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a r t i s t lionel hampton
a l b u m olympia mar 25th, 1961 / oct 5th, 1966
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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 pased away.
This is a compilation of two famous live recordings, both from
classic Olympia. Check it out!
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cd1
the birth of the blues 02:54
untitled 05:06
midnight sun 05:13
tenderly 05:25
alexander's ragtime band 03:24
roll'em pete 02:40
flying home 07:57
hey-ba-ba-re-bop 03:40
on the sunny side of the street 03:46
hamp's boogie woogie 02:00
splanky 02:52
when the saints 08:28
cd2
a taste of honey 04:53
everyday i have teh blues 02:55
glad hamp 08:03
sakura 05:14
thai silk 05:11
midnight sun 04:25
untitled 06:57
stardust 10:11
101:14
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