Lionel Hampton
Day 22
#81 – Lionel Leo Hampton (1908–2002). American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Recordings include: Flying Home (1942), Hot Mallets (1954), Hamp & Getz (with Stan Getz, 1955) and Silver Vibes (1960).
When I read up on Hampton, he achieved so much it was difficult to know where to start. He was most well known for playing the vibraphone so it made sense to work around this. Using it as the crossbar of an ‘H’ worked well. I wanted the bars to stand out with reference to one of his recordings ‘Silver Vibes’ so used a strong background colour.
1.5 hours
Listen...
to excerpt from ‘Hot Mallets’.