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American trombonist (1932–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Locksley Wellington Hampton (April 21, 1932 – November 18, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger.[1] As his nickname implies, Hampton's main instrument was slide trombone, but he also occasionally played tuba and flugelhorn.
Slide Hampton | |
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.jpg) Slide Hampton at a concert in August 1978 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Locksley Wellington Hampton |
| Born | April 21, 1932 Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 2021 (aged 89) Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trombone, tuba, flugelhorn |
| Years active | 1950s–2021 |
| Labels | MCG Jazz, Atlantic, Epic |
| Website | www |
Locksley Wellington Hampton was born on April 21, 1932, in Jeannette, Pennsylvania.[2] Laura and Clarke "Deacon" Hampton raised 12 children, taught them how to play musical instruments and set out with them as a family band. The family first came to Indianapolis in 1938. The Hamptons were a very musical family in which mother, father, eight brothers, and four sisters, all played instruments.[3] His sisters included Dawn Hampton and Virtue Hampton Whitted. Slide Hampton is one of the few left-handed trombone players. As a child, Hampton was given the trombone set up to play left-handed, or backwards; and as no one ever dissuaded him, he continued to play this way.[4][5]
At the age of 12, Slide played in his family's Indianapolis jazz band, The Duke Hampton Band. By 1952, at the age of 20, he was performing at Carnegie Hall with the Lionel Hampton Band. He played with the Buddy Johnson's R&B band from 1955 to 1956, then became a member of Maynard Ferguson's band (1957–1959), where he played and arranged, providing excitement on such popular tunes as "The Fugue," "Three Little Foxes" and "Slide's Derangement." While with the Ferguson band he composed and arranged memorable charts such as "Frame For the Blues," "Go East Young Man," "Newport," Sometimes I Feel Lika A Motherless Child," "Ole" and "'Round Midnight." In 1958, he recorded with trombone masters on the classic release of Melba Liston, Melba Liston and Her 'Bones. As his reputation grew, he soon began working with bands led by Art Blakey, Tadd Dameron, Barry Harris, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, and Max Roach, contributing both original compositions and arrangements. In 1962, he formed the Slide Hampton Octet, with horn players Freddie Hubbard, and George Coleman. The band toured the U.S. and Europe and recorded on several labels.
In 1968, he toured with Woody Herman's orchestra, settling in Europe where he remained until 1977. He taught at Harvard, artist-in-residence in 1981,[6] the University of Massachusetts Amherst, De Paul University, and Indiana State University. During this period he led World of Trombones, his own nine-trombone, three-rhythm band; co-led Continuum, a quintet with Jimmy Heath that plays the music of Tadd Dameron; and freelanced as a writer and a player. In 1986 Hampton appeared in "Play It Again, Vanessa," an episode of The Cosby Show.[7] He also played the trombone in Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992), DVD.[8]
On June 4, 2006, Hampton and long time manager and writing partner Anthony-charles:Bey promoted his first self funded concert at The Tribeca PAC in New York City (a tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim) and debuted the Slide Hampton™ Ultra-Big Band. The concert was the first of many planned for the near future.[9]
In 2009, Hampton completed four new compositions collectively titled "A Tribute to African-American Greatness". The songs honored Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Venus Williams, Serena Williams and Barack Obama. The songs contained accompanying lyrics written by Hampton and manager/writing partner Anthony-charles:Bey, arrangements honoring Thelonious Monk, Thad Jones, Eddie Harris, Dexter Gordon and Gil Evans round out the program. He completed two new Big Band arrangements – "In Case of Emergency" and "The Drum Song" (both Hampton originals). These two songs (and others) will be available exclusively to universities and other educational institutions through Slide Hampton™ Musique/Music Publishing-in-trust.
Hampton was a resident of Orange, New Jersey.[10] He died on November 18, 2021, at the age of 89.[11]
In 1998, he won a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)", as arranger for "Cotton Tail" performed by Dee Dee Bridgewater. He was also a Grammy winner in 2005[12] for "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album," The Way: Music of Slide Hampton, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Planet Arts), and received another nomination in 2006 for his arrangement of "Stardust" for the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band.
In 2005 Hampton was honored at the jazz festival in Indianapolis. There the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation inducted him into their Hall of Fame.[13]
In 2005, the National Endowment for the Arts honored Slide Hampton with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award.[14]
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty | Strand | |
| 1960 | Sister Salvation | Atlantic | |
| 1960 | Somethin' Sanctified | Atlantic | |
| 1961 | Two Sides of Slide Hampton | Charlie Parker | |
| 1962 | Jazz with a Twist | Atlantic | |
| 1962 | Drum Suite | Epic | |
| 1962 | Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton | Atlantic | |
| 1962 | Exodus | Philips | |
| 1965 | Harold Betters Meets Slide Hampton | Gateway | |
| 1968 | Mellow-dy | LRC | Released in 1992 |
| 1968 | Slide Hampton Big Band | Barclay | |
| 1968 | Back to Jazz | EMI | |
| 1969 | The Fabulous Slide Hampton Quartet | Pathé | |
| 1969 | A Day in Copenhagen | MPS | With Dexter Gordon |
| 1970 | Umeå Big Band & Slide Hampton in Montreux | Gazell | With Umeå Big Band |
| 1971 | Trombone Workshop | MPS | With Albert Mangelsdorff, Åke Persson & Jiggs Whigham |
| 1972 | Life Music | Carosello | |
| 1972 | Jazz a Confronto 18 | Horo | With Dusko Goykovich |
| 1972 | Euro Jazz | Supraphon | With Václav Zahradník |
| 1974 | Give Me a Double | MPS | With Joe Haider |
| 1979 | World of Trombones | West 54 | |
| 1984 | Art Farmer & Slide Hampton in Concert | Enja | With Art Farmer |
| 1984 | Cees Slinger-Slide Hampton Quintet in Concert | Vara Jazz | With Cees Slinger |
| 1985 | Roots | Criss Cross | With Clifford Jordan |
| 1993 | Dedicated to Diz | Telarc | |
| 1997 | Jazz Matinee | Hänssler Classic | With SWR Big Band |
| 1998 | Inclusion | Twin | |
| 2002 | Slide Plays Jobim | Alleycat Productions | |
| 2002 | Spirit of the Horn | MCG Jazz | |
| 2002 | Americans Swinging in Paris | EMI | |
| 2005 | Mellow-Dy | LRC Ltd. | |
| 2006 | The Cloister Suite | Gryphon | |
| 2008 | The Whit Williams "Now's The Time" Big Band | MAMA | |
| 2011 | Two Sides of Slide Hampton | Hallmark | |
| 2011 | Essential Jazz Masters | Stardust | |
| 2012 | Happy Point | Jazz Room | |
| 2012 | Explosion! | Hallmark | |
| 2013 | Charlie Parker Records: The Complete Collection, Vol. 5 | Universal Remasterings | |
| 2014 | Drum Suite Parts I, II, II, IV & V (Bonus Track Version) | The Jazz Corner | |
| 2016 | Complete Studio Recordings by the Slide Hampton Octet (Bonus Track Version) | Jazz Lovers | |
| 2016 | Sister Salvation + Explosion! (Bonus Track Version) | Treasury Jazz | |
With Junior Cook
With Maynard Ferguson
With Dexter Gordon
With J. J. Johnson
With Melba Liston
With Nat Adderley
With Art Blakey
With Robin Eubanks
With Maynard Ferguson
With Art Farmer
With Curtis Fuller
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Bill Hardman
With Barry Harris
With Louis Hayes
With Philly Joe Jones
With Sam Jones
With Hank Mobley
With Charles Mingus
With Mark Murphy
With Oliver Nelson
With Claudio Roditi
With Rob Schneiderman
With Woody Shaw
With McCoy Tyner
With Randy Weston
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