Live recording from 1993
Lionel Hampton - vibraphone
Junior Mance - piano
Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
Al Grey - trombone
Jimmy Woody - bass
Clark Terry - trumpet
"Sweets" Edison - trumpet
Panama Francis - drums
William Morgan "Buddy" Lewis, Jr. - How High The Moon
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In his eighties and still going strong, Lionel Hampton was one of the grand old men of jazz. In this concert, he plays with a line-up of musicians who, like him, helped to make the history of jazz. Their foot-tomping swing-era music sets the audience alight.
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 - August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996.
Lionel Hampton began his career playing drums for the Chicago Defender Newsboys' Band. One of his trademarks as a drummer was his ability to do stunts with multiple pairs of sticks such as twirling and juggling without missing a beat.
During this period he began practicing on the vibraphone. In 1930 Louis Armstrong came to California and hired the Les Hite band, asking Hampton if he would play vibes on two songs. So began his career as a vibraphonist, popularizing the use of the instrument in the process.
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