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Biographical and program notes by Loren Schoenberg and discographical information (24 p. : ill.) laid in container.
Lionel Hampton, vibraphone and vocals ; with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, including Ziggy Elman, Jess Stacy, Gene Krupa, Cootie Williams, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, John Kirby, Cozy Cole, Buster Bailey, Jonah Jones, Billy Taylor, Sonny Greer, Harry James, Benny Carter, Billy Kyle, Jo Jones, Budd Johnson, Russell Procope, Chu Berry, Clyde Hart, Milt Hinton, Rex Stewart, Harry Carney, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Charlie Christian, Henry "Red" Allen, J.C. Higginbotham, Earl Bostic, Sid Catlett, Freddie Green, Nat "King" Cole, Helen Forrest, Sir Charles Thompson, Marshall Royal, Shadow Wilson.
Recorded 1937-1939 in New York City, and 1940-1941 in Chicago and Hollywood.
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