The Uncollected Lionel Hampton 1962 (Hindsight)

[JSngry]

Featuring an uncredited (unusual for Hindsight) septet and Pinnochio James on occasional vocal.

Hindsight HSR-237. LP.

Good set, fine, often great, playing by Hamp, with a minimum of antics.

And whatever happened to Pinnochio James?

As always, thanks in advance!

[brownie]

Is that really a septet on that Hindsight? This was probably recorded at the Cafe Metropole in New York in December 1961.

According to the Lord discography which does not include the Hindsight release, the Hampton big band probable personnel then was:

Virgil Jones, Floyd Jones, Dave Gonzales, Richard Williams, tp, Lester Robertson, Haleem Rasheed, Lester Robinson, tb, Bobby Plater, Ed Pazant, as, Andrew McGhee, John Neely, ts, Pepper Adams, bar, Lionel Hampton, vib, Kednny Lowe, p, Billy Mackel, g, Lawrence Burgan, b, Wilbert Hogan, dr.

[Chuck Nessa]

Here's what I found in Bruyninckx:

Lionel Hampton All Stars : Lionel Hampton (vib) Ram Ramirez (p,org) Kenny Burrell (g) George Duvivier (b) Osie Johnson (d)

New York, c. April 1960

HO004 Railroad no 1 blues (*) Glad Hamp 60004, GHLP1O01, GHLP3050,

Ember (E)CJS805, Quadrifoglio (It)

VDS9405

HO005 Sometimes I'm happy Glad Hamp 60005

Wild Bill twist (*) 60009, GHLP1O01, GHLP3050,

Ember (E)CJS805, Quadrifoglio (It)

VDS9405

Wailin' Glad Hamp 60009

Broken hearted 60003

Mama 60007

The wine song 60010

Let's be happy -

Note : (*) These titles were erroneously given for a live session at the "Metropole Care" in December

1961. However these are big band performances and the sound and atmosphere is entirely different.

Furthermore both listed titles are identical and quintet recordings. The only difference is the

added applause most likely dubbed in on the original recordings.

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Dave Gonsalves, Virgil Jones, Floyd Jones, Andrew Wood (tp) Vincente Prudente, Haleem Rasheed, George Jeffers (tb) Bobby Plater, Ed Pazant (as) Andrew McGhee, Herman Green (ts) Lonnie Shaw (bar) Lionel Hampton (vib,p,d,vcl) Harold Mabern (p) Calvin Newborn (g) Lawrence Burgan (b) Wilbert Hogan (d) New York, c. 1960

McGhee (*) Glad Hamp GHLP1O01

Playboy theme -

Hava nagila -

Lonesome nights (Take my word)(bp arr)(*) -

Wine song - , Folkways FJ2871

Note : Folkways FJ2871 entitled "Jazz man for all seasons", see following sessions for rest of this LP.

(*) These titles on Hindsight HCD242.

Glad Hamp GHLP1O01 = Ember (E)CJS805 = Quadrifoglio (It)VDS9405.

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : Dave Gonsalves, Floyd Jones, Andrew Wood, Virgil Jones (tp) Vincente Prudente, Haleem Rasheed (tb) John Neely, Bobby Plater(as,cl,fl) Andrew McGhee (ts,cl) Ed Pazant (ts,cl,fl) Lonnie Shaw (bar,as,cl,fl) Lionel Hampton (vib,d) Harold Mabern (p) Lawrence Burgan (b) Roland Faulkner (g) Wayne Robinson (d) Live, "Olympia", Paris, March 25, 1961

'S wonderful Europe 1 (F)710462 (CD)

Midnight sun -

Tenderly -

Hey-ba-ba-re-bop -

On the sunny side of the street -

Hamp's boogie woogie/When the saints -

Answer me my love Glad Hamp GHLP1O05

How high the moon - , GMLP1O03, Ember

(E)3342, Folkways FJ2871, Hindsight

HCD242

Flying home Glad Hamp GHLP1O03, Europe 1 (F)7lO462 (CD)

Summertime GHLP1O05

Little bitty pretty one -

America by night -

Note : Europe 1 (F)710462 entitled "En concert avec Europe l".

Hindsight HCD-242 entitled "Live at the Metropole Café 1960-1961".

Glad Hamp GHLP1O03 entitled "The exciting Hamp in Europe".

Glad Hamp GHLP1O05 entitled "Live on tour".

Concert, Brussels, March 26, 1961

Mr. John Glad Hamp GMLP1O03, Ember (E)3342,

Hindsight HCD-242

Concert, Brussels, March 26, 1961

Mr. John Glad Hamp GMLP1O03, Ember (E)3342,

Hindsight HCD-242

Concert, Milan, April 1961

Mr. "J" Glad Hamp GHLP1O03, Ember (E)3342,

Hindsight HCD-242

America by night -

Note : Glad Hamp GHLP1O03 = Ember (Jap)EMC5.

Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra : prob pers. Virgil Jones, Floyd Jones, Dave Gonsalves, Richard Williams(tp) Lester Robertson, Haleem Rasheed, Lester Robinson (tb) Bobby Plater, Ed Pazant (as) Andrew McGhee,

John Neely (ts) Pepper Adams (bar) Lionel Hampton (vib) Kenny Lowe (p) Billy Mackel (g) Lawrence Burgan(b) Wilbert Hogan (d) Cornelius "Pinocchio" James (vcl)

"Metrople Café", New York, December 9, 1961

At the Metropole Glad Hamp GHLP3050

Encore -

After you've gone GHLP1O05, Hindsight HCD-242

They say it's wonderful -

It's all right with me - , -

Take my word -

McGhee -

Rebecca, Rebecca (pj vcl) -

Blues for Gertie -

Alexander's ragtime band -

Flying home -

[RDK]

And whatever happened to Pinnochio James?

I always found his vocals to be a bit wooden...

I trust they improved when he grew up...

I heard he lied about his age...

The chicks really dug him...

I'll stop now...

[JSngry]

Definitely sounds like a smaller group to me on this one. Tunes are kind of shortish for the most part, which has me wondering if maybe these cuts weren't from the same "The Navy Swings" series that was the source of at lest two other Hindsight releases that I know of, one by Joannie Sommers w/Shelly Manne, the other by The Hi-Los. The studio "sounds" much the same, it seems.