NEW YORK -- Lionel Hampton, whose flamboyant mastery of the vibraphone made him one of the leading figures of the swing era, died Saturday morning at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 94 ...

Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, John was first a drummer, then a piano player, and didn't add the vibraphone until his late teens when he was inspired by Lionel Hampton recordings. Since ...

From the '20s until deep into the '90s, when he was in his 90s, Lionel Hampton wielded mallets in the service of jazz. Hampton's vibraphone helped drive swinging classics “Flying Home,” “Hamp's Boogie ...