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Guest Artist: Slide Hampton
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Hampton has been an important trombonist and arranger since the mid-'50s,
helping to keep the tradition of bop alive in both his playing and his
writing.
After working with Buddy Johnson (1955-56) and Lionel Hampton, he became
an important force in Maynard Ferguson's excellent big band of 1957-59.
He led octets in the 1960s with such sidemen as Freddie Hubbard and George
Coleman.
After traveling with Woody Herman to Europe in 1968, Hampton settled
overseas where he stayed very active. Since returning to the U.S. in 1977,
he has led his World of Trombones (which features nine trombonists), played
in a cop-op quintet called Continuum and been involved in several Dizzy
Gillespie tribute projects, recording in the 1990s for Telarc. |
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