Lionel Hampton - Bongo Interlude

Lionel Hampton performs Bongo Interlude, a number that oozes with the exotica motifs prevalent in American pop culture at that time.

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• Lionel
• Hampton
• Bongo
• Interlude
• 1950's
• exotica
• jazz
• Harlem
• rhythm
• and
• blues

[dissentionburn]

nice one... about what year would you say?

[weirdovideos]

Mid 1950's.

[thendrjazz]

According to imdb.com and The Complete Directory of Prime Time...TV Shows 1946-2003, this comes from the 7th episode of a 13 episode syndicated TV series from 1955 called Show Time at the Apollo, one of the rare chances to spotlight jazz and r&b performers. Apollo emcee and bandleader Willie Bryant was the host. Parts have been used in many documentaries. It was also known, I think in reissues, as Harlem Variety Revue. So as a 50s TV series it did have canned laughs.

[TheBierwas]

i wish they still had THIS on tv

[Fedorafiend1970]

I'm in awe!

[wisesire]

amazing

[tadd1]

@weirdovideos I have a feeling this is from the early 1950's. I believe this is a Snader Telescription, which would date this around 1951-1952.

[DajaWaja]

@creelump nope, he aint

[1divahead]

The tall drum is an old vintage conga with a drum head...I have some at home....kinda like Ricky Ricardo used.

[creelump]

wow is that really the Duke?

[jazzyazz]

I didn't know Duke Ellington played flute in the Hampton band!! 1:18 Lol.

[Rokimoki]

lol