Name: Essential Works 1953-1954
Brand: Lionel Hampton

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Catalogue number

MOJ127

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Black

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Limited edition

Release date

2022-11-25

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3760300319949

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2 / Black / LP

Artist

Lionel Hampton

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Jazz

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Lionel Hampton was an American jazz musician known for his exceptional talent as a vibraphonist, pianist, drummer, percussionist, and bandleader. Born on April 20, 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, he left an indelible mark on the music industry with his innovative style and energetic performances.

Throughout his career, *Hampton* collaborated with renowned artists such as Jimmie Lunceford, Fletcher Henderson, Slim Gaillard, Charlie Barnet, Erskine Hawkins and many others. His unique blend of swing and improvisation captivated audiences worldwide.

Sadly, Lionel Hampton passed away on August 31st, 2002 in New York City at the age of 94. Despite his departure from this world,*Hampton's* legacy lives on through his timeless recordings and influential contributions to jazz music.

Lionel Hampton traversed a century of jazz. He was born in 1908 and remained active until he died in 2002, not only being a part of every jazz age – swing, dance halls, bebop – but also giving the vibraphone its letters of nobility while writing vital chapters of the music. In the early Thirties with Louis Armstrong he recorded the first vibraphone solo in jazz history before joining Benny Goodman’s trio with Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa. At the same time, he recorded with small groups led by Johnny Hodges,&nbsp;

Cootie Williams, Harry James, Dizzy Gillespie or Benny Carter, and then created his own band in 1940. He turned it into one of the most famous jazz groups of the Forties and Fifties. This multi-talented musician – showman, vibes player, drummer and pianist – incarnated jazz for seven whole decades. The titles here date from his most creative and original period, when in September ’53, and April and September ’54, he recorded these eleven titles with Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and Buddy Rich. This high-tension alliance with a peerless leader created music that makes this album an unavoidable concentrate of jazz history.

Essential Works 1953-1954

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