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Slide Hampton was a trombonist, arranger, and composer with skills very few could match.

Slide Hampton (born April 21, 1932, Jeannette, Pennsylvania, USA; died November 20, 2021) is an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger.

Born into a musical family, he began playing the trombone at a very young age.

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Jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger Locksley Hampton – born April 21, 1932, in Jeanette, Pennsylvania – is better known by his stage name Slide Hampton. Born into a musical family, he began playing the trombone at a very young age. In 1938, his family moved to Indianapolis where he performed with his family’s group, the Duke Hampton Band. By the time he was 20, his musical career was in full swing. In 1952, he performed at Carnegie Hall as a member of the Lionel Hampton Band. He also spent time in the 1950s playing in Buddy Johnson’s R&B band and Maynard Ferguson’s group. His recording career as a leader began with 1959’s Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (1959) and continued into the 1960s with Sister Salvation (1960), Somethin’ Sanctified (1960), Jazz with a Twist (1962) and Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton (1962). At the end of the 1960s, he moved first to Paris, then to Berlin, where he joined a radio orchestra. During this time, he revealed his exceptional talent

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