Album

À L'Olympia

Lionel Hampton

1956 · Jazz

Rare pressing on Gatefold

À L'Olympia by Lionel Hampton

À L'Olympia is a Jazz album by Lionel Hampton, originally released in 1956. On Gatefold: 28 pressings tracked.

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Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Bebop & Hard Bop
  • warm
  • frenzied
  • urban

Lionel Hampton with his big band orchestra (16 head) live in L'Olympia, Paris, 28 and 30 January, 1956. Note: some releases state - and are erroneously subtitled accordingly - that this concert was recorded at L'Olympia in 1961.

Credits

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Performers

  • Al HayesTROMBONE
  • Albert "June" GardnerDRUMS
  • Alvin Hayes
  • Billy BrooksTRUMPET
  • Billy MackelGUITAR
  • Bob Mosley
  • Bobby PlaterALTO SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE , FLUTE ALTO SAXOPHONE, FLUTE
  • Curley Hamner
  • Curtis LoweBARITONE SAXOPHONE
  • Dave GonsalvesTRUMPET
  • Ed MullensTRUMPET
  • Eddie ChambleeTENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Eddie PrestonTRUMPET
  • Julius Brooks
  • Larry WilsonTROMBONE
  • Lionel HamptonDRUMS, VIBRAPHONE VIBRAPHONE , PIANO , DRUMS , VOCALS VIBRAPHONE, PERCUSSION, DRUMS, VOCALS
  • Lora Pierre
  • Oscar DennardPIANO

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 28 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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