Air Mail Special

~ Release by Lionel Hampton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Flying Home
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1954-09-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1954-09-13)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1954-09-13)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1954-09-13)
instrumental recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald) (on 1954-09-13)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
43:15
2The Man in Love
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1955-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1955-07-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1955-07-31)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1955-07-31)
instrumental recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1955-07-31)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
5:11
3Je ne Sais Pas
clarinet:
Buddy DeFranco (on 1954-04-14)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1954-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1954-04-14)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1954-04-14)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1954-04-14)
6:31
4The High and The Mighty
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1954-09-13)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1954-09-13)
instrumental recording of:
The High and the Mighty (1954 song from the eponymous film The High and the Mighty) (on 1954-09-13)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
part of:
The 27th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The High and the Mighty
3:07
5China Boy
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1954-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1954-09-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1954-09-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1954-09-16)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1954-09-16)
instrumental recording of:
China Boy (on 1954-09-16)
composer:
Phil Boutelje (in 1922) and Richard A. Winfree (in 1922)
publisher:
Leo Feist Inc.
6:18
6On The Sunny Side of The Street
clarinet:
Buddy DeFranco (on 1954-04-14)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1954-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1954-04-14)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1954-04-14)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1954-04-14)
instrumental recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1954-04-14)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
5:51
7That Old Black Magic
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1954-04-12)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1954-04-12)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1954-04-12)
instrumental recording of:
That Old Black Magic (on 1954-04-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
6:35
8Moonglow
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-31)
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1955-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1955-07-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1955-07-31)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1955-07-31)
instrumental recording of:
Moonglow (on 1955-07-31)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
5:55
9Gladys
double bass:
Leroy Vinnegar (on 1955-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-08-01)
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1955-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
Stan Getz (on 1955-08-01)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1955-08-01)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1955-08-01)
7:44
10Air Mail Special
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-31)
double bass [bass]:
Red Callender (on 1955-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Gene Krupa (on 1955-07-31)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1955-07-31)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1955-07-31)
recording of:
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (on 1955-07-31)
composer:
Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and James R. Mundy
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, PW 3 ASCAP Songs, Regent Music Corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
instrumental recording of:
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (on 1955-07-31)
composer:
Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and James R. Mundy
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, PW 3 ASCAP Songs, Regent Music Corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
7:11