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Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra was a prominent American jazz band led by vibraphonist Lionel Hampton. Formed in the 1940s, the orchestra played a vital role in the swing era of jazz music. Their energetic performances and lively arrangements made them popular among audiences worldwide. Hampton himself was known for his masterful vibraphone playing and his diverse musical influence, which ranged from swing and big band to bebop and rhythm and blues. The orchestra recorded numerous successful albums and toured extensively, leaving a lasting impact on the jazz genre.
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Selected Sessions: 1934-1943 [2019]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:15 |
Dinah | 2:43 |
The Sheik of Araby | 2:56 |
The Complete Victor Lionel Hampton [2017]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:11 |
I Can't Get Started (Foxtrot) | 2:54 |
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 2:55 |
Live in 1948 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Where Or When | 2:13 |
Body and Soul | 4:19 |
Stardust | 3:29 |
Midnight Sun | 2:55 |
But Beautiful | 2:33 |
How High the Moon | 2:55 |
I Cover the Waterfront | 2:55 |
The Man I Love | 2:27 |
Lady Be Good | 4:04 |
Rock Rock Rock [2015]
Song | Duration |
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I'll Get By | 1:46 |
Stardust | 2:44 |
No Love, No Nothing | 2:50 |
That's My Desire | 2:07 |
Swanee River | 3:48 |
Absolute Christmas: Christmas Jazz [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Merry Christmas Baby | 3:21 |
Original Queen of Soul: Three Decades of Artistry [2014]
Song | Duration |
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No Love, No Nothin' | 2:50 |
Shoo Shoo Baby | 2:36 |
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine | 2:00 |
The Benny Carter Collection 1929-1947 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:14 |
50 Jazz Favourites [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Runnin' Wild | 2:39 |
The Man I Love | 3:28 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:17 |
When the Lights Are Low | 2:15 |
Memories of You | 3:13 |
I Only Have Eyes For You | 4:36 |
Stardust | 3:58 |
How High the Moon | 4:38 |
Midnight Sun | 3:21 |
Lionel Hampton Live at the Apollo Hall 1954 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon | 5:25 |
Stardust | 6:56 |
Midnight Sun | 3:35 |
Love is Here To Stay | 2:52 |
Jazz in the Charts 1937, Vol. 7 [2011]
Song | Duration |
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After You've Gone | 3:04 |
Larkin's Jazz [2010]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street |
Radio Days, Vol. 18: Mustermesse Basel 1953, Pt. 2 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street [Live] | 5:50 |
Radio Jazz: Best Broadcasts 1937-53 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon aka Starry Night | 4:18 |
Let's Dance Jazz [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop | 3:19 |
Listening to Jazz [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Stardust | 6:45 |
The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937-1941 [2007]
The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937-1941 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) | 3:25 |
I Surrender, Dear | 3:22 |
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:14 |
1951-1953 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Oh, Lady Be Good! | 3:30 |
Christmas Swing [Direct Source] [2 CD] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Merry Christmas Baby | 3:20 |
Christmas in the City [Direct Source] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Merry Christmas Baby | 3:20 |
Golden Years of Jazz 1917-1939 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:18 |
The Chronological Bing Crosby, Vol. 41: 1945-46 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:44 |
Zoot Suit Riot: Instrumental R'n'B Smash Hits of the 1950s [2005]
Song | Duration |
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The Hucklebuck [*] | 3:07 |
All the Big Bands [2004]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street |
Giants of Swing [BMG Special Products] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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After You've Gone | 3:02 |
Real After Hours Jazz [2004]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:16 |
The 1950s: "Swinging Miss Loch Lomond 1952-1959" [2004]
Song | Duration |
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I'll Remember April | 2:13 |
50 Sublimes Chanteurs de Jazz: 1940-53 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:47 |
Flying Home [Living Era] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:14 |
After You've Gone | 3:04 |
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:12 |
When Lights Are Low | 2:15 |
I Can't Get Started | 2:55 |
Dinah | 2:45 |
Midnight Sun | 3:21 |
Rag Mop | 2:50 |
Hommage 1937-1951 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:17 |
When the Lights Are Low | 2:17 |
Dinah | 2:48 |
How High the Moon | 4:17 |
Hot Jazz [Fremeaux & Associes] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:16 |
Jazz for the Small Hours [2003]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:15 |
Jazz for the Small Hours [4 CD] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:14 |
Slick Chick on the Mellow Side [2003]
Song | Duration |
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I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) | 1:49 |
No Love, No Nothin' | 2:49 |
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? | 2:23 |
The Centenary Collection [2003]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:47 |
1950 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish I Knew | 3:07 |
Where or When | 2:52 |
Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone) | 3:10 |
Memories of You | 2:47 |
Moonglow | 2:59 |
I'll Remember April | 3:05 |
The Man I Love | 3:27 |
Time on My Hands | 3:11 |
Easy to Love | 2:34 |
1950-1951 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Merry Christmas, Baby | 3:22 |
I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me | 3:08 |
Jazz 36 Chefs-D'oeuvre [2002]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:15 |
Jazz Legends [Rerooted] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:17 |
The Classic Years [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Dinah | 2:47 |
Everybody Loves My Baby | 2:53 |
The Quintessence [2002]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:17 |
When Lights Are Low | 2:15 |
The Quintessence New York - Camden - Londen - Paris - Chicago: 1926-1944 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:15 |
The Quintessence: New York to Chicago to Hollywood 1928-1943 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:19 |
1929-1949 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:15 |
Dinah | 2:45 |
Midnight Sun | 3:18 |
1949-1950 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Moonglaw | 3:19 |
Rag Mop | 2:52 |
Everybody's Somebody's Fool | 3:27 |
Big Band Christmas [Direct Source] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Merry Christmas Baby |
Complete Studio Recordings [2001]
Song | Duration |
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When the Lights Are Low | 2:16 |
After Hours Jazz [BMG Greeting Card CD] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:16 |
The Big Bands, Vol. 1 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Solitude | |
Mood Indigo |
Vol. 16: December 1946-December 1948 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I Cover the Waterfront | 3:29 |
Everybody's Somebody's Fool [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Everybody's Somebody's Fool | 3:27 |
I Wish I Knew | 3:06 |
Jam Band [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Body and Soul | 5:49 |
1947 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon | 3:07 |
Midnight Sun | 3:15 |
Big Band Jazz: The Jubilee Sessions 1943-1946 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? | 2:21 |
Story 1929/1946 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:14 |
Swingsation [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop | 3:22 |
Rockin' in Rhythm, Pts. 1 & 2 | 5:57 |
Midnight Sun | 3:21 |
1945-1946 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop | 2:50 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street | 2:46 |
Buster Bailey Story, 1926-1945 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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I Know That You Know | 2:56 |
The Ultimate Big Band Collection [1997]
Song | Duration |
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) |
1940-1941 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 2:53 |
American Legends: Armstrong Washington & Ellington [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Shoo Shoo Baby | |
No Love, No Nothin' |
Greatest Hits [RCA] [1996]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 2:54 |
Tenderly | 7:02 |
Dinah | 2:44 |
Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop | 3:19 |
Midnight Sun | 3:19 |
Moonglow | 3:18 |
Rag Mop | 2:51 |
I Wish I Knew | 3:05 |
Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Evil Gal Blues | 3:16 |
His Best Recordings [1996]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:13 |
Jazz Archives [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Swanee River | 4:19 |
Oh, Lady Be Good | 5:01 |
Stardust | 2:39 |
Bei Mir Bist du Schön | 4:57 |
I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) | 1:49 |
The Man I Love | 2:09 |
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra in Europe [1996]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon |
Masterpieces, Vol. 9 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Rhythm Is Our Business | 3:08 |
Sleepy Time Gal | 3:10 |
Swanee River | 2:48 |
Organ Grinder's Swing | 2:38 |
Blues in the Night, Pts. 1 & 2 | 5:17 |
Story 1936-1945 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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I Surrender, Dear | 3:22 |
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1-5 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:11 |
Black Legends of Jazz [Decca] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Midnight Sun | 3:20 |
The Legendary Big Band Singers [1994]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop | 3:21 |
I Wish I Knew | 3:06 |
Midnight Sun [1993]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
How High the Moon | 3:18 |
Midnight Sun | 3:21 |
Reunion at Newport 1967 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Tenderly | 7:04 |
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra [1992]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 2:50 |
I Surrender, Dear | 3:18 |
On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:13 |
Tempo & Swing: Small Band Recordings 1937-1940 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 2:54 |
Dinah [Take 1] | 2:44 |
Dinah [Take 2][*] | 2:38 |
Trio [1992]
Song | Duration |
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I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You | 2:43 |
1939-1940 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 2:54 |
Dinah | 2:43 |
Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 30's, Vol. 2 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:13 |
Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Vol. 1 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:11 |
Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz, Vol. 2 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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When Lights Are Low | 2:11 |
1937-1938 [1990]
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:13 |
I Surrender, Dear | 3:22 |
After You've Gone | 3:00 |
1938-1939 [1990]
Song | Duration |
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:13 |
Memories of You | 3:10 |
Reader's Digest: Down Memory Lane the Golden 20's [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Oh, Lady Be Good | 2:08 |
Live at the Metropole Cafe, New York City [1989]
Song | Duration |
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After You've Gone | 6:49 |
How High the Moon | 5:43 |
Jivin' the Vibes [Special] [1986]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 3:13 |
Sentimental Journey [1985]
Song | Duration |
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 6:10 |
Lullaby of Birdland | 4:56 |
Almost Like Being in Love | 3:01 |
The Complete Paris Session (1953) [1983]
Song | Duration |
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I Only Have Eyes for You | 3:29 |
Big Bands' Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 [Columbia] [1972]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon |
Blues, Blues Christmas, Vol. 2
Song | Duration |
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Merry Christmas Baby | 3:21 |
Sing the Blues
Song | Duration |
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No Love, No Nothing | 2:48 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:13 |
On a Coconut Island | 3:11 |
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