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
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 309 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 |
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.
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LCNAR: Hampton, Lionel - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81149163
Wikidata: Lionel Hampton - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q313525
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100254182
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