Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 20, 1908 (Louisville), Died August 31, 2002 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1963

Roles Represented in DAHR: vibraphone, director, drums, vocalist, composer, piano, songwriter, traps, leader, arranger, speaker

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 309 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-50830	10-in.	4/16/1929	Over night blues	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BVE-50831	10-in.	4/16/1929	Quality shout	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-50868	10-in.	4/28/1929	The ramble	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-50869	10-in.	4/28/1929	Moonlight blues	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	vocalist, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-50870	10-in.	4/28/1929	Charlie's idea	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-50877	10-in.	4/29/1929	Stuff	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-54477	10-in.	10/21/1929	Harlem	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-54478	10-in.	10/21/1929	Cuttin' up	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-54585	10-in.	2/3/1930	New kinda blues	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-54586	10-in.	2/3/1930	California swing	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums, vocalist
Victor	PBVE-54847	10-in.	6/25/1930	Burma girl	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBVE-54848	10-in.	6/25/1930	Gettin' ready blues	Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-97752	10-in.	8/21/1936	Moon glow	Benny Goodman Quartet	Jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, vibraphone
Victor	PBS-97772	10-in.	8/26/1936	Dinah	Benny Goodman Quartet	Jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, vibraphone
Victor	PBS-97773	10-in.	8/26/1936	Exactly like you	Benny Goodman Trio ; Lionel Hampton	Jazz/dance trio, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	PBS-97774	10-in.	8/26/1936	Vibraphone blues	Benny Goodman Quartet	Jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, vibraphone, songwriter
Victor	BS-03062	10-in.	11/18/1936	Sweet Sue (Just you)	Benny Goodman Quartet	Jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, vibraphone
Victor	BS-03063	10-in.	11/18/1936	My melancholy baby	Benny Goodman Quartet	Jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, vibraphone
Victor	BS-03514	10-in.	12/2/1936	Stompin' at the Savoy	Benny Goodman Quartet	Jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, vibraphone
Victor	BS-04561	10-in.	2/3/1937	Runnin' wild	Benny Goodman Quartet	Jazz/dance quartet	instrumentalist, vibraphone
Victor	BS-04582	10-in.	2/8/1937	My last affair	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, vibraphone, vocalist, director
Victor	BS-04583	10-in.	2/8/1937	Jivin' the vibres	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, vibraphone, composer, director
Victor	BS-04584	10-in.	2/8/1937	The mood that I'm in	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, vibraphone, vocalist, director
Victor	BS-04585	10-in.	2/8/1937	Stomp	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, vibraphone, composer, traps, director
Victor	BS-07792	10-in.	4/14/1937	Buzzin' 'round with the bee	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, vibraphone, director

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hampton, Lionel," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103421.

Hampton, Lionel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103421.

"Hampton, Lionel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.