Editing Slide Hampton

{{Short description|American trombonist (1932–2021)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name             = Slide Hampton
| image            = Slide Hampton - August 1978 (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Slide Hampton at a concert in August 1978
| background       = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name       = Locksley Wellington Hampton
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1932|4|21}}
| birth_place      = [[Jeannette, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| origin           = 
| genre            = [[Jazz]]
| occupation       = Musician
| instrument       = Trombone, tuba, flugelhorn
| years_active     = 1950s–2021
| label            = [[Manchester Craftsmen's Guild|MCG Jazz]], [[Atlantic records|Atlantic]], [[Epic Records|Epic]]
| associated_acts  = 
| website          = {{URL|www.slidehampton.com}}
| death_date       = {{death date and age|2021|11|18
|1932|4|21}}
| death_place      = [[Orange, New Jersey]], U.S.
}}

'''Locksley Wellington Hampton''' (April 21, 1932 – November 18, 2021) was an American [[jazz trombone|jazz trombonist]], composer and arranger.<ref>Larkin, Colin. ''The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music,'' Guinness, page 1818, (1995) – {{ISBN|1-56159-176-9}}</ref> As his nickname implies, Hampton's main instrument was [[slide trombone]], but he also occasionally played [[tuba]] and [[flugelhorn]].

==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>

==Awards and honors==
In 1998, he won a [[Noble Award of 1998|Grammy Award]] for "Best Jazz Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)", as arranger for "[[Cotton Tail]]" performed by [[Dee Dee Bridgewater]]. He was also a Grammy winner in 2005<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards|title=Awards|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> for "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album," ''The Way: Music of Slide Hampton'', [[The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra]] ([[Planet Arts Records|Planet Arts]]), and received another nomination in 2006 for his arrangement of "Stardust" for the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band.

In 2005 Hampton was honored at the jazz festival in [[Indianapolis]]. There the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation inducted him into their Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.indianapolisjazz.org/mainpages/hall_of_fame.htm Indianapolis Jazz Foundation honors Slide Hampton] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20020810222603/http://www.indianapolisjazz.org/mainpages/hall_of_fame.htm |date=August 10, 2002 }}</ref>

In 2005, the [[National Endowment for the Arts]] honored Slide Hampton with its highest honor in jazz, the [[NEA Jazz Masters]] Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/slide-hampton |title=Slide Hampton / Trombonist, Arranger, Composer, Educator / 2005 NEA Jazz Master |website=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=November 25, 2021}}</ref>

==Discography==

=== As leader ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|- "
!Year
!Title
!Label
!Notes
|-
|1959
|''[[Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty]]''
|Strand
|
|-
|1960
|''[[Sister Salvation]]''
|Atlantic
|
|-
|1960
|''[[Somethin' Sanctified]]''
|Atlantic
|
|-
|1961
|''Two Sides of Slide Hampton''
|Charlie Parker
|
|-
|1962
|''[[Jazz with a Twist]]''
|Atlantic
|
|-
|1962
|''[[Drum Suite (Slide Hampton album)|Drum Suite]]''
|Epic
|
|-
|1962
|''[[Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton]]''
|Atlantic
|
|-
|1962
|''[[Exodus (Slide Hampton album)|Exodus]]''
|[[Philips Records|Philips]]
|
|-
|1965
|''Harold Betters Meets Slide Hampton''
|Gateway
|
|-
|1968
|''Mellow-dy''
|LRC
|Released in 1992
|-
|1968
|''Slide Hampton Big Band''
|[[Barclay Records|Barclay]]
|
|-
|1968
|''Back to Jazz''
|[[EMI Records|EMI]]
|
|-
|1969
|''The Fabulous Slide Hampton Quartet''
|[[Pathé Records|Pathé]]
|
|-
|1969
|''[[A Day in Copenhagen]]''
|[[MPS Records|MPS]]
|With [[Dexter Gordon]]
|-
|1970
|''Umeå Big Band & Slide Hampton in Montreux''
|[[Gazell Records|Gazell]]
|With Umeå Big Band
|-
|1971
|''Trombone Workshop''
|MPS
|With [[Albert Mangelsdorff]], [[Åke Persson]] & [[Jiggs Whigham]]
|-
|1972
|''Life Music''
|Carosello
|
|-
|1972
|''Jazz a Confronto 18''
|[[Horo Records|Horo]]
|With [[Dusko Goykovich]]
|-
|1972
|''Euro Jazz''
|[[Supraphon]]
|With Václav Zahradník
|-
|1974
|''Give Me a Double''
|MPS
|With Joe Haider
|-
|1979
|''[[World of Trombones]]''
|[[West 54 Records|West 54]]
|
|-
|1984
|''Art Farmer & Slide Hampton in Concert''
|[[Enja Records|Enja]]
|With [[Art Farmer]]
|-
|1984
|''Cees Slinger-Slide Hampton Quintet in Concert''
|Vara Jazz
|With Cees Slinger
|-
|1985
|''[[Roots (Slide Hampton album)|Roots]]''
|[[Criss Cross Jazz|Criss Cross]]
|With [[Clifford Jordan]] 
|-
|1993
|''Dedicated to Diz''
|[[Telarc International|Telarc]]
|
|-
|1997
|''Jazz Matinee''
|Hänssler Classic
|With SWR Big Band
|-
|1998
|''Inclusion''
|Twin
|
|-
|2002
|''Slide Plays Jobim''
|Alleycat Productions
|
|-
|2002
|''Spirit of the Horn''
|[[Manchester Craftsmen's Guild|MCG Jazz]]
|
|-
|2002
|''Americans Swinging in Paris''
|EMI
|
|-
|2005
|''Mellow-Dy''
|LRC Ltd.
|
|-
|2006
|''The Cloister Suite''
|Gryphon
|
|-
|2008
|''The Whit Williams "Now's The Time" Big Band''
|MAMA
|
|-
|2011
|''Two Sides of Slide Hampton''
|Hallmark
|
|-
|2011
|''Essential Jazz Masters''
|Stardust
|
|-
|2012
|''Happy Point''
|Jazz Room
|
|-
|2012
|''Explosion!''
|Hallmark
|
|-
|2013
|''Charlie Parker Records: The Complete Collection, Vol. 5''
|Universal Remasterings
|
|-
|2014
|''Drum Suite Parts I, II, II, IV & V (Bonus Track Version)''
|The Jazz Corner
|
|-
|2016
|''Complete Studio Recordings by the Slide Hampton Octet (Bonus Track Version)''
|Jazz Lovers
|
|-
|2016
|''Sister Salvation + Explosion! (Bonus Track Version)''
|Treasury Jazz
|
|-
|}

===As arranger===
'''With [[Junior Cook]]'''
*''[[Good Cookin']]'' (Muse, 1979) - also composer and performer
'''With [[Maynard Ferguson]]'''
* ''[[A Message from Newport]]'' ([[Roulette Records|Roulette]], 1958) – also composer and performer
* ''[[Swingin' My Way Through College]]'' (Roulette, 1959) – also performer
* ''[[Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing]]'' (Roulette, 1959) – also performer
* ''[[Newport Suite]]'' (Roulette, 1960) – also composer
* ''[[Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson album)|Let's Face the Music and Dance]]'' (Roulette, 1960) – also performer
* ''[[Maynard '61]]'' (Roulette, 1961) – also composer and performer
* ''[[Maynard '62]]'' (Roulette, 1962) – also composer and performer
* ''[[Maynard '64]]'' (Roulette 1959-62 [1963]) – also performer [1 track]
'''With [[Dexter Gordon]]'''
* ''[[Sophisticated Giant]]'' (Columbia, 1977) – also composer and performer
'''With [[J. J. Johnson]]'''
* ''[[Goodies (J. J. Johnson album)|Goodies]]'' ([[RCA Victor]], 1965)
'''With [[Melba Liston]]'''
*''[[Melba Liston and Her 'Bones]]'' (MetroJazz, 1958) - also performer

===As sideman===
'''With [[Nat Adderley]]'''
* ''[[Much Brass]]'' ([[Riverside Records|Riverside]], 1959)
'''With [[Art Blakey]]'''
* ''[[Killer Joe (George Kawaguchi & Art Blakey album)|Killer Joe]]'' (Union Jazz, 1981) – with George Kawaguchi
'''With [[Robin Eubanks]]'''
* ''[[Different Perspectives]]'' ([[JMT Records|JMT]], 1989)
'''With [[Maynard Ferguson]]'''
* ''[[Ridin' High (Maynard Ferguson album)|Ridin' High]]'' (Enterprise, 1967)
'''With [[Art Farmer]]'''
*''[[The Meaning of Art]]'' (Arabesque, 1995) as arranger and performer
'''With [[Curtis Fuller]]'''
* ''[[Two Bones]]'' (Blue Note, 1958 [1980])
'''With [[Dizzy Gillespie]]'''
* ''[[Live at the Royal Festival Hall (Dizzy Gillespie album)|Live at the Royal Festival Hall]]'' (Enja, 1989)
'''With [[Bill Hardman]]'''
*''[[Home (Bill Hardman album)|Home]]'' (Muse, 1978)
*''[[Focus (Bill Hardman album)|Focus]]'' (Muse, 1980 [1984])
'''With [[Barry Harris]]'''
* ''[[Luminescence!]]'' (Prestige, 1967)
'''With [[Louis Hayes]]'''
*''[[The Real Thing (Louis Hayes album)|The Real Thing]]'' (Muse, 1977)
'''With [[Philly Joe Jones]]''' 
*''[[Advance!]]'' (Galaxy, 1978) as arranger and performer
*''[[Drum Song]]'' (Galaxy, 1978 [1985]) as arranger and performer
'''With [[Sam Jones (musician)|Sam Jones]]'''
* ''[[Changes & Things]]'' ([[Xanadu Records|Xanadu]], 1977)
* ''[[Something in Common (Sam Jones album)|Something in Common]]'' (Muse, 1977)
'''With [[Hank Mobley]]'''
* ''[[The Flip (album)|The Flip]]'' (Blue Note, 1970)
'''With [[Charles Mingus]]'''
* ''[[Mingus Revisited]]'' (1960)
'''With [[Mark Murphy (singer)|Mark Murphy]]'''

* ''[[Satisfaction Guaranteed (Mark Murphy album)|Satisfaction Guaranteed]]'' (Muse, 1980)

'''With [[Oliver Nelson]]'''
* ''[[Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra]]'' ([[Flying Dutchman Records|Flying Dutchman]], 1970)
'''With [[Claudio Roditi]]'''
*''[[Claudio!]]'' (Uptown, 1985)
'''With [[Rob Schneiderman (mathematician)|Rob Schneiderman]]'''
* ''[[New Outlook]]'' ([[Reservoir Records|Reservoir]], 1988)
'''With [[Woody Shaw]]'''
* ''[[The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage]]'' ([[Muse Records|Muse]], 1976)
'''With [[McCoy Tyner]]'''
* ''[[13th House]]'' ([[Milestone Records|Milestone]], 1981)
* ''[[The Turning Point (McCoy Tyner album)|Turning Point]]'' ([[Verve Records|Birdology]], 1992)
* ''[[Journey (McCoy Tyner album)|Journey]]'' ([[Verve Records|Birdology]], 1993)
'''With [[Randy Weston]]'''
* ''[[Destry Rides Again (Randy Weston album)|Destry Rides Again]]'' ([[United Artists Records|United Artists]], 1959)
* ''[[Uhuru Afrika]]'' (Roulette, 1960)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Hampton/ Slide Hampton discography] at JazzDiscography.com
* {{Discogs artist|Slide Hampton}}
* [http://www.trombone-usa.com/hampton_slide.htm Slide Hampton at The Trombone Page of the World]
* {{IMDb name|1192658}}

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