This All American Award Concert was held at Carnegie Hall on Sunday evening, April 15, 1945 to celebrate the victory of Lionel Hampton´s orchestra in the "New Star" division of the Esquire magazine´s annual critics poll. It was the occasion of one of Lionel´s greatest artistic triumphs and it is fortunate that the cream of the evening´s performances have been preserved for collectors. The Hampton orchestra at this time comprised: Al Killian, Joe Morris, Wendell Culley, Lamar Wright Jr., Dave Page (Trumpets), John Morris, Andrew Penn, Abdul hamid, Alhayse (trombones), Herbie Fields, Gus Evans (alto-saxophones), Arnett Cobb, Jay peters (tenor-saxophones), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone-saxophone), Milt Buckner (piano), William Mackel (guitar), CharlieHarris, Teddy Sinclair (basses), Fred Radcliffe (drums), Dinah Washington (vocal), and of Course, Lionel himself playing vibraphone, piano and drums. Recorded at Carnegie Hall, April 15, 1945. A1 Hamp's Blues 0:00 A2 I Know That You Know 3:35 A3 Loose Wig 6:28 A4 Hamp's Boogie Woogie 11:32 B1 Oh, Lady Be Good 17:16 B2 Evil Gal Blues 22:47 B3 Red Cross 26:07 B4 Flying Home 29:48 FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market.