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Biography

Born: April 21, 1909 in Louisville, KY
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s

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,...

Top Albums By Lionel Hampton
Reunion At Ne...	Hamp and Getz	The Best of	Jazz Masters ...	Art Tatum &am...

	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Toin Me Loose (Remastered 1993)	Lionel Hampton	4:29	$0.99
2.	Thai Silk (Remastered 1993)	Lionel Hampton	4:30	$1.29
3.	Greasy Greens (Remastered 1993)	Lionel Hampton	4:38	$1.29
4.	Tempo's Birthday (Remastered 1993)	Lionel Hampton	2:51	$1.29
5.	Misunderstood Blues (Remastered 1993..	Lionel Hampton	5:57	$1.29
6.	Meet Benny Bailey (Remastered 1993)	Lionel Hampton	4:33	$1.29
7.	Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop/Hamp's Boogie Woog..	Lionel Hampton	3:29	$1.29
8.	Flying Home (Remastered 1993)	Lionel Hampton	8:19	$1.29
9.	Greasy Greens (Encore) [Remastered 1..	Lionel Hampton	4:37	$1.29
10.	Flamenco Soul (Remastered 1993)	Lionel Hampton	6:05	$1.29
11.	Hot Club of Madrid Serenade (Remaste..	Lionel Hampton	4:11	$1.29
12.	Tenderly (Remastered 1993)	Lionel Hampton	7:03	$1.29
13.	Toledo Blade (Remastered 1993)	Lionel Hampton	4:11	$1.29
14.	Bop City Flamenco (Remastered 1993)	Lionel Hampton	6:07	$1.29

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