Hot Mallets, Volume 1

Who played on Hot Mallets, Volume 1

• Lionel Hampton vibraphone, vocals, piano all tracks
• Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra performing orchestra on 16 tracks
• Cozy Cole drums (drum set) on 15 tracks
• Clyde Hart piano on 12 tracks
• Allan Reuss guitar on 10 tracks
• Leon “Chu” Berry tenor saxophone, reeds on 9 tracks
• Milt Hinton double bass on 9 tracks
• Benny Carter arranger, reeds, alto saxophone on 6 tracks
• Jess Stacy piano on 6 tracks
• John Kirby double bass on 5 tracks
• Johnny Hodges alto saxophone, saxophone on 5 tracks
• Ben Webster tenor saxophone on 4 tracks
• Charlie Christian acoustic guitar, guitar on 4 tracks
• Coleman Hawkins tenor saxophone on 4 tracks
• Cootie Williams trumpet on 4 tracks
• Dizzy Gillespie trumpet on 4 tracks
• Billy Taylor Sr. double bass on 3 tracks
• Lawrence Brown trombone on 3 tracks
• Sonny Greer drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
• Billy Kyle piano on 2 tracks
• Bobby Bennett guitar on 2 tracks
• Dave Matthews alto saxophone on 2 tracks
• Eddie Barefield clarinet on 2 tracks
• Edgar Sampson baritone saxophone on 2 tracks
• Harry James trumpet on 2 tracks
• Herschel Evans tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
• Hymie Shertzer alto saxophone, reeds on 2 tracks
• Irving “Babe” Russin tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
• Jerry Jerome tenor saxophone, reeds on 2 tracks
• Jo Jones drums (drum set) on 2 tracks
• Jonah Jones trumpet on 2 tracks
• Mack Walker double bass on 2 tracks
• Mezz Mezzrow clarinet on 2 tracks
• Russell Procope alto saxophone, reeds on 2 tracks
• Ziggy Elman trumpet on 2 tracks
• Alvin Burroughs drums (drum set) on 1 track
• Art Rollini tenor saxophone on 1 track
• Bob Crowder tenor saxophone on 1 track
• Budd Johnson tenor saxophone on 1 track
• Buster Bailey clarinet on 1 track
• Danny Barker guitar on 1 track
• Dave Matthews alto saxophone on 1 track
• George Oldham alto saxophone on 1 track
• Harry Carney baritone saxophone on 1 track
• Irving Randolph trumpet on 1 track
• Jesse ‘Po’ Simpkins double bass on 1 track
• Johnny Miller double bass on 1 track
• Omer Simeon reeds on 1 track
• Rex Stewart cornet on 1 track
• Spencer Odom piano on 1 track
• Vido Musso reeds, clarinet on 1 track
• Walter Fuller trumpet on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 Buzzin' Around With the Bee 3:07
2. 2 Stompology 3:00
3. 3 On the Sunny Side of the Street standard — Jimmy McHugh 3:15
4. 4 I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) standard — Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds 3:27
5. 5 Piano Stomp (Shine) standard — Ford Dabney 2:55
6. 6 Everybody Loves My Baby — Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams 2:51
7. 7 Ring Dem Bells — Duke Ellington, Irving Mills 3:23
8. 8 Don't Be That Way standard — Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson 2:34
9. 9 I'm in the Mood for Swing — Benny Carter 2:47
10. 10 Shoe Shiner's Drag — Jelly Roll Morton 3:23
11. 11 Muskrat Ramble — Kid Ory 3:17
12. 12 Down Home Jump 3:15
13. 13 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) standard — Duke Ellington 3:15
14. 14 Shufflin' at the Hollywood — Lionel Hampton, Allan Reuss 3:06
15. 15 Denison Swing 3:16
16. 16 Ain'tcha Comin' Home 3:18
17. 17 Twelfth Street Rag — Euday L. Bowman 3:09
18. 18 When Lights Are Low standard — Benny Carter 2:14
19. 19 One Sweet Letter From You — Harry Warren 3:19
20. 20 Hot Mallets — Lionel Hampton 2:14
21. 21 Early Session Hop 2:40

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