Just One of Those Things

Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 8, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000J7Q9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,995 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This swings and swings and swings!, February 11, 2000

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John Halbrooks (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just One of Those Things (Audio CD)

For those who don't have the funds to invest in the 5-disc set featuring the collected recordings of this collaboration, this is a very worthy sample. Particularly amazing is a seventeen-minute version of "Flying Home" with Buddy DeFranco on clarinet. For the last few minutes of this tune, Lionel and Oscar are grunting so loud that they are practically yelling with enthusiasm for the incredible groove they're playing. Buy this disc, or, better yet, buy the boxed set!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hamp puts the "grr" in swinger, March 19, 2002

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Andrew M. Schirmer "violist/student" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just One of Those Things (Audio CD)

Decided to pick this up en lieu of the the expensive box set (The Complete Quartets & Quintets with Oscar Peterson)...now I might just have to get the whole set! Verve has offered the perfect teaser; every tune is a corker. "Flying Home" is a magnificent tour de force from the the buildup to the orgasmic yet tasteful climax. This is classic stuff, folks.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Four Greats, August 28, 2002

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Phil Jobes (N. Fort Myers, Fl. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just One of Those Things (Audio CD)

When you put four great players together, such as Lionel Hampton, Oscar Peterson, Buddy Rich and Ray Brown, I don't care what they play. You know that it has to be great. They seem to complement each other. Strongly recommend this CD.