Lionel Hampton

AShufflin at Hollywood
BHot Mallets

Label: His Master's Voice
Catalogue number: JO18
Genre: Jazz
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #13356

Lionel Hampton, the virtuoso vibraphonist and bandleader, performing 'Shufflin' at Hollywood' and 'Hot Mallets' on His Master's Voice — rare British issues of this major jazz figure.

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