Lionel Hampton on ALTO (AL-708)- Colossal 'vibes & sticks'

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

got one of boris's finest today/ and marked down from five to only TWO big ones!!!! limited info written for side 1 states Albert Ammons on piano (albert ammons, playing with a big band?!?!?- surely this can't be right?!?!?!) also lists WES MONTGOMERY on guitar?!?!

info:

Hampology (written in: CBS TV bcast, 5-13-49)

Bopology (1-4-50)

Mary had a little lamb (12-29-49 nyc, it says)

Hamps's Basement (1-4-50)

Shadows In the night (12-49 or 1-50)

Hamps spectacle (12-49 or 1-50)

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Flying Home (same as side a, #1)

Jingle Boogie (12-49 or 1-50)

Symphony in blue (written in it syas 1-4-50, appolo theatre, ny)

1-4-50

is this info more or less correct?!?!? did the previous owner do a good job listing that? any other tidbits or lionel hampton fun-facts i should know about this item?? any of you ever seen it or order it from the back of downbeat???

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

jazzdisco.org had a wes disco w/ all the info-- it was all generally correct=--- except these two tracks were nowhere to be found, if any of you hamp enthusasists know about these.....

Shadows In the night (12-49 or 1-50)

Hamps spectacle (12-49 or 1-50)

anyways i still dont buy that albert ammons on piano senario-- are u sure its not a misprint and its supposed to be gene ammons: tenor sax? didnt AA just play solo and stuff?

[brownie]

chewy, Albert Ammons played piano with Lionel Hampton's big band around January 1949 (took part in at least two Hampton record sessions for Decca.

Never heard that Alto LP but doubt that Ammons was on it. Lionel Hampton is supposed to be the featured piano player on 'Hamp's Spectacle'.

Wes Montgomery was indeed the guitar player with Hampton in December 1949/January 1950.

Other notable players in the band at the time were Benny Bailey, Al Gray, Benny Powell and Jerome Richardson (on alto).

Edited August 17, 2007 by brownie