Slide Hampton

trombone, arrangement, composition · 1932–2021 · Jeannette

Trombonist, composer and arranger from Pennsylvania, from a family of musicians from Indianapolis, who played with Lionel Hampton, Maynard Ferguson, Art Blakey and Thad Jones. He founded his octet in 1962, lived in Europe from 1968 to 1977 and was named an NEA Jazz Master in 2005.

Profile not yet validated. Written by Jazzency, not yet proofread: dates and facts to be confirmed.

Styles

• Hard bop
• Modern big bands

Landmark tracks

• Spanish Flier (1962)
• Slide's Blues (1962)
• Maria (1962)

Sources

• Source

Facts checked against these pages (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA). Method and licenses