Verve session · in the studio
August 2, 1955
Lionel Hampton Big Band
- This day's music is on 3 records: The Genius Of Lionel Hampton, Lionel Hampton Big Band, Here Come The Swinging Bands
In the room
Lionel Hampton – vibes, piano, drums, vocal- Billy Brooks – trumpet
Wallace Davenport – trumpet- Ed Mullens – trumpet
- Eddie Preston – trumpet · as Ed Preston
- Al Hayse – trombone
- Hal Roberts – trombone
- Arnett Sparrow – trombone
- Willie Ruff – French horn
- James Araki – alto sax
- Bobby Plater – alto sax
- Ritney Brauer – tenor sax
- Eddie Chamblee – tenor sax
- Joe Evans – baritone sax
Billy Mackel – guitar- Dwight Mitchell – piano
- Peter Badie – bass
- Rufus Jones – drums
Buddy Rich – drums- Isarova Hernandez – conga
The takes
2 of these 12 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 2388-4 | Red River | MGV-8215 |
| 2389-6 | G.H.Q. | MGV-8215 |
| 2390-6 | Imagination | MGV-8215 |
| 2391-2 | 62VK223 | Midnight Sun | MGC-670, MGV-8207 |
| 2392-2 | 62VK222 | Air Mail Special | Meant for MGV-8275, which never came out · later on Clef 89153 |
| 2392-3 | - | MGC-670 |
| 2393-1 | Flying Home | MGC-670 |
| 2393-2 | - | Meant for MGV-8275, which never came out · later on Clef 89165 |
| 2394-1 | It's A Blue World | MGC-670, MGV-8207 |
| 2395-3 | Swingin' On C | MGC-670 |
| 2396-1 | Shalom Shalom | MGC-670 |
| 2397-5 | The Blues Ain't News To Me | MGC-670 |
12 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8215 · 1957The Genius Of Lionel HamptonGene Krupa - Teddy Wilson - Lionel Hampton Quartet
MGC-670 · 1955Lionel Hampton Big BandLionel Hampton Big Band
MGV-8207 · 1957Here Come The Swinging BandsVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
4 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 711 | Wailin' At The Trianon | Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra | 1955 | Lionel Hampton, Bobby Plater, Billy Mackel, Peter Badie |
3 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3502 | Lionel Hampton | Lionel Hampton And His Paris All Stars | 1955 | Lionel Hampton, Al Hayse, Billy Mackel |
| V-8783 | Count Basie And His Orchestra · not on the site yet | Count Basie And His Orchestra | 1965 | Wallace Davenport, Bobby Plater, Rufus Jones | |
 | V-8646 | Prysock/Basie | Arthur Prysock, Count Basie | 1966 | Wallace Davenport, Bobby Plater, Rufus Jones |
 | V-8677 | Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues | Leonard Feather | 1967 | Wallace Davenport, Bobby Plater, Rufus Jones |
 | V-8687 | Basie's Beat | Count Basie | 1967 | Wallace Davenport, Bobby Plater, Rufus Jones |
