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Lionel Hampton

Louisville, United States · 1908-04-20 – 2002-08-31

Lionel Hampton is credited on 5,852 releases across 1,511 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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5,852

Pressings credited

1,511

Albums

8

Decades active

191

In collections

Biography

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 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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5,852 releases · 1,511 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 11,064
  • Other credits · 393
  • Production · 105

Studios: Carnegie Hall · Pasadena Civic Auditorium · MPS-Studio, Villingen · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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