Alive and Jumping

Release Date: 1st Dec 2017
Catalogue No: 0209722MSW
Label: MPS Records

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Avalon

Midnight Sun

How High the Moon

The Birth of Blues/Old Man River

I'm Confessin'

Hamp's Boogie Woogie

Funky Mama

Flying Home

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Maybe it's taking an old warhorse like Avalon and turning it into a thoroughbred, with Cat Anderson's pulsating screech trumpet heralding the race. Or it could be Hamp's classic Midnight Sun with its mysterioso vibraphone prelude. One thing's for sure: Alive and Jumping is a "live" jazz-fest. It's also a master-class in swing, as Milt Buckner's cascading chromatic runs on the 1944 hit Hamp's Boogie Woogie rile up the crowd, and the tune's call and response choruses unearth the roots of rock 'n roll. On Funky Mama, Eddie Chamblee's ripping, rocking sax solo along with Cat Anderson's growling wa-wa mute and high-note antics bring down the house. A must for all Lionel Hampton fans!

Alive and Jumping

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