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Lionel Hampton, James Haskins, 1999

Hamp: An Autobiography
Lionel Hampton is my man, always has and forever will be. This book filled in a lot of gaps in his story, way before he made an impression on me playing "Shine" with Louis Armstrong and the Les Hite Orchestra in the early 1930s. Hamp had a first class seat as the jazz train left the station, he met and influenced all of his fellow passengers, because the train he rode wasn't segregated. There ...

Roots of Rhythm: Leader of the Band (Roots of Rhythm Series)

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Duke Ellington, Count Basie, ...

International Masters Publishers, 2000

Wonderful!
The Roots of Rhythm series was a limited edition CD pressing that Warner Special Music did for IMP, Inc. It consisted of over thirty R&B, Blues, Soul and Gospel compilations that came in a high quality hard cover board book with a complete write up of each artist and song. Each CD was titled around a particular theme and featured a collection of classic songs.