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Hamp An Autobiography  Lionel
Hampton & James HaskinsAmistad Press, 1993 (first published in 1989) Paperback. 298pp. b&w illustrations £10.99 Here are Lionel Hampton's off-the-cuff recollections of contemporaries like Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Teddy Wilson, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Josephine Baker. And here are rare glimpses into the early careers of stars nurtured by him, such as Dinah Washington, Joe Williams, Quincy Jones, Dexter Gordon, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Gregory Hines. This is the first and only book about Lionel Hampton, Kennedy Centre Honouree for lifetime achievements in the arts. Hamp is a must read for Hampton fans and music lovers everywhere. It is capped by a new, all-inclusive discography compiled by Vincent H. Pelote, librarian at the Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University. This book was the recipient of the Kennedy Centre Honours of 1992. "Lionel Hampton is one of this century's great musical innovators, whose achievements will last forever. There is no question in the minds of all musicians as to what this man has done for their art and for America as a land of boundless creativity." - VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH, from a telegram to Lionel Hampton on the occasion of his receiving the 1981 Monarch I Award. JAMES HASKINS is the author of many books on entertainment personalities, including Mabel Mercer, Mr. Bojangles: the Biography of Bill Robinson, Queen of the Blues: A Biography of Dinah Washington, and The Cotton Club. He is a professor of English at the University of Florida in Gainesville. |
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