Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Flying Home
2. Hamp's Boogie Woogie
3. Million Dollar Smile
4. Red Cross
5. Hamp's Blues
6. Evil Gal Blues
7. Flying Home
8. Stardust
9. Ribs and Hot Sauce
10. Blow Top Blues
11. Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop
12. Rockin' in Rhythm, Parts 1 and 2
13. Limehouse Blues
14. Tempo's Birthday
15. Jack the Fox Boogie
DISC 2:
1. How High the Moon
2. Three Minutes on 52nd Street
3. Red Top
4. Mingus Fingers
5. Midnight Sun
6. Chicken Shack Boogie
7. Central Avenue Breakdown
8. Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee
9. Moonglow
10. Hucklebuck, The
11. Lavender Coffin
12. Rag Mop
13. I Wish I Knew
14. There Will Never Be Another You
15. Pink Champagne
16. Memories of You
17. Time on My Hands
18. Easy to Love
19. Twentieth Century Boogie
20. Dancing on the Ceiling
21. How High the Moon
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Arnett Cobb, Benny Bailey, Charles Mingus, Dinah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Bostic, Illinois Jacquet, Milt Buckner | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Mono | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Lionel Hampton (vocals, vibraphone, piano, drums); Dinah Washington, Sonny Parker, Joe James, Betty Carter (vocals); Herbie Fields (soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet); Jerome Richardson (alto saxophone, flute); Marshall Royal (alto saxophone, clarinet); Earl Bostic (alto saxophone); Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb, Corky Corcoran, Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); Charles Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Ernie Royal, Benny Bailey, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Teagarden (trumpet); Benny Powell, Al Grey (trombone); Doug Duke (piano, organ); Milt Buckner, Leonard Feather, Albert Ammons (piano); Billy Mackel, Wes Montgomery (guitar); Charles Harris, Charles Mingus, Roy Johnson (bass); Fats Heard, Earl Walker (drums).
Producers include: Milt Gabler.
Reissue producer: Orrin Keepnews.
Recorded in Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada between 1942 and 1963. Includes liner notes by Bob Blumenthal.
Digitally remastered by Erick Labson (MCA Music Media Studios).
Editorial Reviews
4 Stars - Excellent - ...his was one of the few big bands to survive the era's economic upheavals--even playing a part in America's rock'n'roll revolution with its bouncy, backbeat repetoire....more than enough swing and mayhem here to make it an attractive package...
Q (07/01/1996)
...there are many good things to be found here. Hampton, whether on vibes or malleting the piano with his fingers, is consistently rewarding...
JazzTimes (09/01/1996)
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