[Answered] Rockhill Special, Lionel Hampton

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gunther · #1 Post by **gunther** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:24 am

hey guys

going nuts, been trying to find the name of this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgTqnrPA17o

thought it was lionel hampton(judging by the bells etc) or maybe benny goodman

anyone know of this song title/artist?

cheers, gunther

Ryan · #2 Post by **Ryan** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:21 am

No Idea on the song name. It certainly sounds like a Hampton band though. Not just the vibes but the drums as well.

Haydn · #3 Post by **Haydn** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:45 am

It sounds like a live instrumental version of 'Sent For You Yesterday'

Lindyguy · #4 Post by **Lindyguy** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:18 am

This is extremely close to a version of Rock Hill Special that I have. You can search for it on iTunes, there's a version there. It's on Lionel Hampton: The Classic Years.

Ryan · #5 Post by **Ryan** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:09 pm

It's Rockhill Special.

gunther · #6 Post by **gunther** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:50 pm

cheers guys' much appreciated' i was close.

gunther

russell · #7 Post by **russell** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:37 am

I have the track on this CD

http://wc06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=a ... fwxqthld0e

The iTunes version sound to be the same track (from the limited sample)(with different remastering???)
Nice track and great sound for 1938. Talented lineup with

Harry James (tp)
Benny Carter (as,cl,arr)
Dave Matthews (as)
Hershel Evans, Babe Russin (ts)
Billy Kyle (p)
John Kirby (b)
Jo Jones (dr)
Lionel Hampton (vibes)

New York 21/7/1938

ps is this Gunther from Sydney? See you at SLX

gunther · #8 Post by **gunther** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:30 am

hey russell

your correct', long time reader, first time blogger. it's funny to be seemlying
the only swing DJ here in this small town of sydney,australia.i feel quite isolated & pick up tips here in there via the net or talking to you guys when i can. funny i didn't have the guts to say hello to trev at canberrang. you guys are the DJ's i lookup to when i get stuck

hey great canberrang' & sets' i'm still sore two weeks on.

cheers, gunther

#9 Post by **JesseMiner** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:29 pm

You can get the song really cheap via amazon.com on The Jumpin' Jive, Volume 2.

By the way, this is one of three great collections of Lionel Hampton's swinging 30s material put out by Bluebird. The sound quality is very high. The other two are Hot Mallets, Volume 1 and Tempo and Swing, Volume 3. All three are a steal on amazon.com and will give you quite a collection of Lionel Hampton's swinging small group recordings.

Jesse

Eyeball · #10 Post by **Eyeball** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 5:40 pm

JesseMiner wrote:You can get the song really cheap via amazon.com on The Jumpin' Jive, Volume 2.

By the way, this is one of three great collections of Lionel Hampton's swinging 30s material put out by Bluebird. The sound quality is very high. The other two are Hot Mallets, Volume 1 and Tempo and Swing, Volume 3. All three are a steal on amazon.com and will give you quite a collection of Lionel Hampton's swinging small group recordings.

Jesse

Is it the complete Hampton Victor, then? All his Victor sides under his name up to 1940 or so?

Bluebird had a 6 or 8 LP box set that was complete.

russell · #11 Post by **russell** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:21 am

While the original six-LP box set correctly reissued all of Lionel Hampton's 1937-41 small-group recordings as a leader, the CD reissue program has been rather erratic, dividing up some of these selections in almost random fashion between three CDs, often splitting up sessions between a pair of discs. The first of these three CDs is the strongest, highlighted by "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (featuring altoist Johnny Hodges), "I'm Confessin'" with trumpeter Jonah Jones, and the four master takes from a date with Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry, Ben Webster, Benny Carter and a young Dizzy Gillespie. Great music but dumb programming. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Review refers to Hot Mallets Volume 1 of the 3 Cds. Would be nice to get hold of the whole set as the music and sound are great.

I do also have Jumpin Jive Vol 2 as well and when comparing realised I had looked up the liner notes incorrectly. The personnel listing for "Rock Hill Special" is

Walter Fuller (tp)
Omer Simeon (cl,as)
Budd Johnson, Robert Crowder (ts)
Spencer Odun (p)
Jesse Simpkins (b)
Alvin Burrough (drm)
Lionel Hampton (vibes)
Chicago 11/10/1938 (BS-025867-1/Vic 26114)

russell · #12 Post by **russell** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:12 pm

I picked up the 6 LP set on ebay. A few other sets there at present.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... osi_widget