



5:25
Air Mail Special written by Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, and Jimmy Mundy performed by Lionel Hampton & Hi...


3:06
A charity shop find this compilation Great Jazz Reeds was issued in 1970 and as the title suggests is a compil...

2:49
Wanna hear more of the session where a 21 year old Dizzy Gillespie was, in his words, as nervous as a sheep sh...

3:15
Man, this whole April 3, 1939 Lionel Hampton session - I Can Give You Love , High Society , It Don t Mean A Th...


3:25
Love these sappy, early Tin Pan cuts by Hamp - perfect stage for his cameo-like vocals. :) The personnel for t...

3:35
(You can hear a better transfer of this 78 here: www.youtube.com ) The classic. :) Absolutely NO record stash ...

2:51
Matrix # 07793 Now, we get into the second recording of the second session under Lionel Hampton s name, Whoa B...

3:21
(re-post for obvious reasons) If you re in flip-flops, be sure you re walkin steady, as this extreme Groove Ju...

2:37
Slide, Hamp, Slide written by Lionel Hampton performed by Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra from a Snader Telescr...


3:00
Matrix # 07794 Now, we get into the third and final recording of the second session under Lionel Hampton s nam...

3:16
The classic Kid Ory standard streamlined by Benny Carter - and Herschel really gets to stretch out here. ;) Th...

3:22
Easy walkin groove with a pulse - GREAT moanin here!!!!! :) The personnel for this July 21, 1938 session are: ...

2:51
Slide, Hamp, Slide written by Lionel Hampton performed by Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra recorded 1 December 1...

3:24
(re-post for obvious reasons ;) ) How s about a little intimate velvet livin lush courtesy of Hamp and a rare ...

2:59
Inside Out written by Andrew McGhee & Gladys Hampton performed by Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra issued as Gla...

3:05
What a cool, dark walkin , slap shot groover this is. ;) Milt Buckner s ivories really help set this one off. ...

3:00
What s this? ANOTHER of Hamp s immortal Victor sides? All I can say is, if you dig em, just hang around a whil...

3:05
Recorded on April 5, 1939. Lionel Hampton (Vocals and Vibraharp), Chu Berry (Sax), Allan Reuss (Guitar), Milto...

3:22
Presented is the song Hey! Ba-Ba Re-Bop by Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra. The song is featured in the LA Noir...

3:51
(A better transfer of this side can be found here: www.youtube.com ) One of my favorite of Hamp s Victors and ...