Multi-Instrumentalist, Lionel Hampton, is widely remembered as a pioneering Jazz Vibraphonist. Please take a listen here and have a great Saturday: Stardust and Flying home (1942)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_hampton
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lionel Leo Hampton |
| Also known as | "Gates", "Hamp", "Mad Lionel" |
| Born | April 20, 1908 Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | August 31, 2002 (aged 94) New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Swing Big band Mainstream jazz New York blues |
| Occupations | Multi-instrumentalist Actor Composer |
| Instruments | Vibraphone Drums Piano Vocals |
| Years active | 1927–2002 |
| Labels | Decca |
| Associated acts | Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Quincy Jones, Louis Armstrong, Gloria Parker |
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