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Lionel Hampton

Born 20 Apr 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, USADied 31 Aug 2002aged 9428 credits

Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996. Lionel Hampton was born in 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, and was raised by his mother. Shortly after he was born, he and his mother moved to her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. He spent his early childhood in Kenosha, Wisconsin, before he and his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1916. As a youth, Hampton was a member of the Bud Billiken Club, an alternative to the Boy Scouts of America, which was off-limits because of racial segregation. During the 1920s, while still a teenager, Hampton took xylophone lessons from Jimmy Bertrand and began to play drums. Hampton was raised Catholic, and started out playing fife and drum at the Holy Rosary Academy near Chicago. Lionel Hampton began his career playing drums for the Chicago Defender Newsboys' Band (led by Major N. Clark Smith) while still a teenager in Chicago. While he lived in Chicago, Hampton saw Louis Armstrong at the Vendome, remembering that the entire audience went crazy after his first solo. He moved to California in 1927 or 1928, playing drums for the Dixieland Blues-Blowers. He made his recording debut with The Quality Serenaders led by Paul Howard, then left for Culver City and drummed for the Les Hite band at Sebastian's Cotton Club. One of his trademarks as a drummer was his ability to do stunts with multiple pairs of sticks such as twirling and juggling without missing a beat. During this period, he began practicing on the vibraphone. In 1930 Louis Armstrong came to California and hired the Les Hite band for performances and recordings. Armstrong was impressed with Hampton's playing after Hampton reproduced Armstrong's solo on the vibraphone and asked him to play behind him like that during vocal choruses. So began his career as a vibraphonist, popularizing the use of the instrument in the process. Invented ten years earlier, the vibraphone is essentially a xylophone with metal bars, a sustain pedal, and resonators equipped with electric-powered fans that add tremolo. While working with the Les Hite band, Hampton also occasionally did some performing with Nat Shilkret and his orchestra. During the early 1930s, he studied music at the University of Southern California. In 1934 he led his own orchestra, and then appeared in the Bing Crosby film Pennies From Heaven (1936) alongside Louis Armstrong (wearing a mask in a scene while playing drums). Also in November 1936, the Benny Goodman Orchestra came to Los Angeles to play the Palomar Ballroom. When John Hammond brought Goodman to see Hampton perform, Goodman invited him to join his trio, which soon became the Benny Goodman Quartet with pianist Teddy Wilson and drummer Gene Krupa completing the lineup. The Trio and Quartet were among the first racially integrated jazz groups to perform before audiences, and were a leading small group of the day. ... Source: Article "Lionel Hampton" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Lionel Hampton (Louisville, Kentucky, 20 d'abril de 1908-Nova York, Nova York, 31 d'agost de 2002) fou un vibrafonista, pianista, bateria, cantant i director estatunidenc de blues.

Lionel Hampton est un vibraphoniste, pianiste et batteur de jazz américain né le 20 avril 1908 à Louisville, et mort le 31 août 2002 à New York. Surnommé «Le lion», il a été le premier géant du jazz à donner ses lettres de noblesse au vibraphone en tant qu'instrument soliste. Ses interprétations se caractérisent par une grande virtuosité. Il est aussi un virtuose du piano (Piano Stomp en 1937 où il joue de l'instrument avec seulement deux doigts) et de la batterie (Jack the Bellboy, 1940). Bien que né et élevé par sa grand-mère à Louisville, Lionel Hampton passa une bonne partie de sa jeunesse à Kenosha (Wisconsin) avant que sa famille ne déménage à Chicago en 1916. Dans les années 1920, alors qu'il n'est encore qu'adolescent, il apprend le xylophone grâce à l'enseignement de Jimmy Bertrand et découvre aussi la batterie. En 1928, il devient le batteur du Chicago Defender Newsboy's Band un groupe d'adolescents de Chicago dont le leader était Major N. Clark Smith. En 1929, il arrive en Californie, étudie la musique à l'Université de Californie du Sud puis devient batteur des Dixieland Blue-Blowers. C'est alors qu'il participe à son premier enregistrement avec The Quality Serenaders, un groupe fondé au Quality Cafe et mené par Paul Howard. Il quitte rapidement ce groupe pour aller à Culver City où il jouera dans l'orchestre de Les Hite au Sebastian's Cotton Club. C'est durant cette période qu'il commence à jouer du vibraphone. En 1930, il rencontre Louis Armstrong avec lequel il enregistre le premier solo de vibraphone de l'histoire du jazz sur Memories of you. Il monte une formation au Paradise Ballroom à Hollywood et se voit consacré par la revue Down Beat «révélation de l'année». En 1936, il est engagé dans le quartette du célèbre clarinettiste Benny Goodman, avec lequel il enregistre ses premiers disques. Entre 1937 et 1940, il enregistre en studio (RCA) de nombreuses faces en petites formations avec quelques-uns des meilleurs solistes des orchestres de Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford et Benny Goodman: Whoa babe (avril 1937) avec Johnny Hodges, Ring dem bells (janvier 1938) avec Cootie Williams, I'm in the mood for swing (juillet 1938) avec Harry James, When lights are low, Hot mallets (septembre 1939) avec Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Charlie Christian. En 1939, il participe, au sein du Benny Goodman Sextet, au fameux concert From Spirituals to Swing organisé par John Hammond au Carnegie Hall. En 1940, il fonde sa propre formation qui connaît un succès immédiat et devient un des plus célèbres big band de l'époque, où se produisent Quincy Jones, Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Joe Newman, Illinois Jacquet et Charles Mingus. Puis il part durant 3 ans en Angleterre. En 1955 il apparait dans le film The Benny Goodman Story. Il fait des tournées dans le monde entier et se produit avec son orchestre dans les plus grands festivals. Il se produit à l'occasion dans le cadre d'une petite formation nommée Inner circle. Il collabore activement avec la maison de disques Who's Who in Jazz, puis crée une fondation à vocation immobilière la «Lionel Hampton Development fondation». Il a aussi participé à des campagnes électorales pour l'élection présidentielle américaine. ... Source: Article "Lionel Hampton" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting (28)

Quincy Jones, Music Man
Quincy Jones, Music Man2026 · Self
The Music of Duke Ellington & Lionel Hampton
The Music of Duke Ellington & Lionel Hampton2020 · Self
Jazz Legends in Concert
Jazz Legends in Concert2010 · Self
Lelio Luttazzi - Il giovanotto matto
Lelio Luttazzi - Il giovanotto matto2008 · Self
Jazz Giants of the 20th Century
Jazz Giants of the 20th Century2007 · Self
Lionel Hampton: Jazz Legend
Lionel Hampton: Jazz Legend2005 · Self
Legends in Concert: Lionel Hampton
Legends in Concert: Lionel Hampton2004 · Self
Detour Ahead: An Afternoon with Herb Ellis
Detour Ahead: An Afternoon with Herb Ellis1996 · Self
Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story
Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story1992 · Self
Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian
Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian1992 · Self
The Real Malcolm X
The Real Malcolm X1992
Slim's Jazz
Slim's Jazz1991
Live Hampton
Live Hampton1983 · Self
Jazz Greats
Jazz Greats1982 · Self
But Then She's Betty Carter
But Then She's Betty Carter1980 · Self
Lionel Hampton All Star Big Band @ Berliner Jazztage 1979
Lionel Hampton All Star Big Band @ Berliner Jazztage 19791979 · Self
Lyonel Hampton Live at Belgrade
Lyonel Hampton Live at Belgrade1979 · Self
No Maps on My Taps
No Maps on My Taps1979 · Self
March of Dimes Presents: Once Upon a Dime
March of Dimes Presents: Once Upon a Dime1963 · Self
America by Night
America by Night1961
Swing Into Spring!
Swing Into Spring!1959 · Self
The Benny Goodman Story
The Benny Goodman Story1956
Basin Street Revue
Basin Street Revue1956 · Self
Lionel Hampton and Herb Jeffries
Lionel Hampton and Herb Jeffries1956 · Self
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Rhythm and Blues Revue1955 · Self
The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story1954 · Band Member (uncredited)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra1949 · Self
A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born1948 · Lionel Hampton