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==Discography== === Compilations and original issues === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:40px;" | Year ! | Album ! | Notes ! | Label |- | 1937β39 | Benny Goodman β ''[[The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings]]'' [3CD] | along with [[Teddy Wilson]] and [[Gene Krupa]], appearing as a sideman for [[Benny Goodman]] | RCA/BMG 68764 |- | 1937β39 | ''Hot Mallets, Vol. 1'' | the All-Star groups including appearances by [[Cootie Williams]], [[Johnny Hodges]], [[Harry James]], [[Benny Carter]], [[Chu Berry]], [[Ziggy Elman]], [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Coleman Hawkins]], [[Ben Webster]], [[Charlie Christian]] | [[Bluebird Records|Bluebird]] RCA 6458-2-RB |- | 1937β39 | ''The Jumpin' Jive, Vol. 2'' | the All-Star groups including appearances by Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Chu Berry, Ziggy Elman, Dizzy Gillespie | Bluebird RCA 2433-2-RB |- | 1938 | Benny Goodman β ''[[The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert]]'' [2LP] | along with Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa, appearing as a sideman for Benny Goodman | [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] SL-160 |- | 1939β40 | ''Tempo And Swing, Vol. 3'' | the All-Star groups including appearances by Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, [[Nat "King" Cole]], [[Oscar Moore]], [[Helen Forrest]] | Bluebird RCA 66039-2 |- | 1945 | ''All American Award Concert'' | recorded April 15, 1945, at [[Carnegie Hall]] | [[Decca Records|Decca]] DL-8088 (12" LP) |- | 1947 | ''Gene Norman Presents Just Jazz'' (AKA ''The "Original" Star Dust'') | the famous "Just Jazz" jam session; recorded August 4, 1947, at the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena CA | Decca DL-7013 (10" LP); DL-9055 (12" LP); DL-74194 |- | 1947 | ''Lionel Hampton With The Just Jazz All Stars'' | second volume of the previous set; with [[Charlie Shavers]], [[Willie Smith (alto saxophonist)|Willie Smith]], Corky Corcoran, [[Milt Buckner]], [[Slam Stewart]], Jackie Mills, [[Lee Young]] | [[GNP Crescendo]] GNP-15 (12" LP)/various Vogue 78s/[[London Records]] (1972 transfer) |- | 1947 | ''Hamp's Boogie Woogie'' | a 4-disc collection of 78rpm recordings: #23836, #23837, #23838, #23839, includes 6 tracks by Hampton & His Orchestra, plus 1 track by His Septet, and 1 track by His Quartet | Decca A-523; DL-5230 (10" LP) |- | 1948 | ''New Movements In Be-Bop'' | a 4-disc collection of 78rpm recordings: #24428, #24429, #24430, #24431, includes 4 tracks by Hampton & His Orchestra, and 4 tracks by Hampton & His Sextet | Decca A-661; DL-5222 (10" LP) |- | 1951 | ''Moonglow'' | a 4-disc collection of 78rpm recordings: #27372, #27373, #27374, #27375, includes 8 tracks by Hampton & His Sextet; the 12" LP contains 3 extra tracks | Decca A-804; DL-5297 (10" LP); DL-8230 (12" LP) |- | 1953 | ''Lionel Hampton's Paris All Stars'' (AKA ''Jazz Time Paris'') | a CD compilation of Vogue LD-166, LD-167, LD-168 (all 10" LPs); all material recorded September 28, 1953 | RCA/BMG 51150 |- | 1953 | ''Hamp In Paris'' | recorded November 30, 1953; with [[Mezz Mezzrow|Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow]] | [[EmArcy Records|EmArcy]] MG-26037 (10" LP); MG-36032 (12" LP) |- | 1953 | ''Crazy Hamp'' | second volume of the previous set; both 10" LPs (8 tracks worth) reissued on the 12" LP | EmArcy MG-26038 (10" LP); MG-36032 (12" LP) |- | 1954 | ''[[The Lionel Hampton Quintet]]'' | with [[Buddy DeFranco]], [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]], [[Buddy Rich]]; includes a 17-minute jam on "Flyin' Home". βββββ NOTE: there is also a 5-CD box set [731455979725] of the complete Verve recordings of Hampton's quartets and quintets with Peterson, as well as a number of other single-disc compilations. | [[Clef Records|Clef]] MGC-628; Verve |- | 1955 | ''Crazy Rhythm'' | recorded March 18, 1955 | EmArcy MG-36034 |- | 1955 | ''Jam Session In Paris'' | second volume of the previous set | EmArcy MG-36035 |- | 1955 | ''[[Hamp and Getz]]'' | with [[Stan Getz]], [[Lou Levy (pianist)|Lou Levy]], [[Leroy Vinnegar]], [[Shelly Manne]] | [[Norgran Records|Norgran]] MGN-1037; Verve |- | 1955 | ''Oh Rock!'' | contains 12 of the 21 tracks that Hampton & His Orchestra recorded for the MGM label in 1951. | [[MGM Records|MGM]] E-285 (10" LP); E-3386 (12" LP) |- | 1956 | ''Wailin' At The Trianon'' | | Columbia CL-711 |- | 1957 | ''Jazz Flamenco'' | recorded June 30, 1956, in Madrid, Spain; with Maria Angelica on castanets | RCA Victor LPM-1422 |- | 1958 | ''Lionel ... Plays Drums, Vibes, Piano'' | | [[Audio Fidelity Records|Audio Fidelity]] AFSD-5849; Avid |- |1958 |''The High & The Mighty'' |Supervised by [[Norman Granz]] |Columbia 33CX10146<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lionel-Hampton-The-High-And-The-Mighty/release/5885884|title=Lionel Hampton - The High And The Mighty|website=Discogs|date=August 1959 |language=en|access-date=February 7, 2018}}</ref> |- | 1959 | ''Hamp's Big Band'' | | Audio Fidelity AFSD-5913; Avid |- | 1959 | ''Golden Vibes'' | with "Reeds And Rhythm" (a reed quintet + rhythm section) | Columbia CL-1304/CS-8110; Collectables |- | 1960 | ''Silver Vibes'' | with "Trombones And Rhythm" (a trombone quartet + rhythm section) | Columbia CL-1486/CS-8277; Collectables |- | 1961 | ''Soft Vibes, Soaring Strings'' | | Columbia CL-1661/CS-8461 |- | 1962 | ''Many Splendored Vibes'' | | [[Epic Records|Epic]] BA-16027 |- | 1963 | ''The Great Hamp And Little T β Lionel Hampton & Charlie Teagarden In Person'' | recorded live at The Silver Slipper, Las Vegas | [[Coral Records|Coral]] CRL-757438 |- | 1964 | Benny Goodman Quartet β ''Together Again!'' | the reunion with Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa | RCA Victor LPM-2698 |- | 1964 | ''[[You Better Know It!!!]]'' | with [[Clark Terry]], [[Ben Webster]], [[Hank Jones]], [[Milt Hinton]], [[Osie Johnson]] | [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]] AS-78; [[GRP Records|GRP]]/Impulse! GRD-140 |- | 1972 | ''Them Changes'' | | [[Brunswick Records|Brunswick]] BL-754182; Versatile NED-1128 |- | 1973 | ''Please Sunrise'' | | Brunswick BL-754190 |- | 1973 | ''There It Is!'' | | Brunswick BL-754198 |- | 1974 | ''Stop! I Don't Need No Sympathy!'' | | Brunswick BL-754203 |- | 1974 | ''[[Transition (Buddy Rich Lionel Hampton album)|Transition]]'' | with [[Buddy Rich]], [[Zoot Sims]], Teddy Wilson, [[George Duvivier]] | [[Groove Merchant]] GM-3302 |- | 1975 | ''The Works!'' [2LP] | | Groove Merchant GM-4400 |- | 1976 | ''Off Into A Black Thing'' | | Brunswick BL-754213 |- | 1977 | ''Lionel Hampton And His Jazz Giants 77'' | with [[Cat Anderson]], [[Eddie Chamblee]], [[Milt Buckner]], [[Billy Mackel]] | [[Black & Blue Records|Black & Blue]] 33.107; BB-870 |- | 1977 | ''Lionel Hampton And His Jazz Giants, Vol. 2'' | second volume of the previous set; 11 tracks from these sessions are reissued on the CD | Black & Blue 33.130; BB-870 |- | 1977 | ''[[His Final Work|Lionel Hampton Presents: The Music of Charles Mingus]]'' | a tentet session of mostly Mingus compositions, numerous ballads; Hampton and [[Gerry Mulligan]] are the major soloists with Mingus playing bass. | Who's Who In Jazz WWLP-21005 |- | 1978 | ''Alive & Jumping'' | with Milt Buckner | [[MPS Records|MPS]] 15469 |- | 1978 | ''Live At The Muzeval 1978'' (AKA ''Live In Emmen/Holland'') | | [[Timeless Records|Timeless]] SJP-120 |- | 1979 | ''Good Vibes'' | recorded 1973; produced by [[Sonny Lester]] | 51 West/CBS Q-16074 |- | 1984 | ''L.A. is my lady'' (Frank Sinatra's last studio album, with Quincy Jones Orchestra) | As one of the most remarcable sideman in the recording sessions, including the Brecker brothers, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, George Benson and many others. |- | 1986 | ''Sentimental Journey'' | reissue of Glad-Hamp GHS-1025 | [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] 81644 |- | 1988 | ''Mostly Blues'' | | [[MusicMasters Records|Musicmasters]] 5011 |- | 1990 | ''Mostly Ballads'' | | Musicmasters 5044 |- | 1991 | ''Live At The Blue Note'' (with "The Golden Men of Jazz") | jamming with old friends including trumpeters Clark Terry and [[Harry "Sweets" Edison]], trombonist [[Al Grey]], tenors [[James Moody (saxophonist)|James Moody]] and [[Buddy Tate]], pianist Hank Jones, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer [[Grady Tate]]. | [[Telarc Records|Telarc]] 83308 |- | 1992 | ''Just Jazz β Live At The Blue Note'' | second volume of the previous set; again with "The Golden Men of Jazz" | Telarc 83313 |- | 1995 | ''For The Love Of Music'' | featuring [[Norman Brown (guitarist)|Norman Brown]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Roy Haynes]], [[Chaka Khan]], [[Tito Puente]], [[Joshua Redman]], [[Dianne Reeves]], [[Wallace Roney]], [[Patrice Rushen]], [[Grover Washington Jr.]], [[Stevie Wonder]] | MoJazz/[[Motown Records|Motown]] 530554 |- | 1998 (released 2001) | ''Live at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre'' [2CD] | with [[Ernie Andrews]], [[Gerald Wiggins]] Trio, Harry "Sweets" Edison, [[Teddy Edwards]] | Phillip PR-1530 |} ===Other compilations=== {| class="wikitable" width=100% |- ! style="width:50px;" | Year ! style="width:230px;" | Album ! style="width:230px;" | Notes ! style="width:120px;" | Label |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;" | 1937β40 | ''Swing Classics β Lionel Hampton and His Jazz Groups'' | Recordings from 1937 to 1940; issued 1961 | RCA Victor LPM-2318 |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;" | 1939β40 + 56 | ''Greatest Hits β Lionel Hampton'' | Selections from various RCA Victor recordings | RCA/BMG 68496 |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#f0f8ff;" | 1937β41 | ''The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937β1941'' [5CD]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-06|title=The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Recordings description and discography|url=https://www.mosaicrecords.com/the-complete-lionel-hampton-victor-sessions-1937-1941/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Mosaic Records|language=en-US}}</ref> | All of Hampton's RCA Victor recordings | [[Mosaic Records|Mosaic]] MD5-238 |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;" | 1942β50 | ''Hamp's Golden Favorites β Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra'' | Recordings from 1942 to 1950; issued 1962; reissued 1980 | Decca DL-4296; MCA 204 |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;" | 1942β50 | ''The Best Of Lionel Hampton'' [2LP] | Recordings from 1942 to 1950; issued 1975 | MCA 2-4075 |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;" | 1942β44 | ''Steppin' Out β Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra'' | Recordings from 1942 to 1944; issued 1969; reissued 1980 | Jazz Heritage Series; Decca DL-79244; MCA 1315 |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;" | 1945β46 | ''Slide Hamp Slide β Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra'' | Recordings from 1945 to 1946; issued 1980 | Jazz Heritage Series; MCA 1323 |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;" | 1945β50 | ''Sweatin' With Hamp β Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra'' | Recordings from 1945 to 1950; issued 1980 | Jazz Heritage Series; MCA 1331 |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;" | 1946β49 | ''Rarities β Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra'' | Recordings from 1946 to 1949; issued 1982 | Jazz Heritage Series; MCA 1351 |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;" | 1942β63 | ''Hamp β The Legendary Decca Recordings Of Lionel Hampton'' [2CD] | Selections from various Decca recordings | [[GRP Records|GRP]]/Decca Jazz GRD2-652 |- style="vertical-align:top; background-color:#efefef;" | 1937β49 | ''The Lionel Hampton Story'' [4CD] | Selections from various RCA Victor and Decca recordings + AFRS and V-Disc | Proper BOX12 |} ===The Chronological ... Classics series=== note: every recording by Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra is included in this 12 volume series from the CLASSICS reissue label * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1937β1938'' (#524) β RCA Victor recordings * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1938β1939'' (#534) β RCA Victor recordings * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1939β1940'' (#562) β RCA Victor recordings * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1940β1941'' (#624) β RCA Victor recordings; first Decca session * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1942β1944'' (#803) β Decca recordings * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1945β1946'' (#922) β Decca recordings * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1946'' (#946) β Decca recordings * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1947'' (#994) β Decca recordings * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1949β1950'' (#1161) β Decca recordings * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1950'' (#1193) β Decca recordings * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1950β1951'' (#1262) β last two Decca sessions; MGM recordings * ''The Chronological Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra 1951β1953'' (#1429) β includes Hamp's first Norman Granz-produced quartet session (September 2, 1953) with Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Buddy Rich. ===Glad-Hamp Records=== * GHLP-1001 (1961) ''The Many Sides Of Hamp'' * GHLP-3050 (1962) ''All That Twist'n Jazz'' * GHLP-1003 (1962) ''The Exciting Hamp In Europe'' * GHLP-1004 (1963) ''Bossa Nova Jazz'' * GHLP-1005 (1963) ''Recorded Live On Tour'' * GHLP-1006 (1964) ''Hamp In Japan/Live'' * GHLP-1007 (1965) ''East Meets West (Introducing Miyoko Hoshino)'' * GHLP-1009 (1965) ''A Taste Of Hamp'' * GHS-1011 (1967) ''Hamp Stamps'' [includes "Greasy Greens"] * GHS-1012 (1966) ''Hamp's Portrait Of A Woman'' * GHS-1020 (1979) ''Hamp's Big Band Live!'' * GHS-1021 (1980) ''Chameleon'' * GHS-1022 (1982) ''Outrageous'' * GHS-1023 (1983) ''Live In Japan'' * GHS-1024 (1984) ''Ambassador At Large'' * GHS-1025 (1985) ''Sentimental Journey (Featuring Sylvia Bennett)'' * GHS-1026 (1988) ''One Of A Kind'' * GHS-1027 (1987) ''Midnight Blues'' β with [[Dexter Gordon]] * GHCD-1028 (1990) ''Cookin' In The Kitchen'' ===As sideman=== ;With [[Frank Sinatra]] * ''[[L.A. Is My Lady]]'' (Qwest/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], 1984)
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