duke, p; replaces Ammons, add Sonny Parker, voc.
New York, April 26, 1949.
74854 DRINKIN' WINE SPO-DEE-O-DEE Decca 24642
Lionel Hampton, vib; Wes Montgomery, g; Roy Johnson, b; Earl Walker, d.
New York, April 26, 1949.
74855 MOONGLOW Coral 622421
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Ed Mullens, Wendell Culley, Leo Shepherd, Walter Williams, tp; Al Grey, Chips Outcalt, Lester Bass, Jimmy Wormick, tb; Bobby Plater, Johnny Board, as; John Sparrow, Billy Williams, ts; Ben Kynard, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; France Gadison, p; Wes Montgomery, g; Roy Johnson, b; Earl Walker, d; Betty Carter, voc.
New York, May 10, 1949.
74897 THE HUCKLEBUCK Decca 24652
Wendell Culley, tp; Gene Morris, ts; Ben Kynard, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; Doug Duke, org; Wes Montgomery, g; Roy Johnson, b; Earl Walker, d; Sonny Parker, Joe James, voc.
New York, May 10, 1949.
74899 LAVENDER COFFIN (Arr. Ben Kynard) Decca 24652
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Walter Williams, Benny Bailey, Ed Mullens, Duke Garrette, Leo Shepherd, tp; Al Grey, Benny Powell, Paul Lee, Jimmy Wormick, tb; Bobby Plater, Jerome Richardson, as; Curtis Lowe, Johnny Board, Billy Williams, ts; Lonnie Shaw, bs; Lionel Hampton, vib; Doug Duke, p, org; Wes Montgomery, g; Roy Johnson, b; Ellis Bartee, d; The Hamp-Tones, voc.
New York, December 29, 1949.
75636 RAG MOP (Arr. Eddie Sauter) Decca 24855
Lionel Hampton
Active Decades: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Apr 20, 1909 in Louisville, KY
Died: Aug 31, 2002 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Big Band, Classic Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, New York Blues, R&B, Swing
Lionel Hampton was the first jazz vibraphonist and was one of the jazz giants beginning in the mid-'30s. He has achieved the difficult feat of being musically open-minded (even recording "Giant Steps") without changing his basic swing style. Hamp started out as a drummer, playing with the Chicago Defender Newsboys' Band as a youth. His original idol was Jimmy Bertrand, a '20s drummer who occasionally played xylophone. Hampton played on the West Coast with such groups as Curtis Mosby's Blue Blowers, Reb Spikes, and Paul Howard's Quality Serenaders (with whom he made his recording debut in 1929) before joining Les Hite's band, which for a period accompanied Louis Armstrong. At a recording session in 1930, a vibraphone happened to be in the studio, and Armstrong asked Hampton (who had practiced on one previously) if he could play a little bit behind him and on "Memories of You" and "Shine"; Hamp became the first jazz improviser to record on vibes.
It would be another six years before he found fame. Lionel Hampton, after leaving Hite, had his own band in Los Angeles' Paradise Cafe, until one night in 1936 when Benny Goodman came into the club and discovered him. Soon, Hampton recorded with B.G., Teddy Wilson, and Gene Krupa as the Benny Goodman Quartet, and six weeks later he officially joined Goodman. An exciting soloist whose enthusiasm even caused B.G. to smile, Hampton became one of the stars of his organization, appearing in films with Goodman, at the famous 1938 Carnegie Hall concert, and nightly on the radio. In 1937, he started recording regularly as a leader for Victor with specially assembled all-star groups that formed a who's who of swing; all of these timeless performances (1937-1941) were reissued by Bluebird on a six-LP set, although in piecemeal fashion on CD.
Hampton stayed with Goodman until 1940, sometimes substituting on drums and taking vocals. In 1940, Lionel Hampton formed his first big band, and in 1942 had a huge hit with "Flying Home," featuring a classic Illinois Jacquet tenor spot (one of the first R&B solos). During the remainder of the decade, Hampton's extroverted orchestra was a big favorite, leaning toward R&B, showing the influence of bebop after 1944, and sometimes getting pretty exhibitionistic. Among his sidemen, in addition to Jacquet, were Arnett Cobb, Dinah Washington (who Hampton helped discover), Cat Anderson, Marshall Royal, Dexter Gordon, Milt Buckner, Earl Bostic, Snooky Young, Johnny Griffin, Joe Wilder, Benny Bailey, Charles Mingus, Fats Navarro, Al Gray, and even Wes Montgomery and Betty Carter. Hampton's popularity allowed him to continue leading big bands off and on into the mid-'90s, and the 1953 edition that visited Paris (with Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Cleveland, Gigi Gryce, George Wallington, and Annie Ross) would be difficult to top, although fights over money and the right of the sideman to record led to its breakup. Hampton appeared and recorded with many all-star groups in the 1950s including reunions with Benny Goodman, meetings with the Oscar Peterson Trio, Stan Getz, Buddy DeFranco, and as part of a trio with Art Tatum and Buddy Rich. He also was featured in The Benny Goodman Story (1956).
Since the 1950s, Lionel Hampton has mostly repeated past triumphs, always playing "Hamp's Boogie Woogie" (which features his very rapid two-finger piano playing), "Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop," and "Flying Home." However, his enthusiasm still causes excitement and he remains a household name. Hampton has recorded through the years for nearly every label, including two of his own (Glad Hamp and Who's Who). Despite strokes and the ravages of age, Lionel Hampton remained a vital force into the 1990s. In January 2001, a vibraphone he had played for 15 years was put into the National Museum of American History. On August 31, 2002, at age 94, Lionel Hampton suffered major heart failure and passed away.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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