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Lionel Hampton: There Will Never Be Another You
by Jack Bowers
Legendary vibraphonist Lionel Hampton auditioned Italian-born vocalist Sylvia Bennett in the early '80s, hired her on the spot to sing with his band, and subsequently recorded two albums with her. The first, Sentimental Journey, received a Grammy Award nomination, but the second, recorded in 1989 when Hamp was a frisky eighty years old, sat neglected for ...
Lionel Hampton: Jazz Legend
by Jim Santella
Lionel Hampton Lionel Hampton: Jazz Legend King of the Vibes Hudson Music 2006 Unlike some musical biographies, this one places the music above the commentary. Vibraphonist Mike Mainieri and drummer Steve Smith share a narration that discusses the career of Lionel Hampton, and they allow plenty ...
Lionel Hampton & The Golden Men of Jazz
by AAJ Staff
Lionel Hampton Lionel Hampton & The Golden Men of Jazz Geneon Entertainment 2005 A document of interest from Hamp's evidently very successful '93 European tour features his as-billed “Golden Men of Jazz octet. The soloist close-ups put the viewer beyond being in the front row - it's as if you ...
Lionel Hampton: "Flying Home"
by David Rickert
Second Balcony Jump In his autobiography Malcolm X described the first time he heard “Flying Home. “People kept shouting for Hamp's “Flying Home and finally he did it. I had never seen such fever heated dancing. In his autobiography, Lionel Hampton tells the story of the time at the Apollo when a guy who had smoked ...
Classics
Label: Jazz Archives
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Jivin' the Vibes
2. Hampton Stomp
3. Buzzin' Around With the Bee
4. Whoa Bare
5. Stompology
6. On the Sunny Side of the Street
7. Piano Stomp
8. I Surrender, Dear
9. Ring Dem Bells
10. Don't Be That Way
11. I'm in the Mood for Swing
12. High Society
13. It Don't Mean a Thing
14. Sweethearts on Parade
15. Shuffling' at the Hollywood
16. Denisson Swing
17. Wizzin' the Wizz
18. Ain't Cha Comin' Home?
19. Twelth Street Rag
20. When Lights Are Low
21. One Sweet Letter from You
22. Hot Mallets
23. Early Session Hop
24. I've Found a New Baby
25. Dinah
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