Lionel Hampton- 1989 - A True Jazz Legend

[MrGrundig55]

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[THEPinballJunkie]

Hi JoelSamuel - thank you for this wonderful piece! I'm in awe of Mr Hampton's passion, skills as a musician and entertainer! Wow! Thanks! Jimbo

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[NutsDeez]

Damn, can you let the poor guy eat.You even had the nerve to say what he was eating. You or whoever produced this is low to no class.

[TheBaaadOne]

damn he can play but he cant eat normal man!!haha nah jokin

[youenjoy00myself]

wow!!! this is incredible video quality for 20 years ago. This is like a time machine to be able to see the great Lionel Hampton play up close and personal. I feel like I'm there!! Thanks for sharing this amazing video

[vinylman4533]

Amazing to see the legend who played in the Benny Goodmen Sextet in the late 30's early 40's relive one of his classics from that era all those years later.

[Bernardusaurus]

It makes me smile, how happy this man is.

[bscactus]

Give it up for a Jazz Legend and King of Jazz- Lionel Hampton this was a magical documentary and opportunity to record music history RIP - Lionel Hampton - you were always a class act and will be remembered- thanks for the opportunity to capture some Jazz music documentary history. Your friend BS Cactus

[SilentCorona]

oh, next time, let a man eat his chicken aight!

[SilentCorona]

I for one like this.

[HardLuckGambler]

amazing!!!! love this man

[ioriorioriorio]

This ol' cat looks remarkable at his age...was't he big in the 1930's or somethin?

[derekpharms17]

lol u know the middle Eb is beggin for mercy 3:23-3:37

[postatility]

Pure Joy!!!And one of the true harmonic geniuses of jazz!!And if you can,get ahold of "Silver Vibes"(which is packaged with "Golden Vibes" on the Collectibles label-originally Columbia)His version of "Blue Moon" is absolutely astounding!!

[backbeatbobby]

good but is he really as good as tommy lee?

[NorthWoodsVideo]

this is priceless

[DrummerBoyJustin]

he like destroyed that Eb

[jpritch2]

Let the man eat.

I had the opportunity to see Mr. Hampton about 1970...

his drumming skills were impressive and he even took the the time to chat with me for several minutes after the show...

very gracious and encouraging to a young drummer.

jp

[GGFan]

CLASS

[richkid80]

poop

[richkid80]

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[rafiskywalker]

you were very lucky to have a back stage pass to see a Vibe/drummer legend like Lionel Hampton.

[fnkdrmmr]

It's good to see drummers who had been around as long Mr. Hamilton still good strong in their 80s. Mr. Hamilton (RIP).

[Tsuruta1]

That's "Hampton". :)

[SwingMan1937]

(cont'd)

When Hamp saw security trying to muscle people back into their "seats", he stopped the band cold in mid-flight, stepped up to the mic and said something to the effect of "Let these people dance! I travelled 3,500 miles from New York to play for these folks and, if you all aren't going to let everyone dance, we're just gonna pack up & leave!"

Security relented, Hamp played and a flat BALL was had! I'll never forget that day as long as I live. :)

[SwingMan1937]

You all should've been at this show - the First Annual Phoenix Jazz Festival at Highland Park, Phoenix, Arizona, Sunday, April 2nd, 1989. Hamp and his band just KILLED!

The man's energy and enthusiasm on that stage was truly something to behold - remember that this is just 18 days before Hamp's 81st birthday.

He even stopped the band cold during one number because security wouldn't let folks stand up & dance.

(con't)

[jpendenza]

Since when did Lionel Hampton have a son? I knew and worked for him for nealy 20 years and nobody EVER said he had any children?.

[blacktenebrarum]

Very Good Video! Tnx 2 upload

[paokman]

Κομματάρα!

[Davyoman]

I'm in the "TRIAL & ERROR " Band. And Lionel Hampton's son Terry is the Drummer. Lionel's talent lives on tru Terry. Thank you Lionel...

[ComicSaxProductions]

the timbre of the vibes is so perfect. i wish that the song would never stop.

[Psycho9263]

A serious loss to the drumming community.

[DYNODRUM]

Very serious Musician -well said...HE CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH... w/ bringing Drums out front and With incredible dexterity...Much RESPECT....LIONEL.

[urxfavxweapon77]

i think the best thing about lionel hamptons playing is how obvious it is that he wouldn't rather doing anything else, just look at that mile wide grin

[holygroove2]

Lovin how he was able to take one note and have fun with it!

[SwingMan1937]

Whoa!!!

Was this filmed at the Jazz Festival at Highland Park in Phoenix, AZ on April 2, 1989?????

I was THERE!!!!! (age 17) It was there that I met Hamp & asked him to autograph an armful of his 78's - and he did, with a crowd around him, about an hour before he took the stand that day.

Hamp stopped the band in the middle of a number because security wouldn't let folks dance in the isles. :D

Great day and thanks for keeping this video up long enough for me to see - awesome memories!

[mah38900]

Wow, funky song.

[kenkiser800]

In terms of views, jazz is at the lower rungs. All you have to do is look at acts like Coldplay or even Rick Astley (Rick-Roll) - We're talking 20 million plus views for some of their songs, and up to 100 million views for the combined songs for some groups. Jazz may be becoming more popular on You Tube, but in the mainstream it's a dog. You don't hear of jazz musicians pulling in crowds of tens of thousands of fans for one performance. Sad.

[metalman1900]

Guess his parents never told him not to chew his food with his mouth open. Funny.

[joelsamuel]

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[headbanger623]

Dude you're a lucky bastard!

[breezin48]

What a guy. Can you believe he gets paid for doing that?

[TheTreeAMV]

That's so effing incredible. That's why he's a legend.

What song is he playing? o.O

[Davyoman]

Mr. Hampton's son (Terry) is sitting in with my band tonight on drums @ a Halloween party @ Shooters in Port Ewen,N.Y. I can see where the talent comes from. Thank you Lionel...

[joseluis8585]

i love his solo drums

theyre awesome!

[willie33040]

He was killing that food! Love Mr. Hampton!

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[azzsocold]

Wow!!! Lionel Hampton is sooo good and talented

[SD457500]

Awesome. What year was this recorded?

[jesusmouth]

i love this guy

[joelsamuel]

We were in a tight closet room doing the interview it was this or nothing- what would you do?

Thanks for watching- joelsamuelpresents

[darkking365]

Greatness! And he always had super players in his band over the years.

[crustyhead2]

Lionel Hampton. What a DUDE!

[paulbrockenhagen]

Hot baby HOT!

[ralfgear3]

Lionel Hampton is my favorite vabes and xilophone player!!! he is AWESOME!

[maximumsuave]

look at how he chews!!!

[VC631]

Its kinda like a goat

[bigcatlm]

i just got back from the lionel hampton jazz festival in moscow idaho about 1 hour ago ... 100th annual our jazz band played and we did good

[liamleahy]

dude...that interview was all up in his chicken! Back it on UP!

[kaiallard]

hes amazing.

[rsalinasprice]

Lionel Hampton came into my life (permanently) when I was a teen in the mid-50s. I remember making a trip to New York City specifically to hear him play live. I saw and heard him play Debussy's "Claire de lune" on a cello (!) while 8mm color movies of WWII air combat in the Pacific were projected onto the club's wall. Surrealism! Thank you, Mr. Hampton.

[TurtleSwords]

Great video. The whole time I thought he was going to hit one of the microphones!

[bandgeekpoet]

I'm sad that I never really had the knowledge of when he was alive to understand the true talent of his playing, but I am glad his memory still lives on. My high school jazz band that I play bass in is going to the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival this year, and I am very excited to go.

My favorite thing about this video is just seeing how much he enjoys making music. That is something that so few people can really understand.

Loved the video. Thank you for posting it!

[markbailor]

I was lucky enough to see Lionel 3 times at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Fest. And man he enjoyed it just as much in his last few years as he ever did. The first two years they had two people help him walk out to the vibes, the last year they wheeled himout in a chair. Then he stood and played the shit out of those things. It was pretty amazing.

My personal advice for the fest, go to as many of the artist seminars about as many instruments as you can you learn a lot of jazz history that way.

[xengooglyx]

he sure does!!!

[m1e2l3i4p5a6l]

Gracias a YOU TUBE puedo volver a escuchar y ver a estos grandes musicos del JAZZ! ! ! ! ! !

[saxophoney]

Thanks for posting some great Hampton concert footage. I saw him and this band several times in the early '80s and they sounded great and put on a great jazz show. It was really nice of him to speak with you. He must of been hungry that day!

[rasta1982]

Now how you gonna tell me this ain't jazz? Huh?

Love it.

[trevorgiles]

What a great piece. Only Hamp can play one note and make it drive better than a Jarley!!

[andrea0931]

RIP , great Lionel , thank you

[jenny6664]

The first big band i ever saw was Lionel Hampton in Salt Lake City at the Cocnut Grove. I couldn't dance I just wanted to stand and listen. I loved him on the vibes, but never knew he was so great on the drums. I also remembered he had a FANTASTIC sax section. . .

THANK YOU for sharing this with us! . . . jenny

[BEATNIKCASS]

yes --see my clip on aussie lauchie jamieson....who bought the feel of mjq and jazz back to aust. from chicago in '55-- my film was shot when he was very sick--but still boppin'

[pedrogas79]

I love lionel's!! Thanks for posting

[ABrandsma]

Nice that you posted this. A pity that the big band is not too professional, if you are allowed to accompany one of greatest masters of the swing era, your band should SWING, not play a woodcutting rock beat.

But anyway, nice that this exists and is available to be seen.

[TCall2004]

Love who introduced him.

Comedian Rusty Warren - of "Bounce Your Boobies" fame

[vibeman27]

Joel, great video, Lionel was the greatest pioneer on the vibraphone and certainly mastered it. Although it was great seeing Lionel, I was a little setback when you asked him if he felt he had mastered the vibes. It was obvious a lot of his skills had diminished but the question was misplaced; maybe it would have been ok when he was 19 years old or so. Anyway, it was good to see Lionel again and the production was very good.

[crosbying]

I love the lionel hampton clips on here, he is great on drums aswell

[bscactus]

One of my favorite interviews just me and my camera way back a long time ago, but just one of many in the early day's of original independant television. productions.

[KevvieG]

Lots of us jazz guys come to youtube, but many of us are looking for players who spend more time playing than shucking and jiving for an audience.

[gamagoblin]

goddamn them jazz boys can rip it up, God shits when these guys play i swear....i do!!!

[carptonsil]

True legend.

[Basti2610]

what a happy man:)

i have great respect

[lordpugh]

Absolutely! I have seen and heard alot of great freaking jazz on youtube. Thanks to all who post it.