Since first coming to prominence in the Benny Goodman bands of the late 1930s, Lionel Hampton has been playing, writing, leading big and small groups, and influencing jazz musicians everywhere. "Hamp" assembled a once-in-a-lifetime band of all-star musicians and played this special gig at New York's Blue Note in a week of sellout performances. All of the players here are jazz legends: the average age is 71! Their joy and exuberance is immediately infectious.