The Chronological Classics: Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra 1949-1950

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Tracklist

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1Chicken Shack Boogie
double bass:
Roy Johnson (US jazz double bassist) (on 1949-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Earl Walker (jazz drummer) (on 1949-01-24)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1949-01-24)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1949-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Morris (on 1949-01-24)
trumpet:
Benny Bailey (on 1949-01-24) and Richard "Duke" Garrette (jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-01-24)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-01-24)
vocals:
Betty Carter (on 1949-01-24), Lionel Hampton (on 1949-01-24) and Sonny Parker (on 1949-01-24)
recording of:
Chicken Shack Boogie (on 1949-01-24)
writer:
Lola Ann Cullum and Amos Milburn
publisher:
EMI Partnership MV GmbH and EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
3:19
2New Central Avenue Breakdown
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-01-24)
recording of:
Central Avenue Breakdown
3:12
3Benson's Boogie
alto saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1949-01-24)
double bass:
Roy Johnson (US jazz double bassist) (on 1949-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Earl Walker (jazz drummer) (on 1949-01-24)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1949-01-24)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1949-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Morris (on 1949-01-24)
trumpet:
Benny Bailey (on 1949-01-24) and Richard "Duke" Garrette (jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-01-24)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-01-24)
vocals:
Betty Carter (on 1949-01-24) and Sonny Parker (on 1949-01-24)
3:21
4Hamp's Boogie Number 2
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-01-28)
3:03
5Hamp's Gumbo
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-01-28)
2:41
6Beulah's Sister's Boogie
alto saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1949-01-28) and Bobby Plater (on 1949-01-28)
baritone saxophone:
Ben Kynard (on 1949-01-28)
double bass:
Roy Johnson (US jazz double bassist) (on 1949-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Earl Walker (jazz drummer) (on 1949-01-28)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1949-01-28)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1949-01-28)
tenor saxophone:
John Sparrow (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-01-28)
trombone:
Lester Bass (US trumpeter) (on 1949-01-28), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1949-01-28) and Benny Powell (on 1949-01-28)
trumpet:
Benny Bailey (on 1949-01-28), Wendell Culley (on 1949-01-28), Richard "Duke" Garrette (jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-01-28), Leo Shepherd (on 1949-01-28) and Walter Williams (1930s US trumpet player) (on 1949-01-28)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-01-28)
3:06
7Wee Albert
alto saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1949-01-28) and Bobby Plater (on 1949-01-28)
baritone saxophone:
Ben Kynard (on 1949-01-28)
double bass:
Roy Johnson (US jazz double bassist) (on 1949-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Earl Walker (jazz drummer) (on 1949-01-28)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1949-01-28)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1949-01-28)
tenor saxophone:
John Sparrow (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-01-28)
trombone:
Lester Bass (US trumpeter) (on 1949-01-28), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1949-01-28) and Benny Powell (on 1949-01-28)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1949-01-28), Richard "Duke" Garrette (jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-01-28), Leo Shepherd (on 1949-01-28) and Walter Williams (1930s US trumpet player) (on 1949-01-28)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-01-28)
3:24
8What's Happenin', Baby?
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-04-26)
2:54
9Drinking Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee, Drinking Wine
alto saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1949-04-26) and Bobby Plater (on 1949-04-26)
baritone saxophone:
Ben Kynard (on 1949-04-26)
double bass:
Roy Johnson (US jazz double bassist) (on 1949-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Earl Walker (jazz drummer) (on 1949-04-26)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1949-04-26)
piano:
Doug Duke (on 1949-04-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Sparrow (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-04-26)
trumpet:
Benny Bailey (on 1949-04-26), Wendell Culley (on 1949-04-26), Richard "Duke" Garrette (jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-04-26) and Walter Williams (US trumpeter from the 50s & 60s) (on 1949-04-26)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-04-26)
vocals:
Sonny Parker (on 1949-04-26)
recording of:
Drinkin’ Wine, Spo‐Dee‐O‐Dee (on 1949-04-26)
writer:
Stick McGhee and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
3:27
10Moonglow
double bass:
Roy Johnson (US jazz double bassist) (on 1949-04-26)
drums (drum set):
Earl Walker (jazz drummer) (on 1949-04-26)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1949-04-26)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-04-26)
instrumental recording of:
Moonglow (on 1949-04-26)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
3:19
11The Hucklebuck
alto saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1949-05-10) and Bobby Plater (on 1949-05-10)
baritone saxophone:
Ben Kynard (on 1949-04-26)
double bass:
Roy Johnson (US jazz double bassist) (on 1949-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Earl Walker (jazz drummer) (on 1949-05-10)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1949-04-26)
piano:
France Gadison (on 1949-04-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Sparrow (jazz saxophonist) (on 1949-04-26)
trombone:
Chips Outcalt (on 1949-04-26), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1949-04-26) and Lester Bass (US trumpeter) (on 1949-05-10)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1949-04-26), Walter Williams (US trumpeter from the 50s & 60s) (on 1949-04-26) and Ed Mullens (on 1949-05-10)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-05-10)
vocals:
Betty Carter (on 1949-04-26)
recording of:
The Hucklebuck (on 1949-05-10)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
additional writer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
composer:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer)
3:09
12Baby, You're Great
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-05-10)
3:20
13Lavender Coffin
baritone saxophone:
Ben Kynard (on 1949-05-10)
double bass:
Roy Johnson (US jazz double bassist) (on 1949-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Earl Walker (jazz drummer) (on 1949-05-10)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1949-05-10)
organ:
Doug Duke (on 1949-05-10)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Morris (on 1949-05-10)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1949-05-10)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-05-10)
vocals:
Sonny Parker (on 1949-05-10)
2:48
14Rag Mop
alto saxophone:
Bobby Plater (on 1949-12-29) and Jerome Richardson (on 1949-12-29)
baritone saxophone:
Lonnie Shaw (on 1949-12-29)
double bass:
Roy Johnson (US jazz double bassist) (on 1949-12-29)
drums (drum set):
Ellis Bartee (Jazz drummer) (on 1949-12-29)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (on 1949-12-29)
organ and piano:
Doug Duke (on 1949-12-29)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Board (on 1949-12-29) and Curtis Lowe (on 1949-12-29)
trombone:
Al Grey (trombone) (on 1949-12-29), Paul Lee (US jazz trombonist.) (on 1949-12-29) and Benny Powell (on 1949-12-29)
trumpet:
Benny Bailey (on 1949-12-29), Richard "Duke" Garrette (jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-12-29), Ed Mullens (on 1949-12-29) and Walter Williams (US trumpeter from the 50s & 60s) (on 1949-12-29)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-12-29)
recording of:
Rag Mop (on 1949-12-29)
writer:
Deacon Anderson (songwriter, vocalist, steel guitarist) and Johnnie Lee Wills
2:53
15For You My Love
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-12-29)
recording of:
For You My Love (on 1949-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Gayten (US R&B)
2:27
16Sky Blue
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1949-12-29)
2:55
17I've Been a Fool
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1950-01-05)
2:57
18How You Sound
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1950-01-05)
3:03
19I Almost Lost My Mind
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1950-01-05)
recording of:
I Almost Lost My Mind (on 1950-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Hill and Range and St. Louis Music Corp.
3:14
20Everybody's Somebody's Fool
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1950-01-25)
recording of:
Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool (on 1950-01-25)
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Jack Keller
3:27
21I'll Never Be Free
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1950-01-25)
recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free (on 1950-01-25)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
3:26
22Sad Feelin'
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1950-01-25)
2:49
23Hamp's Gumbo
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1950-01-25)
2:43

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1161) (order: 670)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000590094 [info]