The Chronological Classics: Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra 1939-1940

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1When Lights Are Low
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1939-09-11)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-09-11)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-09-11)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-09-11), Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-09-11) and Ben Webster (on 1939-09-11)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-09-11)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-09-11)
recording of:
When Lights Are Low (on 1939-09-11)
lyricist:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
composer:
Benny Carter
publisher:
Bee Cee Music Co.
2:15
2One Sweet Letter From You
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1939-09-11)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-09-11)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-09-11)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-09-11), Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-09-11) and Ben Webster (on 1939-09-11)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-09-11)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-09-11)
recording of:
One Sweet Letter From You (on 1939-09-11)
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Sidney Clare
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
3:21
3Hot Mallets
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-11)
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1939-09-11)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-09-11)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-09-11)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-09-11), Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-09-11) and Ben Webster (on 1939-09-11)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-09-11)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-09-11)
orchestra:
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-11)
recording of:
Hot Mallets (on 1939-09-11)
composer:
Lionel Hampton
2:17
4Early Session Hop
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-09-11)
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (on 1939-09-11)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1939-09-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1939-09-11)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-09-11)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-09-11)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-09-11), Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-09-11) and Ben Webster (on 1939-09-11)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1939-09-11)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-09-11)
orchestra:
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (on 1939-09-11)
recording of:
Early Session Hop (on 1939-09-11)
writer:
Buster Harding and Teddy Wilson
2:42
5I'm on My Way From You
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (on 1939-10-12)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-10-12)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-12)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-10-12)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-10-12)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-10-12)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-12)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-12)
3:09
6Haven't Named It Yet
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-12)
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (on 1939-10-12)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-10-12)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-12)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-10-12)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-10-12)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-10-12)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-12)
orchestra:
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (on 1939-10-12)
recording of:
Haven't Named It Yet (on 1939-10-12)
writer:
Charlie Christian and Lionel Hampton
2:59
7The Heebie Jeebies Are Rockin' the Town
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (on 1939-10-12)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-10-12)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-12)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-10-12)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-10-12)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-10-12)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-12)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-12)
recording of:
Heebie Jeebies (on 1939-10-12)
lyricist and composer:
Boyd Atkins
2:44
8The Munson Street Breakdown
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-10-30)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-10-30)
piano:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-30)
reeds:
Toots Mondello (on 1939-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1939-10-30) and Ben Webster (on 1939-10-30)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-10-30)
recording of:
The Munson Street Breakdown (on 1939-10-30)
3:18
9I've Found a New Baby
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-10-30)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-10-30)
piano:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-30)
reeds:
Toots Mondello (on 1939-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1939-10-30) and Ben Webster (on 1939-10-30)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-10-30)
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1939-10-30)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:54
10I Can't Get Started
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-10-30)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-10-30)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-10-30)
reeds:
Toots Mondello (on 1939-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1939-10-30) and Ben Webster (on 1939-10-30)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-10-30)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-30)
recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1939-10-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
2:56
11Four or Five Times
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-10-30)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-10-30)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-10-30)
reeds:
Toots Mondello (on 1939-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1939-10-30) and Ben Webster (on 1939-10-30)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-10-30)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-30)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-30)
recording of:
Four or Five Times (on 1939-10-30)
composer:
Byron Gay (in 1928) and Marco H. Hellman (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
2:50
12Gin for Christmas
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-30)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-30)
guitar:
Al Casey (US jazz/soul guitarist) (on 1939-10-30)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-10-30)
reeds:
Toots Mondello (on 1939-10-30)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1939-10-30) and Ben Webster (on 1939-10-30)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1939-10-30)
2:32
13Dinah
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1939-12-21)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1939-12-21)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-21)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-12-21)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1939-12-21)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-12-21)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1939-12-21)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
2:45
14My Buddy
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1939-12-21)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1939-12-21)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-21)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-12-21)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1939-12-21)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-12-21)
recording of:
My Buddy (on 1939-12-21)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1922)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1922)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:48
15Singin' the Blues
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1939-12-21)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Zutty Singleton (on 1939-12-21)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1939-12-21)
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1939-12-21)
trumpet:
Benny Carter (on 1939-12-21)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-12-21)
recording of:
Singin’ the Blues (on 1939-12-21)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Con Conrad and J. Russel Robinson
2:55
16Shades of Jade
alto saxophone:
Buff Estes (Sterling Buford Estes) (on 1940-02-26) and Toots Mondello (on 1940-02-26)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-02-26)
guitar:
Ernest Ashley (on 1940-02-26)
piano:
Spencer Odom (on 1940-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1940-02-26) and Budd Johnson (on 1940-02-26)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1940-02-26)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-02-26)
3:27
17Till Tom Special
alto saxophone:
Buff Estes (Sterling Buford Estes) (on 1940-02-26) and Toots Mondello (on 1940-02-26)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-02-26)
guitar:
Ernest Ashley (on 1940-02-26)
piano:
Spencer Odom (on 1940-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1940-02-26) and Budd Johnson (on 1940-02-26)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1940-02-26)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-02-26)
recording of:
Till Tom Special (on 1940-02-26)
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
3:24
18Flying Home
alto saxophone:
Buff Estes (Sterling Buford Estes) (on 1940-02-26) and Toots Mondello (on 1940-02-26)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-02-26)
guitar:
Ernest Ashley (on 1940-02-26)
piano:
Spencer Odom (on 1940-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1940-02-26) and Budd Johnson (on 1940-02-26)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1940-02-26)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-02-26)
recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald) (on 1940-02-26)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
2:59
19Save It, Pretty Momma
alto saxophone:
Buff Estes (Sterling Buford Estes) (on 1940-02-26) and Toots Mondello (on 1940-02-26)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-02-26)
guitar:
Ernest Ashley (on 1940-02-26)
piano:
Spencer Odom (on 1940-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1940-02-26) and Budd Johnson (on 1940-02-26)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1940-02-26)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-02-26)
recording of:
Save It, Pretty Mama (on 1940-02-26)
writer:
Paul Denniker, Joseph M. Davis (Joe Davis, US lyricist, producer, publisher & promoter) and Don Redman
3:24
20Tempo and Swing
alto saxophone:
Buff Estes (Sterling Buford Estes) (on 1940-02-26) and Toots Mondello (on 1940-02-26)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-02-26)
guitar:
Ernest Ashley (on 1940-02-26)
piano:
Spencer Odom (on 1940-02-26)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Jerome (on 1940-02-26) and Budd Johnson (on 1940-02-26)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1940-02-26)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-02-26)
recording of:
Tempo and Swing
3:23
21House of Morgan
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1940-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-05-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1940-05-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1940-05-10)
3:12
22I'd Be Lost Without You
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1940-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Al Spieldock (on 1940-05-10)
electric guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1940-05-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1940-05-10)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-05-10)
vocals:
Helen Forrest (on 1940-05-10)
recording of:
I’d Be Lost Without You (on 1940-05-10)
writer:
Sunny Skylar
3:03
23Central Avenue Breakdown
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1940-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Al Spieldock (on 1940-05-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1940-05-10)
piano:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-05-10)
recording of:
Central Avenue Breakdown (on 1940-05-10)
3:04
24Jack the Bellboy
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1940-05-10)
drums (drum set):
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-05-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1940-05-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1940-05-10)
recording of:
Jack the Bellboy (on 1940-05-10)
composer:
Lionel Hampton
2:50

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 562) (order: 71)