Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra - Jazz Flamenco (1957) [Reissue 1996]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 156 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 117 MB | Covers - 21 MB
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: RCA/BMG (74321 36400 2)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 156 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 117 MB | Covers - 21 MB
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: RCA/BMG (74321 36400 2)
On a stopover in Madrid during a six-month European tour in 1956, Lionel Hampton recorded what's possibly one of the strangest and most interesting albums in his discography. This album includes local castanets player named Maria Angelica. By featuring castanets, Hampton added a unexpected peppery flavor. In Angelica's hands, the castanets actually swings than just exotic percussion.
Recorded on June 30, 1956, Jazz Flamenco featured Hampton's full 17-piece band plus several unnamed Spanish percussionists. Hampton also recorded three tracks with a smaller, breakout group he dubbed the "Flamenco Five." The album showcases a wide range of beats I've Got a Brand New Baby, for example, is a roadhouse blues while Bop City Flamenco has an Afro-Cuban undertone, and Lovely Nights in Spain has much in common with Midnight Sun…