Lionel Hampton

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bandleader composer human jazz musician percussionist vibraphonist

Lionel Hampton was an influential American jazz vibraphonist, bandleader, composer, and percussionist, renowned for his work with Benny Goodman and for helping popularize the vibraphone in jazz.

Aliases (2)

Milt Jackson ×2
Lionel Leo Hampton ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bandleader → composer → human → jazz musician → percussionist → vibraphonist →
associatedWith	Benny Goodman → Benny Goodman Quartet → Charlie Parker → Gene Krupa → Louis Armstrong → Quincy Jones → Teddy Wilson →
awardReceived	Grammy Hall of Fame Award → Kennedy Center Honors → National Medal of Arts →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1908-04-20 →
dateOfDeath	2002-08-31 →
ethnicGroup	African American →
fieldOfWork	big band leadership → jazz composition → jazz performance →
founded	Lionel Hampton Orchestra →
fullName	Lionel Leo Hampton →
genre	big band → jazz → swing music →
helpedPopularize	vibraphone in jazz →
honorificEponym	Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho →
instrument	drums → piano → vibraphone →
memberOf	Benny Goodman Quartet →
movement	swing era →
notableWork	Flying Home → Hamp's Boogie Woogie → Midnight Sun →
occupation	arranger → bandleader → composer → musician →
placeOfBirth	Louisville, Kentucky, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
recordLabel	Decca Records → RCA Records → Verve Records →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	New York City, New York, United States →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ray Brown ("Milt Jackson") →	collaboratedWith
Lionel Hampton ("Lionel Leo Hampton") →	fullName
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City →	hasBurial
Pablo Records ("Milt Jackson") →	releasedMusicBy