Lionel Hampton
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Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader. He worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, a
Hampton in 1948
Lionel Hampton at the Aquarium, New York, c. June 1946 (photograph: William Gottlieb)
Lionel Hampton during a concert in Aachen, Germany on May 19, 1977
Hampton in 1997
Vibraphone
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The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is
Lionel Hampton
…Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader. He worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and…
A Musser vibraphone
A 1928 ad for the Deagan vibraharp.
Lionel Hampton playing the vibraphone in 1946.
An overhead view of a 3 octave vibraphone with different mallets of varying hardness.