{"id":673,"date":"2010-06-24T15:40:26","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T20:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=673"},"modified":"2015-02-04T14:01:26","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T19:01:26","slug":"lionel-hampton-chameleon-45-edit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=673","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Hampton – Chameleon (45 Edit)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Lionel Hampton – Chameleon (45 Edit) <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Greetings all. <\/strong><\/p>\n

I hope everyone \u2013 at least those of you so effected \u2013 is weathering the heat wave in good health.
\nIt has been brutally hot, and occasionally humid as well here in the Northeast\u2026the kind of hot where it takes miles of high speed driving before the air conditioning is able to cool down the inside of the car, which is OK too, since driving with the windows opening is like watching a cake bake from inside the oven.
\nIt\u2019s been a busy week hereabouts, with my beloved \u2013 Mrs Corners<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 heading into the hospital to meet her own health challenge this weekend. It\u2019s getting to the point where we may have to look into bionic replacement parents to care for our children while we spend all of our time with our friends in the medical profession.
\nIt is surely a drag, but since you gotta do, what you gotta do (as they say), we gotta do this, so keep your fingers crossed.
\nI hope everyone has been digging the latest edition of Funky16Corners Radio<\/strong>, and I thought it would be fitting to close out the week with something else that is both jazzy and funky.
\nThe tune in question is something written by a younger jazz master, interpreted by one of his forefathers in a late career (successful) attempt at relevance, that being a very tasty rendering of Herbie Hancock’s <\/strong>\u2018Chameleon\u2019 as performed by the mighty Lionel Hampton.<\/strong>
\nMr. Hampton\u2019s funky sides have appeared in this space before and I have previously rhapsodized about how groovy it was that a man who came to prominence caressing the vibes alongside Benny Goodman<\/strong> in the 1930s lit things up again in the 60s and 70s with all things soulful and funky.
\nOn both his own Glad-Hamp imprint, as well as Brunswick Records, Hampton got down with some decidedly contemporary sounds with both small groups and his own big band.
\nI had previously heard \u2013 and dug \u2013 a live, big band version of \u2018Chameleon\u2019 by Hampton, when I was going through a friend\u2019s sale box and discovered a studio version of the tune on Glad-Hamp. Fortunately for me another friend happened to have his portable turntable there and I was able to give the record a spin, discovering that the studio version was just as tasty \u2013 if not tastier <\/em>\u2013 that the one I already had. The dude in question was letting the record go for a very reasonable price, so I grabbed it for my record box and brought it home.
\nSo, I hope you dig it, and remember to tune in to the Funky16Corners Radio Show on Viva internet radio, this Friday night at 9PM EST, with the episode available here for download on Saturday.
\nHave a great weekend and I\u2019ll be back on Monday.<\/p>\n

Peace<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/p>\n


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