Person
Lionel Hampton
Albums
392
Members
14
Active
1908–2002
Origin
United States
Biography
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Along with Red Norvo, Hampton was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich to Charlie Parker and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.
Discography
Helpless / Samson's Boogie
Here's Gates
Hey-Ba-Ba-Re-Bop / Drums Fight
How High The Moon / Mama Don't Allow /
Immortal Sessions
I Wish You Love
Jazz All Stars - Volume One
Jazz In Jazz
Jazz Showcase
Jazz Showcase
Jivin' With Jarvis / Buckin' The Blues
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton - Gerry Mulligan
Lionel Hampton's Best Records (1937-1938)
Lionel Hampton's Best Records (1938-1939)
Lionel Hampton Vol. 2 / Slide Hamp Slide 1945 - 1946
Live Carnegie Hall Concert
Live In Paris
More Hampton's Stuff Volume 5
Pokerissimo
Praise Him With Jazz: A Jazz Praise! II
Rag Mop / Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
Slide Hamp Slide
Stardust
Tatchanka
The Best of Lionel Hampton
The Great Lionel Hampton
The Incredible Lionel Hampton
Verve Jazz Masters 26
Verve Jazz No. 13
Vibebrations
Credits
Air Mail Special
Jazz in Paris: Ring Dem Vibes
Ken Burns Jazz
Seabreeze
Cookin' in the Kitchen
The Chronological Classics: Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra 1940-1941
The Indispensable Coleman Hawkins: “Body and Soul” (1927–1956)
Live at the Blue Note
Genius of Electric Guitar
The Chronological Classics: Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra 1937-1938
The Chronological Classics: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra 1936-1937
The Sheltering Sky
Chick Corea featuring Lionel Hampton
Sing, Sing, Sing
The Genius of the Electric Guitar

Live at Carnegie Hall: 40th Anniversary Concert
Sentimental Journey
L.A. Is My Lady
The Boogie Woogie Album
From Spirituals to Swing: Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/1939
Live at the Muzeval
Lionel Hampton Presents: Buddy Rich
Metropolitan Opera House Jam Session, New York City January 1944
Nirvana
Armstrong for Ever
Solo Flight (The Genius of Charlie Christian)
You Better Know It!!!
Sing Sing Sing

Ben Webster and Associates
Benny Goodman Combos
The Lionel Hampton Quintet
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
16 Most Requested Songs
1930-1931
1935-1936
1936-1937
1937-38 Jazz Concert No. 2
1937-38 Jazz Concert No. 2 1937-1938 1ere Partie
1937-38 Jazz Concert No. 2 - The King Of Swing Vol. 3
1937/38 Jazz Concert No. 2, Vol. 1
1937/38 Jazz Concert No. 2 Vol. 2
[1937-39] - Instrumentals Never Before On Record
1938-1939
1938-1939
1938 Vol. 2
1939 - 1941
1940.
1940 - 1947
1942-1944
1947
4 - Seeds Of Swing (1945-1949)
50th Anniversary Concert Live At Carnegie Hall
90th Birthday Celebration
Acoustical Suspension
Advent
A Foggy Day
After You've Gone
. . . Again! - The Tatum Group Masterpieces
Ain't Cha Comin' Home / 12th Street Rag
Album #2