Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 274,991 playable programmes from the BBC

Lionel Hampton and His Golden Men of Jazz

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

A concert by the legendary vibraphone player Lionel Hampton recorded last November in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, with a band including Harry "Sweets" Edison and Benny Bailey (trumpets), Benny Golson and Andy McGhee (saxophones). Al Grey (trombone), Junior Mance (piano),
Jimmy Woode (bass) and Bobby Durham (drums). Besides jazz standards like I
Remember Clifford, Lester Leaps In, St James
Infirmary and Willows Weep for Me, the band played Hamp and Cool
Vibes by Lionel Hampton. Introduced by Alyn Shipton , who talks to
Harry "Sweets" Edison during the interval. Producer Derek Drescher

Contributors

Unknown:
Lionel Hampton
Unknown:
Benny Bailey
Unknown:
Benny Golson
Unknown:
Andy McGhee
Piano:
Junior Mance
Piano:
Jimmy Woode
Unknown:
St James
Unknown:
Lionel Hampton.
Introduced By:
Alyn Shipton
Producer:
Derek Drescher
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More