'Stompin' at The Savoy' Benny Goodman JazzBand Feat. Lionel Hampton; 'Flying Home' -2 🎹

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- Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, NY, Jan. 16, 1938. Jazz Swing quartet bandleader Benny Goodman on clarinet, Lionel Hampton on vibraphone piano percussion, Teddy Wilson on piano & Gene Krupa on drums. The jazz standard was named after The Savoy Ballroon, a famed Harlem, NY nightspot. Edgar Sampson, the alto saxophonist musician composed the song in 1933 although it is often credited to Benny Goodman and others.
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(Wiki, Ed.) - Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – Aug. 31, 2002) jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones..
-Early Career: One of Hampton's trademarks as a drummer was his ability to do stunts with multiple pairs of sticks such as twirling and juggling without missing a beat. He also began practicing on the vibraphone. In 1930 Louis Armstrong came to Calif. and hired the Les Hite band for performances and recordings.
- Armstrong was impressed with Hampton's playing after Hampton reproduced Armstrong's solo on the vibraphone and asked him to play behind him like that during vocal choruses.
So began Hampton's career as a vibraphonist, popularizing the use of the instrument in the process. - Invented 10 years earlier, the vibraphone is essentially a xylophone with metal bars, a sustain pedal, and resonators equipped with electric-powered fans that add tremolo..
- With Benny Goodman: In Nov. 1936, the Benny Goodman Orchestra came to LA to play the Palomar Ballroom. When John Hammond brought Goodman to see Hampton perform, Goodman invited him to join his trio, which soon became the Benny Goodman Quartet with pianist Teddy Wilson & drummer Gene Krupa.
- The Trio & Quartet were among the 1st racially integrated jazz groups to perform before audiences, & were a leading small group of the day. - Lionel Hampton Orchestra: While Hampton worked for Goodman in NY, he recorded with several different small groups. In 1940 Hampton left the Goodman organization under amicable circumstances to form his own big band. Hampton's orchestra developed a high profile during the 1940s & early 1950s. His 3rd recording with them in 1942 produced the version of "Flying Home", featuring a solo by Illinois Jacquet that anticipated rhythm & blues.. In 1992, Hampton was inducted into the Ala. Jazz Hall of Fame, & in 1996 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Hampton
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibraphone

- 'Flying Home,' Lionel Hampton Band, TV Show, 1957.

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1. Sweet!

Here's a newer version

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2. Excellent, TY.

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3. I wish I could have been there.

My father-in-law grew up in Newark, N.J. His uncle was projectionist at one of the Newark movie houses. The theater was used as a concert hall when movies weren't shown. His uncle would invite him into the projection/lighting booth when the bands of the 30's were playing at the theater.

Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall concert. I have no idea how many times I played that record and Glen Miller records when I was a t-bopper in the 50's.

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5. Your father in law must have experienced many

great performances by terrific musicians at those theater music events in the 1930s, peak jazz era, wow. Thanks for posting.

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4. Stompin' Is A Cool Tune

My dad messed around with it on the organ when I was a kid.
The piano was in the basement so we couldn't play it together, but he had fun with it.
With Hampton, it's really cool. Vibes are just an inherently cool instrument. Fun to play, too. Not that I could do what Lionel is doing here.

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6. It's a super song, fun & energetic too. That's great how

your dad tried playing it on the organ, good memories and an impt. influence.

My dad's mother and sisters had musical ability and took some training. He liked music as well, another positive family influence.

We had a piano, top R&R records and players at home that he got for us as kids. All good stuff that had an impact. Thanks for posting.