It carried the body of jazz icon Lionel Hampton ... Jacquet (who achieved his first great hit recording Hampton’s “Flying Home” in 1942) and Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.). None, however ...

In conjunction with the centennial anniversary of Hampton's birth (April 20, 1908), State Street Press released "Flying Home Lionel Hampton: Celebrating 100 Years of Good Vibes" by Stanley Crouch ...

Lionel Hampton kept preaching his love for swing ... Hampton was just kicking into his signature song, "Flying Home," when the indomitable Pearl Bailey charged up onto the South Lawn stage ...

A.B. SPELLMAN, National Endowment for the Arts: The beautiful sound of Lionel Hampton playing "Midnight ... You'll hear it in pieces like "Flying Home," which is his great signature tune with ...

"Sunny Side of the Street," "Central Avenue Breakdown," his signature tune, "Flying Home," and "Hamp's Boogie-Woogie" all became top-of-the-chart best-sellers upon release and the name Lionel Hampton ...

What follows are five examples of that beauty and versatility. Lionel Hampton has recorded his classic song "Flying Home" a number of times. Other versions tend to feature other musicians ...

Writes “Flying Home,” his most famous composition ... Appointed Ambassador of Music to the UN, 1985. Lionel Hampton Ear Research Foundation established, 1987. Receives Presidential Medal ...

Lionel Hampton, the vibraphone virtuoso and standout ... Hampton's most famous composition, "Flying Home," dates from this time. He estimated that he played it 300 times a year in the half century ...

His birthday will also mark the publication by State Street Press of "Flying Home Lionel Hampton: Celebrating 100 Years of Good Vibes" by Stanley Crouch, foreword by Wynton Marsalis."We are ...

After a young Lionel Hampton was sent to the Holy Rosary Academy ... Among his biggest hits were Flying Home and Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop. In Los Angeles, Mr. Hampton's band made its presence felt ...

HAD this newspaper been running an obituary page at the time, Louis Armstrong, who died in 1971, would have been a natural choice. Duke Ellington (died 1974) and Bessie Smith (died 1937) are among ...