Another Jazz Giant Gone

[wondersofwine]

I saw him once in Frankfurt in the 70's. My date that evening had a sister who lived in the same apartment building as Lionel Hampton in New York City. Later heard about a fire in Lionel's apartment and wondered if "Sis" had to evacuate her apartment during the fire. It is sad to see so many jazz greats dying off. I saw Dizzy Gillespie perform at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.