The Lionel Hampton Small Groups – part 2 In this programme, the second part about the records that were made for RCA-Victor by vibraphone player Lionel Hampton in the late 30s. The groups changed a lot which shows a sampling of the most prominent soloists from that period. This time, a broad choice from the production in 1939.

In 1951 Quincy Jones (1933) joined the trumpet section of the Lionel Hampton Big Band but soon discovered his talents lied elsewhere: arranging, composing and later on conducting and producing. In honour of his 75th birthday we are featuring his first album as leader (he was 23 at the time): ‘This is how I feel about jazz’.