LIONEL HAMPTON
LIONEL HAMPTON -- “Mr. Hey Bop a Re Bop” -- the swinging bandleader who invented vibraphone as a jazz instrument, was also a talented vocalist, drummer, pianist, composer and key member of Benny Goodman’s small bands.
Pt. 1: Introduction to Lionel Hampton
(Lionel Hampton bandleader all tunes.)
LIONEL HAMPTON 1A.mp3
HAVEN’T NAMED IT YET -- 1939
RHYTHM, RHYTHM -- 1937
DON’T BE THAT WAY -- 1938
IT DON’T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING) -- 1939
WHOA BABE -- 1937
WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW -- 1938
HOT MALLETS -- 1938
MUNSON STREET BREAKDOWN -- n.d.
<BR>LIONEL HAMPTON 1B.mp3
DINAH -- 1942
JACK THE BELLBOY -- 1940
CENTRAL AVENUE BREAKDOWN -- 1949
MEMORIES OF YOU -- Louis Armstrong & his Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra, 1930
NEW KIND OF BLUES -- Paul Howard’s Quality Serenaders, 1930
VIBRAPHONE BLUES -- Benny Goodman Quartet, 1936
RUNNIN’ WILD -- Benny Goodman Quartet, 1937
HEY BOP A RE-BOP -- 1945
Pt. 2: Lionel Hampton, composer
(Lionel Hampton bandleader all tunes.)
LIONEL HAMPTON 2A.mp3
ALTITUDE -- 1940
OPEN HOUSE -- 1940
SMART ALECK -- 1940
FIDDLE DEE-DEE -- 1940
DOWN HOME JUMP -- 1938
GIVE ME SOME SKIN -- 1941
TILL TOM SPECIAL -- 1940
HAMP'S SALTY BLUES -- 1946
LIONEL HAMPTON 2B.mp3
FLAMENCO SOUL [excerpt] -- 1956
MINGUS FINGERS -- 1947
HAMPTON STOMP -- 1937
SHUFFLIN AT THE HOLLYWOOD -- 1937
STOMPOLOGY -- 1937
MUCHACHO AZUL (BLUE BOY) -- 1947
FLYING HOME -- 1942
FLYING HOME -- LIVE 1955
