HAMPTON, LIONEL

1908?–2002, African-American vibraphonist and bandleader, b. Louisville, Ky. When his family moved to Chicago c.1916, the young Hampton began playing drums in a newsboys' band. He moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and became a drummer in saxophonist Les Hite's band. Encouraged by Louis Armstrong, he soon learned the vibraphone and quickly became the instrument's leading jazz exponent, acclaimed early for his solos on Armstrong's 1930 recording of the now-classic "Memories of You." As a member of the Benny Goodman Quartet, Hampton toured from 1936 to 1940, when he formed a big band of his own. His ensemble included such luminaries as Clifford Brown, Betty Carter, and Quincy Jones in its ranks. Known for his harmonic and rhythmic sophistication and his dynamic showmanship, Hampton often moved from vibes to drums to two-fingered piano, leading his group not only in the performance of swing, but in bebop and rhythm and blues as well. He toured internationally into the 1990s, frequently leading small jazz groups.

See his autobiography (1989).

____________________

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright© 2004, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.

-20891-

Top...
Search the Library
Books
Journals
Magazines
Newspapers
Encyclopedia
Advanced Search
About Questia
Questia is the world's largest online academic library offering full-text books, journals, and articles on thousands of topics.

Join Now...
Questia Books and Articles on: Hampton Lionel
We found: 1599 results
By media type:
 

Books:

 

1435  

 

Journal articles:

 

32  

 

Magazine articles:

 

63  

 

Newspaper articles:

 

65  

 

Encyclopedia articles:

 

4  
 

books on: Hampton Lionel  - 1435 results

       More book Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>  
 
1.
Investing in People: The Human Capital Needs of Rural America
Book by Lionel J. Beaulieu, David Mulkey; Westview Press, 1995
Subjects: Human Capital--United States, Rural Development--United States, United States--Rural Conditions
...State University Editorial Board Lionel J. Beaulieu, University of Florida...Human Capital Needs of Rural America , Lionel J. Beaulieu and David Mulkey...Needs of Rural America EDITED BY Lionel J. Beaulieu and David Mulkey Westview...
2.
The Pre-Raphaelite Poets
Book by Lionel Stevenson; University of North Carolina Press, 1972
THE PRE-RAPHAELITE POETS THE PRE-RAPHAELITE POETS by Lionel Stevenson THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS CHAPEL HILL Passages from the following works have been reprinted with permission...
3.
A Guide to Old American Houses, 1700-1900
Book by Henry Lionel Williams; A. S. Barnes, 1962
Subjects: Architecture, Domestic--United States--History
...of house to which a Greek Revival porch has been added--a not uncommon practice in the 1830s and 1840s. 111. "Hampton," on the Santee River, South Carolina, is a Greek Revival plantation house that started life in 1735 as a small, 4-room...
4.
Jazz: A History
Book by Frank Tirro; Norton, 1993
Subjects: Jazz--History And Criticism
...The Basie Band. Lester Young. Lionel Hampton. Territory Bands. The Duke Ellington...Keith Jarrett 420 Lionel Hampton 267 Weather Report 423...Lou Williams, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Jane Ira Bloom, Willie Ruff...
5.
African American Quotations
Book by Richard Newman; Oryx Press, 1998
Subjects: African Americans--Quotations, Fiction
...communication of the artists ideas, sounds, thoughts. Lionel Hampton, 1913- Vibraphonist and Band leader 255...treated us like kings once we got up on the stage. Lionel Hampton, 1913 Vibraphonist and Band leader 371...
More book Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Top...
 

journal articles on: Hampton Lionel  - 32 results

       More journal Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-32 >>  
 
1.
Doctoral Dissertations 2003-2004 *
Journal article; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 58, 2004
Subjects: Aviran, Tal M.--Research, Hampton, David R.--Research, Lorkorvic, Edvard--Research, Universities and colleges--Alberta, Universities and colleges--Officials and employees, University of Alberta--Officials and employees
...MERRITT, "Drawing from the Sources of Reason: Reflective Self-Knowledge in Kants First Critique." Adviser: Stephen Engstrom. LIONEL SHAPIRO, "Norms, Revision, and Linguistic Practice: Three Essays on Theories of Conceptual Content." Adviser: Joseph L. Camp...
2.
Instruments of Identity: Alton Augustus Adams Sr., the Navy Band of the Virgin Islands, and the Sounds of Social Change
Journal article by Mark Clague; Black Music Research Journal, 1998
Subjects: Band music--Social aspects, Conductors (Music)--Biography, Imperialism--Social aspects, Music and society--Analysis, U.S. Virgin Islands--Music
...of the United States. In Philadelphia, Hampton (Virginia), New York, and Boston, special...Hamilton Jackson, Rothschild Francis, and Lionel Roberts, were largely the same: full access...in Danish times, who played trombone in Lionel Roberts Municipal Band, claimed that before...
3.
A Strategy for Mercy
Journal article by Robert L. Misner; William and Mary Law Review, Vol. 41, 2000
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of--Moral and ethical aspects, Law and ethics--Analysis, Mercy--Influence, Punishment--Moral and ethical aspects
...blends together retribution and utilitarian justifications. See LIONEL W. FOX, THE ENGLISH PRISON AND BORSTAL SYSTEMS 15 (1952); JEROME...support "general justifiability of punishment"); see also Jean Hampton, The Moral Education Theory of Punishment, in CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS...
4.
Movin' the Mountains: An Overview of Rhythm and Blues and Its Presence in Appalachia
Journal article by Jerry Zolten; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 23, 2003
Subjects: African American music--Criticism and interpretation, African American music--History, African American music--Social aspects, African Americans--Criticism and interpretation, African Americans--History, African Americans--Music, African Americans--Social aspects, Appalachian region--History, Appalachian region--Social aspects, Rhythm and blues music--Criticism and interpretation, Rhythm and blues music--History, Rhythm and blues music--Social aspects
...Crows; instrumental combos of Lionel Hampton, Jack McVea, Buddy Johnson, Red...American gospel. Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, veteran of the Benny Goodman...combos of leaders like Count Basle, Lionel Hampton, and others. While the gospel...
5.
Albert Friedlander
Journal article; European Judaism, Vol. 37, 2004
Subjects: Friedlander, Albert H., Rabbis--Biography
...shows. Both were religiously liberal Jews in an illiberal time. Lionel Blue Reprinted by permission from The Independent, Obituaries...great deal to him, as did his closeness to his gay colleague Lionel Blue, who credits him with helping to save his relationship...
More journal Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-32 >>

Top...
 

magazine articles on: Hampton Lionel  - 63 results

       More magazine Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>  
 
1.
Lionel Hampton Gives Collection to University of Idaho
Magazine article; Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 15, March 5, 1998
Lionel Hampton Gives Collection to University of Idaho...of the schools annual jazz festival, Lionel Hampton. Music Professor Lynn Skinner is working...1987, the department was renamed the Lionel Hampton School of Music. This year. the Lionel...
2.
The Survivors
Magazine article; Ebony, Vol. 46, November 1990
Subjects: African American entertainers--Appreciation, African American historians--Biography, African American judges--Biography, African Americans in business--Biography, Anderson, Marian--Biography, Calloway, Cab--Biography, Davis, Miles--Biography, Eckstine, Billy--Biography, Fitzgerald, Ella--Biography, Franklin, John Hope--Biography, Gaston, Arthur George--Biography, Gillespie, Dizzy--Biography, Hampton, Lionel--Biography, Horne, Lena--Biography, Marshall, Thurgood--Biography, United States. Supreme Court--Officials and employees
...bandleader and vibes virtuoso Lionel Hampton, singer-actress Lena Horne and...vibraharpist and drummer, PHOTO : Lionel Hampton was born on April 20, 1907, in...houses until 1940 when PHOTO : Hampton formed his own band. Since then...
3.
Lionel "freddy" Cole Keep on Swingin'
Magazine article; International Musician, Vol. 107, August 2009
...listening to Teddy Wilson, Billy Eckstine, Count Basie, and Lionel Hampton, and says he was "blessed to have been able to have...and keep on swingin," he says. To learn more about Lionel "Freddy" Cole and listen to his music, visit www.freddycole...
4.
The Bridge Duo at the Purcell Room
Magazine article by Robert Matthew-Walker; Musical Opinion, Vol. 129, May/Jun 2006
...violist Matthew Jones and pianist Michael Hampton, at the Purcell Room on 25 March demonstrated...the playing of the great English violist Lionel Tertis, but doubts exist over the first...and it would have been good if Michael Hampton had reduced the volume of his playing...
5.
Season Preview 2005-06: A Comprehensive Listing of Productions. Dates and Directors at TCG Theatres Nationwide
Magazine article by Eve Zappulla; American Theatre, Vol. 22, October 2005
Subjects: Drama--Calendars, Drama--Planning, Drama--Rankings, Plays--Calendars, Plays--Planning, Plays--Rankings, Theatre Communications Group--Calendars, Theatre Communications Group--Planning
...Wurtzel. Sep 1-30. New Mainstage: Oliver!, Lionel Bart. Nov 16-Dec 24. The Heiress, Augustus...Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Christopher Hampton; dir: Daniel Goldstein. Jan 6-Feb 5. The...Season TBA THE JOHN DREW THEATER, East Hampton, (631) 324-0806, www.guildhall.org Season...
More magazine Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Top...
 

newspaper articles on: Hampton Lionel  - 65 results

       More newspaper Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>  
 
1.
A Jazzy Birthday Party for Hampton
Newspaper article by Ann Geracimos; The Washington Times, July 27, 1998
Subjects: Hampton, Lionel
...Ann Geracimos For a Republican, Lionel Hampton sure knows how to charm the Democrats...bottled in his name - a "Champagne Cuvee Lionel Hampton by Vertus, because they love Lionel Hampton in France and all over Europe," Mr. Leshin...
2.
'Joanna Lumley Was Delighted with Her Rose'
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), June 30, 2007
...charming, absolutely delightful. "She launched it that year at Hampton Court Flower Show and the following summer I was invited to...wear at its launch at the Chelsea Flower Show. Other roses Lionel will give to charity such as the Velindre which is grown in...
3.
OBITUARY: Al Casey
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 15, 2005
...acoustic guitar player of them all. And Albert Aloysius Casey played with the greats - Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton and Billie Holliday. Caseys musical genius was seeded at his home in Louisville, Kentucky, where he played the violin...
4.
Guest Conductor to Pay Tribute to Goodman
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November 18, 2009
...some of the jazz worlds top musicians as a bandleader, helping spawn the careers of legends such as Jack Teagarden, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa and Billie Holiday. From Carnegie Hall to Hollywood, GoodmanAEs bands ushered in the "Swing Era" and brought...
5.
NCAA Track & Field
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), June 9, 2007
Subjects: Texas Tech University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
...Preliminaries (Qualifiers and Oregon results) 400 HEAT 1 - 1, Lionel Larry, Southern Cal, 45.29. 2, Michael Bingham, Wake Forest...Carolina, 50.01. 3, Joe Greene, Albany, 50.20. 4, Andrew Peresta, Hampton, 50.21. 5, Hamza Deyaf, Texas, 50.60. HEAT 2 - 1, Isa Phillips...
More newspaper Results: 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 >>

Top...
 

encyclopedia articles on: Hampton Lionel  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Hampton, Lionel
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HAMPTON, LIONEL 1908? 2002, African-American vibraphonist...family moved to Chicago c.1916, the young Hampton began playing drums in a newsboys band...member of the Benny Goodman Quartet, Hampton toured from 1936 to 1940, when he formed...
2.
Jones, Quincy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and studied briefly at Bostons Berklee College of Music (then called Schillinger House). After 1951 he played with Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie and was also an arranger for such jazz greats as Duke Ellington , Tommy Dorsey , Count...
3.
Mingus, Charles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...collective improvisations, loose rhythms, and high energy. At various times in his career he played with Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, Charlie Parker, and Duke Ellington, to whom he dedicated his Open Letter to Duke. He organized his first...
4.
Goodman, Benny
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...orchestra. In 1935 he formed the Benny Goodman trio with Gene Krupa and Teddy Wilson; it became a quartet in 1936 when Lionel Hampton joined it. Performing for radio, motion pictures, and records, Goodmans orchestra became nationally famous. After...


Top...
 About Questia   ::   Privacy   ::   Contact