Create account Log in

Lionel Hampton

[Edit]

Wikimp3 information about the music of Lionel Hampton. On our website we have 70 albums and 70 collections of artist Lionel Hampton. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that Lionel Hampton represents Jazz genres.

Biography

[Edit]

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.

Title: All Time Classics

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Pop

Title: At Malibu Beach

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Moon

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazzmaster

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Winter Holidays

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: A Happy Easter

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Waterfall

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Moods

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Shuttle Bus

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Little Boy

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mostly Blues

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Down

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Vibe Boogie (CD3)

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Hamp's Big Band

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Cool Time Out

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Rooftop Storys

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Summer Breeze

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Flamenco

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Live In Cannes

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Back To The Roots

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gaudy Colours

Artist: Lionel Hampton

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Jazz and Lounge

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Christmas Songs

Genre:

Title: 100 Swing for Dance

Genre: Jazz

Title: Genuine Be-Bop!

Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: Gamers Anthems

Genre:

Title: Suave Jazz, Vol. 1

Genre: Jazz

Title: 101 Big Bands Swing

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blues 'n Boogie

Genre: Blues

Title: Blues Classics

Genre: Blues

Title: Perfect Swing

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Bebop Professor

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie

Genre: Jazz, Bop

Title: 12 Best of Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: 16 Best of Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Compilation

Artist: Supersongs

Genre: Pop

Title: Volume 1 (1939)

Artist: Charlie Christian

Genre: Jazz

Title: SELECTION

Artist: Supersongs

Genre: Jazz, Pop

Title: La Kle

Artist: Edith Lefel

Genre: World Music

Title: Fiesta

Artist: Chick Corea

Genre:

Title: Stan Getz: Gold

Artist: Stan Getz

Genre: Jazz, World Music, Bop

Title: Sentimental Mood

Artist: Supersongs

Genre: Jazz, Pop

Title: Greatest Hits

Artist: Benny Goodman

Genre: Jazz

Title: Pure Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Genres