Slide Hampton

Slide Hampton

Slide Hampton

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Top Songs

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Ow! (Outro) [Live At The Village Vanguard, New York City, NY / February 6-7, 1993]
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A Night In Tunisia [Live At The Village Vanguard, New York City, NY / February 6-7, 1993]
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Tour De Force [Live At The Village Vanguard, New York City, NY / February 6-7, 1993]
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Diddy Wah Diddy [Live At The Village Vanguard, New York City, NY / February 6-7, 1993]
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Bebop [Live At The Village Vanguard, New York City, NY / February 6-7, 1993]

Albums

  • Jazz At Radio Rai: Slide Hampton Live

    Mar 2014 • 3 songs

  • The Cloister Suite

    Jan 2012 • 9 songs

  • Essential Jazz Masters

    Jun 2011 • 30 songs

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Slide Hampton

Biography

Slide Hampton was a fine trombonist and arranger from the start of his career in the mid-'50s, keeping the tradition of bop alive in both his playing and his writing. After working with Buddy Johnson (1955-1956) and Lionel Hampton, he became an important force in Maynard Ferguson's excellent big band of 1957-1959. He led octets in the '60s with such sidemen as Freddie Hubbard and George Coleman. After traveling to Europe with Woody Herman in 1968, Hampton settled overseas where he stayed very active. After returning to the U.S. in 1977, he led his World of Trombones (which fea...
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