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LIONAL HAMPTON + BigBand
Live in 1958


Sample of Foreword:

This is the Lionel Hampton I still remember so clearly. 
When he hit that stage there was only one thing that mattered 
and that was making sure that crowd had the time of their lives. 
The band on this DVD is red hot. My old friend Bobby Plater, who 
first introduced me to Gates in 1949, is still blowing hard. 
(Hamp called everybody Gates and everybody called him Gates. 
It was a habit he picked up from Benny Goodman and it was easier 
than remembering names.) Billy Mackel and Eddie Mullens are still
there, as well as a whole new group of hard-honkin? young bucks. 

Hamp was the king of entertainers. He was like a circus master 
in the center of the ring with lions jumping through burning hoops 
and acrobats balancing on wild horses. This was the greatest show 
on earth and the Europeans loved it like nobody else on the planet. 
But it wasn?t just a wild show; these cats were musicians of the 
highest order. Hamp only hired the best.
?Quincy Jones



Bezetting;
Lionel Hampton (Vibes, Drum, Piano)
Woodwinds: 
Leon Zachery (alto)
Bobby Plater (alto)
Andy McGhee (Tenor)
Lonnie Shaw (Baritone)
Bobby Plater (Clarinet)
Trombone;
Louis Blackburn
Wade Marcus
Larry Wilson
Trumpet;
Eddie Williams
Art Hoyle
Eddie Mullens
Dave Gonzales
Piano:
Oscar Denard
Guitar+Vocals;
Billy Mackel
Bass;
Julius Browne
Drums;
Wilbert Hogan
Vocal;
Cornelius ?Pinocchio? James

Songs;
1- The High & The Mighty
2- Hamp?s Piano Blues
3- History Of Jazz
4- Hot Club Blues
5- I Found A New Baby
6- The Chase (Part I & II)
7- Brussels Sprouts
8- Sticks Ahoy
9- Gladys