"One Night Stand: Lionel Hampton"

"One Night Stand: Lionel Hampton"

One Night Stand: Lionel Hampton

		Year: 1971 Running Time: 53 minutes Other: VAI Jazz Video 69210 - Color - Stereo/HI-FI Category: Variety Directed by: Sidney Smith Produced by: Gerad Rochon
		Performances by: Lionel Hampton - vibraphone, piano & drums Gene Krupa - drums Joe Bushkin - piano Roy Eldridge - trumpet Elizabeth Firestone - piano B.B. King - guitar and vocals Mel Lewis - drums Gene MacLellan - guitar and vocals Johnny Mercer - vocals Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone Ocean - vocals Buddy Rich - drums Zoot Sims - saxophone Dusty Springfield - vocals Mel Torme - vocals and drums Teddy Wilson - piano

Starring Lionel Hampton, and hosted by Mel Torme, this video brings together an all star cast of jazz greats, joined by some of the top performers in pop music. Hear Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa jamming on classics like "How High the Moon." Krupa's dazzling percussion also highlights the tune "Sing, Sing, Sing." B.B. King injects some basic blues into the program, Dusty Springfield adds pop favorites, Johnny Mercer sings a medley of his unforgettable songs, and Ocean performs their hit "Put Your Hand in the Hand." Hamp & Co. improvise on standards throughout the program, which ends with a bang as Hampton and Torme pick up the drumsticks and join percussion giants Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich and Mel Lewis for the knock-out finale.