Lionel Hampton Sextet

Lionel Hampton Sextet is a band / group whose catalog here spans 1944–1944. The artist is connected with Rhythm and Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Rhythm and Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Evil Gal Blues”. Then move to “First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.