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Lionel Hampton - The New York Sessions [Reel Tape]

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: Reel Tape, 15 ips, ¼", 2-Track, Stereo, 10.5" NAB Reel

: STS Analog

£349.95

This Reel Tape is carefully copied from the Thorens TM-1600 Open Reel Tape Player to the Phillips N4522 Open Reel Tape Recorder...
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This Reel Tape is carefully copied from the Thorens TM-1600 Open Reel Tape Player to the Phillips N4522 Open Reel Tape Recorder with reference 320 nWb/m on Half-track 1/4" on New PE3035M magnetic tape. 

 

Available on Pre-Order as On-Demand: Special recordings on reel tape - American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, drummer, percussionist and bandleader.

 


Lionel Hampton traversed a century of jazz. He was born in 1908 and remained active until he died in 2002, not only being a part of every jazz age – swing, dance halls, bebop – but also giving the vibraphone its letters of nobility while writing vital chapters of the music. 

In the early Thirties with Louis Armstrong he recorded the first vibraphone solo in jazz history before joining Benny Goodman’s trio with Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa. At the same time, he recorded with small groups led by Johnny Hodges, Cootie Williams, Harry James, Dizzy Gillespie or Benny Carter, and then created his own band in 1940. He turned it into one of the most famous jazz groups of the Forties and Fifties. This multi-talented musician – showman, vibes player, drummer and pianist – incarnated jazz for seven whole decades.

Lionel Hampton (1908 - 2002) was a legendary American jazz musician and bandleader who earned the nickname "the Vibe President" for popularising the vibraphone as a solo instrument. Known for his flamboyant showmanship and relentless rhythmic energy, he was a pivotal figure in the swing era and a direct progenitor of rhythm and blues.

While he started as a drummer, Hampton made history in 1930 when he played the first recorded jazz vibraphone solo on Louis Armstrong's "Memories of You".

Honors:

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award: Received posthumously in 2021.
Kennedy Centre Honours: Awarded in 1992.

 Jazz vibraphonist, pianist, drummer, percussionist and bandleader
 

Album: Lionel Hampton - The New York Sessions 1959
Label: STS Analog - T611111127
Format: Reel Tape, 15 ips, ¼", 2-Track, Stereo, 10.5" NAB Reel, Album, 320 nWb/m, NAB or CCIR Eq., Import
Country: Netherlands 
Released: 2025
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing

 

Tracklist:

1. I'll Never Be The Same - Composer: Malneck - Kahn - Signorelli
2. This Could be The Start of Something Good - Composer: S. Allen
3. On Green Dolphin Street - Composer: Bronisław Kaper / N. Washington
4. They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful - Composer: L. Berlin
5. Take The Train - Composer: B. Strayhorn
6. Lullaby of Birdland - Composer: G. Shearing
7. Cute - Composer: TRADITIONAL
8. Giant Step - Composer: Lionel Hampton

Musician: Lionel Hampton

Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader. He worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996.

Hampton was a member of the executive committee of the Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Israel group. In 1984, he signed a letter protesting German arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

 

 

Master Quality Reel Tape Sound - Exceptional Audiophile Recordings as close To The Original Master Reference Quality as Possible.

This Audio Magnetic Reel Tape Recording Features:

• Carefully copied from a Philips EL3501 master recorder to Philips N4522 recorder
• STS Analog copy tape with CCIR equalisation with reference level 320 nWb/m on halftrack 1/4”
• Special-made aluminium reel spool in red colour with engraved STS logo
• High-class cardboard box features a production cover picture labelled on the box
• Quality control certificate included - includes tracklist & short description of the tape copy process
• EQ: 320 nWb
• Half-track format
• Speed: 15ips
• IEC Curve Eq or on request IEC1 Curve Eq

 

 

This Premium High-End Audiophile recording on tape is carefully copied from a Philips EL3501 master recorder to 6 Philips N4522 recorders. STS Analog copy with CCIR equalisation with reference level 320 nWb/m on half-track 1/4” tape. Deliver on a specially made red colour (2026 edition) aluminium reel with engraved STS logo. STS Records in the Netherlands did our utmost best to give you the best quality possible, but remember, it is analogue technology, there will always be some noise floor (we don’t use Dolby) because it will kill the music enjoyment. Please listen with love to that old-fashioned analogue recording technique.

Master Reel Tape Copy is made to order, one at a time, transferred and assembled by hand. Each package includes 15 IPS 1/4” tape in individual boxes and a certificate of authenticity. Quality Tape Recordings 100% Guarantee by STS Analog in the Netherlands. 

The tape is tailed out. Before playback, please rewind the tape first. Make sure that you clean open reel-to-reel tape recorder heads regularly for optimal frequency response. 

All rights reserved - phonographic manufacturer and registered owner of the work. Unless specific permits are prohibited, duplication, hire-lease, loan and use of this phonographic support for public performance and broadcasting.

All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.


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Lionel Hampton - The New York Sessions [Reel Tape]

£349.95