Lionel Hampton - For The Love Of Music

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:52
Size: 118,7 MB
Art: Front + Back

(4:03)  1. Flying Home
(3:14)  2. Gates Groove
(4:53)  3. Gossamer Wings
(4:50)  4. Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing
(4:07)  5. Time After Time
(5:15)  6. Jazz Me
(4:00)  7. Take The 'A' Train
(7:05)  8. Sweet Lorraine
(5:09)  9. Another Part Of Me
(4:37) 10. Mojazz
(3:35) 11. What A Wonderful World

For his debut on the MoJazz label, the ancient vibraphonist Lionel Hampton was featured with several groups, some more suitable than others. Keyboardist Patrice Rushen largely ruins a funky rendition of "Flying Home" and several of the other songs (the inspid "Jazz Me" and Chaka Khan's feature on "Gossamer Wings") are little more than throwaways. Better is Hampton's collaboration with Tito Puente's band on "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" and his original "Mojazz" even if Grover Washington, Jr., sounds as if he is on automatic pilot on "Another Part of Me." Overall this so-so disc can easily be passed by. ~ Scott Yanow   http://www.allmusic.com/album/for-the-love-of-music-mw0000123064.

Personnel: Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Johnny Kemp, Chaka Khan (vocals); Chieli Minucci, Chris Taylor, Mike Campbell , Norman Brown (guitar); Mitch Frohman (flute, saxophone); Stevie Wonder (harmonica); Mike Rubino, Joshua Redman, Lance Bryant, Ravi Coltrane, Bobby Porcelli (saxophone); Grover Washington, Jr.

For The Love Of Music

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