Lionel Hampton

Apr 20, 1908 - Aug 31, 2002

Lionel Leo Hampton was an American 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. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996.
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“I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.”

Lionel Hampton
Apr 20, 1908 - Aug 31, 2002
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