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Lionel Hampton: King David Suite

Lionel Hampton vibraphone and drums | Junior Mance piano | Jimmy Woody double bass | Bobby Durham drums

The St. Petersburg State Orchestra

Alexander Tschernuschenko

Facts

Prog. No.

6332

Music genre

Jazz

Length

80 mins

Director

Helmut Rost

Producers

ZDF/3sat in association with LOFT, Munich

Production year

1994

Format

This live recording, from the Philharmonie features the European premiere of Lionel Hampton's King David Suite. Written for symphony orchestra and jazz musicians, it was performed by Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Junior Mance (piano), Jimmy Woody (bass) and Bobby Durham (drums), with the St Petersburg State Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Tschernuschenko.

Repertoire

Lionel Hampton: King David Suite; Lionel Hampton: Blues for Manfred; Dave Brubeck: Lover; Andy Razaf, Joe Garland: In The Mood; Benny Goodman, James Mundy, Charlie Christian: Air Mail Special; Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster: Secret Love; George and Ira Gershwin: I Got Rhythm; Milt Buckner, Lionel Hampton: Hamp's Boogie Woogie; George Douglas, George David Weiss: What A Wonderful World