Review by Ken Dryden
Friday, October 24, 2025
Lionel Hampton • His French New Sound, Vol. 1-2
Review by Ken Dryden
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Lionel Hampton & Axel Zwingenberger • The Boogie Woogie
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Friday, May 30, 2025
Jazz At The Philharmonic • Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic Vol.17
Oscar Peterson is present throughout these recordings, which begin with an improvisation, followed by a drum solo by Louis Bellson, then Oscar Peterson's Trio, joined first by De Franco and Buddy Rich to form a quintet and finally by Lionel Hampton to form a sextet.
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Oscar Peterson está presente a lo largo de estas grabaciones, que comienzan con una improvisación, seguida de un solo de batería de Louis Bellson, luego el Trío de Oscar Peterson, al que se unen primero De Franco y Buddy Rich para formar un quinteto y, finalmente, Lionel Hampton para formar un sexteto.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025
Bill Doggett • Bill's Honky Tonk
Biography
Friday, April 4, 2025
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Lionel Hampton • You Better Know It
Review
by Ron Wynn
Vibist Lionel Hampton's rhythmic abilities haven't been dulled by age, and he displayed his proficiency on this date, which includes the enjoyable bonus track "Moon Over My Annie." There was no wasted energy or unnecessary or exaggerated solos; just bluesy, assertive, muscular arrangements, accompaniment, and ensemble segments. Highlights included "Vibraphone Blues," "Trick or Treat" and "Swingle Jingle," in which Hampton shifted from vibes to piano.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/you-better-know-it%21%21%21-mw0000623627
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Reseña
por Ron Wynn
Las habilidades rítmicas del vibrante Lionel Hampton no han sido opacadas por la edad, y mostró su destreza en esta fecha, que incluye el agradable bonus track "Moon Over My Annie". No hubo derroche de energía ni solos innecesarios o exagerados; sólo arreglos, acompañamientos y segmentos de conjunto blueseros, asertivos y musculosos. Destacaron "Vibraphone Blues", "Trick or Treat" y "Swingle Jingle", en la que Hampton pasó del vibráfono al piano.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/you-better-know-it%21%21%21-mw0000623627
Friday, February 14, 2025
Lionel Hampton • Lionel Hampton Plays Love Songs
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Lionel Hampton & Oscar Peterson • Verve Jazz Masters 26
Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton and pianist Oscar Peterson are the stars of this delightful collection of jazz recordings supervised by producer Norman Granz over an almost exactly 12-month period extending from 1953 to 1954. Granz's marvelous knack for bringing together excellent musicians resulted in the combined presence of trumpeters Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie, trombonist Bill Harris, clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, tenor saxophonists Ben Webster and Flip Phillips, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Buddy Rich. The combination of musical minds is extraordinary, and Hamp's amazing wavelength is dependably positive and uplifting.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-masters-26-lionel-hampton-with-oscar-peterson-mw0000122273
El vibrafonista Lionel Hampton y el pianista Oscar Peterson son las estrellas de esta deliciosa colección de grabaciones de jazz supervisadas por el productor Norman Granz a lo largo de un periodo casi exacto de 12 meses, entre 1953 y 1954. La maravillosa habilidad de Granz para reunir a excelentes músicos dio como resultado la presencia conjunta de los trompetistas Roy Eldridge y Dizzy Gillespie, el trombonista Bill Harris, el clarinetista Buddy DeFranco, los saxofonistas tenores Ben Webster y Flip Phillips, el guitarrista Herb Ellis, el bajista Ray Brown y el batería Buddy Rich. La combinación de mentes musicales es extraordinaria, y la asombrosa longitud de onda de Hamp es siempre positiva y edificante.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-masters-26-lionel-hampton-with-oscar-peterson-mw0000122273
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Friday, September 13, 2024
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Benny Goodman • Benny Goodman Quartet - Together Again!
Together Again was the first full reunion in the studio of the Benny Goodman Quartet (featuring the clarinetist, vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, pianist Teddy Wilson, and drummer Gene Krupa), and although they would get together on an infrequent basis over the next decade, this was their last studio recording. In general, the classic swing stars avoided re-creating their past triumphs and instead recorded veteran standards that they had missed the first time around. Krupa's bass drum work (which is meant to fill in for a bassist) gets a bit heavy-handed at times, but the good spirits of the reunion uplift the music. Highlights include "Seven Come Eleven," "I've Found a New Baby," "Runnin' Wild," and the blues "Four Once More."
Together Again fue la primera reunión completa en estudio del Benny Goodman Quartet (con el clarinetista, el vibrafonista Lionel Hampton, el pianista Teddy Wilson y el baterista Gene Krupa), y aunque se reunirían con poca frecuencia durante la siguiente década, ésta fue su última grabación en estudio. En general, las estrellas del swing clásico evitaron recrear sus triunfos pasados y, en su lugar, grabaron estándares veteranos que se habían perdido la primera vez. El trabajo de Krupa con el bombo (que está pensado para suplir a un bajista) se hace un poco pesado a veces, pero el buen ánimo de la reunión levanta la música. Destacan "Seven Come Eleven", "I've Found a New Baby", "Runnin' Wild" y el blues "Four Once More".
Saturday, August 17, 2024
VA • Positive Vibrations!
Lionel Hampton, Freddie McCoy, Bobby Hutcherson, Milt Jackson, Gary Burton, Billy Wooten, Cal Tjader, Roy Ayers
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Selection by / Compilado por:
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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Monday, May 6, 2024
VA • Verve Jazzclub - Jazz Swings Motown
Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers, Ramsey Lewis, Willie Bobo, Gene Ammons, George Shearing, George Benson, Houston Person, Quincy Jones, Lionel Hampton, Tito Puente, Hank Crawford, Jimmy McGriff, Leon Spencer …