So I always figured I’d still be playing at this age.
About Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hamptonwas an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader. He worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones.
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I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.
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I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond rings on her hands.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
Black and white players hadn’t appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
So I always figured I’d still be playing at this age.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)
Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid.
American jazz musician (1908-2002)