Lionel Hampton - Jammin'

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Title: Lionel Hampton - Jammin'
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1981, Jazz, Swing Jazz, Louisville, Kentucky 5/26
Matrix #: UPF-153
Condition: VG+ (VZ) | Members: Lionel H (08' - 02')
Cultural Facts:

  1. Personal Struggle: Hampton grew up after his father left and was raised partly by his grandmother, finding music through church and school before jazz became his way forward.
  2. Scene Ecology: Hampton’s career crossed swing, bebop, jump blues, and early R&B, making him a bridge between dance-band jazz and later popular Black music.
  3. Media Narrative: As a major Black bandleader in the segregation era, Hampton became both an entertainer and a public symbol of jazz breaking through social barriers.