Editing Slide Hampton (section)

==Biography==
===Early life and career===
Locksley Wellington Hampton was born on April 21, 1932, in [[Jeannette, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="nytobit">{{Cite news|last=Risen|first=Clay|date=2021-11-24|title=Slide Hampton, Celebrated Trombonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 89|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/24/arts/music/slide-hampton-dead.html|access-date=2021-11-25|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Laura and Clarke "Deacon" Hampton raised 12 children, taught them how to play musical instruments and set out with them as a family band. The family first came to [[Indianapolis]] in 1938. The Hamptons were a very musical family in which mother, father, eight brothers, and four sisters, all played instruments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://home.indy.net/~concepts/herald/lead.htm|title=The Hampton Sisters|website=Home.indy.net}}</ref> His sisters included [[Dawn Hampton]] and [[Virtue Hampton Whitted]]. Slide Hampton is one of the few [[left-handed]] trombone players. As a child, Hampton was given the trombone set up to play left-handed, or backwards; and as no one ever dissuaded him, he continued to play this way.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trombone.org/articles/view.php?id=95|title=An Interview with Slide Hampton|website=Trombone.org|first= Bob |last=Bernotas |date= April 8, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkcQUftcPeg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/VkcQUftcPeg |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Slide Hampton (Part 1) – WXXI Jazz Interview |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=June 19, 2008 |access-date=April 1, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

At the age of 12, Slide played in his family's [[Indianapolis]] jazz band, The Duke Hampton Band.  By 1952, at the age of 20, he was performing at [[Carnegie Hall]] with the [[Lionel Hampton]] Band. He played with the [[Buddy Johnson]]'s [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] band from 1955 to 1956, then became a member of [[Maynard Ferguson]]'s band (1957–1959), where he played and arranged, providing excitement on such popular tunes as "The Fugue," "Three Little Foxes" and "Slide's Derangement." While with the Ferguson band he composed and arranged memorable charts such as "Frame For the Blues," "Go East Young Man," "Newport," Sometimes I Feel Lika A Motherless Child," "Ole" and "'Round Midnight."    In 1958, he recorded with trombone masters on the classic release of [[Melba Liston]], ''[[Melba Liston and Her 'Bones]]''. As his reputation grew, he soon began working with bands led by [[Art Blakey]], [[Tadd Dameron]], [[Barry Harris]], [[Thad Jones]], [[Mel Lewis]], and [[Max Roach]], contributing both original compositions and arrangements. In 1962, he formed the Slide Hampton Octet, with horn players [[Freddie Hubbard]], and [[George Coleman]]. The band toured the U.S. and Europe and recorded on several labels.

===From 1968===
In 1968, he toured with [[Woody Herman]]'s orchestra, settling in Europe where he remained until 1977. He taught at [[Harvard University|Harvard]], artist-in-residence in 1981,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~ofa/about/time.html|title=Harvard Jazz Band, 1981|website=People.fas.harvard.edu}}</ref> the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]], [[De Paul University]], and [[Indiana State University]]. During this period he led World of Trombones, his own nine-trombone, three-rhythm band; co-led Continuum, a quintet with [[Jimmy Heath]] that plays the music of [[Tadd Dameron]]; and freelanced as a writer and a player. He also played the trombone in ''Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments'' (1992), DVD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0322014/fullcredits|title=Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992) |website=IMDb.com}}</ref>

On June 4, 2006, Hampton and long time manager and writing partner Anthony-charles:Bey promoted his first self funded concert at The Tribeca PAC in New York City (a tribute to [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]]) and debuted the Slide Hampton™ Ultra-Big Band.  The concert was the first of many planned for the near future.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jazzmonthly.com/artist_hp/hampton_slide/interviews/hampton_slide_index.html|title=Jazz Monthly.com Interview with slide hampton|website=Jazzmonthly.com}}</ref>

In 2009, Hampton completed four new compositions collectively titled "A Tribute to African-American Greatness". The songs honored [[Nelson Mandela]], [[Oprah Winfrey]], [[Tiger Woods]], [[Venus Williams]], [[Serena Williams]] and [[Barack Obama]]. The songs contained accompanying lyrics written by Hampton and manager/writing partner Anthony-charles:Bey, arrangements honoring [[Thelonious Monk]], [[Thad Jones]], [[Eddie Harris]], [[Dexter Gordon]] and [[Gil Evans]] round out the program. He completed two new Big Band arrangements – "In Case of Emergency" and "The Drum Song" (both Hampton originals).  These two songs (and others) will be available exclusively to universities and other educational institutions through Slide Hampton™ Musique/Music Publishing-in-trust.

Hampton was a resident of [[Orange, New Jersey]].<ref>Stewart, Zan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20080927062323/http://www.nj.com/greatday/stories/more.html "The State of Jazz: Meet 40 More Jersey Greats"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', September 28, 2003, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 27, 2008. Accessed September 15, 2017. "Slide Hampton -- A resident of East Orange, Hampton is one of the premier trombonists and arrangers in modern jazz."</ref> He died on November 18, 2021, at the age of 89.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wbgo.org/2021-11-22/slide-hampton-trombonist-who-also-made-a-lasting-impression-as-a-master-arranger-is-dead-at-89 |title=Slide Hampton, trombonist who also made a lasting impression as a master arranger, is dead at 89 |website=wbgo.org |date=2021-11-22 |access-date=2021-11-22}}</ref>