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  • LIONEL HAMPTON

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    Lionel Hampton
    Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908–August 31, 2002), was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first real jazz vibraphone players. "Hamp" 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. Biography Early life Lionel Hampton was born in either Birmingham, Alabama or Louisville, Kentucky[LINK: http://www.pas.org/About/HofDetails.cfm?IFile=hampton] Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame[LINK: http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/learning_tools/hall_of_composers/hampton.htm] United States Marine Band Hall of Composers in 1908 and was raised by his grandmother, but spent his youth in Kenosha, Wisconsin before he and his fa

    Discography

    Live at the Metropole Cafe, New York City
    Live at the Metropole Cafe, New York City


    1942-1944
    1942-1944


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