Lionel Hampton
Rating
Active
1927 to 2002
Born
April 20, 1908
Died
August 31, 2002
Location
Chicago, IL, United States
Genres
Rock
Biography
Lionel Leo Hampton (1908-2002), was a U.S. bandleader, jazz percussionist, and vibraphonist.
Hampton was born on 20th April 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, but moved to Chicago as a child, where he began his career as a drummer. He relocated to Los Angeles to play drums in Les Hite's band. They soon became the house band for Frank Sebastian's New Cotton Club, a popular L.A. jazz club.
During a 1930 recording date in the NBC studios in L.A., Louis Armstrong discovered a vibraphone. He asked Hampton if he could play it. Hampton, who knew how to play the xylophone, tried it and they agreed to record a few records with Hamp on vibes.
Top Songs by Lionel Hampton
The Man I Love - 1996 Remastered
by Benny Goodman Quartet, Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa & Lionel Hampton
Rag Mop
by Lionel Hampton, Deacon Anderson & Johnny Lee Wills
Midnight Sun
by Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Mercer, Lionel Hampton, J. Francis Burke & Sonny Burke
Stompin' at the Savoy - Take 2
by Benny Goodman Quartet, Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Lionel Hampton & Gene Krupa
Exactly Like You
by Benny Goodman Trio & Lionel Hampton
Albums, Releases & Mixtapes
All that Jazz, Vol. 32 "Real Crazy": Lionel Hampton in Studio, Live in Paris, and at Apollo Hall New York, 1954 (Remastered 2015)
Lionel Hampton June 2, 2015
21 Tracks
