This was Hamp's 2nd to last recording session (12/00) at age 91. The session was for "Praise Him With Jazz" at Avatar Studios in NYC. www.jimmartinez.com for more info. Video credit to my good buddy in NY, Joe Covey.
Lionel hampton Bio
Lionel Leo Hampton (1908–2002), was a U.S. bandleader, jazz percussionist, and vibraphonist. Hampton was born on 20th April 1908 in Louisville, Kentucky, but moved to Chicago as a child, where he began his career as a drummer. He relocated to Los Angeles to play drums in Les Hite's band. They soon became the house band for Frank Sebastian's New Cotton Club, a popular L.A. jazz club. During a 1930 recording date in the NBC studios in L.A., Louis Armstrong discovered a vibraphone. He asked Hampton if he could play it.
