Lionel Hampton
Genres:
Blues, Jazz, R&B
Meta styles:
Big Band/Swing, Early R&B, Jazz Instrument, New Orleans/Classic Jazz
Styles:
Big Band, Early Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Swing, Vibraphone/Marimba Jazz

Lionel Leo Hampton (1908?2002), was a U.S. bandleader, jazz percussionist, and vibraphonist. Hampton was born on 20th April 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, but moved to Chicago as a child, where he began his career as a drummer. He relocated to Los Angeles to play drums in Les Hite's band. They soon became the house band for Frank Sebastian's New Cotton Club, a popular L.A. jazz club. During a 1930 recording date in the NBC studios in L.A., Louis Armstrong discovered a vibraphone. He asked Hampton if he could play it.

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Vibe Boogie CD4

Vibe Boogie CD4

Year:
2005
Tracks:
11
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Vibe Boogie CD3

Vibe Boogie CD3

Year:
2005
Tracks:
18
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Vibe Boogie CD2

Vibe Boogie CD2

Year:
2005
Tracks:
18
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Vibe Boogie CD1

Vibe Boogie CD1

Year:
2005
Tracks:
23
Bitrate:
320 kbps
Ring Dem Vibes

Ring Dem Vibes

Year:
2002
Tracks:
7
Bitrate:
320 kbps
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