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Slide Hampton is a okay trombonist and arranger because the mid-’50s, assisting to keep the custom of bop alive both in his using and his composing. After dealing with Pal Johnson (1955-1956) and Lionel Hampton, he became a significant drive in Maynard Ferguson’s exceptional big music group of 1957-1959. He …

b. Locksley Wellington Hampton, 21 Apr 1932, Jeannette, Pa, USA. Born right into a musical family members, several members which performed together for some time, trombonist Hampton became a member of Pal Johnson’s R&B music group in the middle-50s. This engagement brought him to NY where he seduced attention not …