Lionel Hampton, Milt Buckner – Alive & Jumping (E/E) – LP, AU 1978

Alive & Jumping is an LP by Lionel Hampton, Milt Buckner from 1978 released on the MPS Records label.

About this album

Alive & Jumping finds Lionel Hampton and Milt Buckner in hard-swinging, crowd-pleasing form. Issued in 1978, this jazz set pairs Hampton’s exuberant vibraphone and bandleading energy with Buckner’s elegant, rolling piano style, a combination that draws on the swing era while keeping the performance loose and lively. The album’s mix of standards and bluesy workouts, including “Flying Home” and “Hamp’s Boogie Woogie”, underlines Hampton’s long-standing gift for turning familiar material into something muscular and celebratory. It stands as a late-career reminder of how vital swing could still sound in the modern jazz era.

Genre: Jazz