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Lionel Hampton
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. Read more about Lionel Hampton on Last.fm.
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Also from this album: Star Dust
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Verve
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Related Labels: Norgran Records (reissuing the catalog of), Clef Records (reissuing the catalog of), Down Home (reissuing the catalog of), Brunswick Records (reissuing the catalog of), Verve Folkways (subsidiaries), Verve Forecast (subsidiaries)
