Discography
| Year | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–39 | Benny Goodman -The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings | along with Teddy Wilson, appearing as sideman with Benny Goodman | RCA Records |
| 1937–39 | Hot Mallets, Vol. 1 | appearances by Cootie Williams, Johnny Hodges, Harry James, Benny Carter, Chu Berry, Rex Stewart, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Charlie Christian | Bluebird Records |
| 1937–39 | The Jumpin Jive, Vol. 2 | Bluebird Records | |
| 1938 | The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert | appearance as sideman for Benny Goodman | Columbia Records |
| 1939–40 | Tempo and Swing | appearances by Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Nat "King" Cole and Helen Forrest | Bluebird Records |
| 1944 | Star Dust | the famous "Just Jazz" jam session | Verve Records |
| 1947 | with the Just Jazz All Stars | Charlie Shavers, Willie Smith, Corky Corcoran, Milt Buckner, Slam Stewart, Jackie Mills, Lee Young | GNP Crescendo/Vogue 78s/London Records 1972 transfer |
| 1953–54 | The Lionel Hampton Quintet | with DeFranco and Peterson. Includes a 17 minute jam on "Flyin Home". There is also a 5CD box of the complete Verve recordings of the quartets and quintets with Peterson, as well as a number of other compilations and selections. | Verve Records |
| 1955 | Hamp and Getz | Verve Records | |
| 1958 | The Golden Vibes | with a reed quintet | Columbia Records |
| 1958 | Lionel | Audio Fidelity | |
| 1960 | Silver Vibes | with a Trombones And Rhythms (Trombone Quartet) | Columbia Records |
| 1963 | Benny Goodman Together Again! | reunion with Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson & Gene Krupa | Columbia Records |
| 1963 | You Better Know It!!! | with Clark Terry, Ben Webster, Hank Jones, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson | Impulse! Records |
| 1972 | Please Sunrise | Brunswick Record Corporation | |
| 1988 | Mostly Blues | Jazz Heritage Society | |
| 1991 | Live at the Blue Note | jamming with old friends including trombonist Al Grey | Columbia Records |
| 1995 | For the Love of Music | featuring Norman Brown, Ron Carter, Roy Haynes, Chaka Khan, Tito Puente, Joshua Redman, Dianne Reeves, Wallace Roney, Patrice Rushen, Grover Washington Jr., and Stevie Wonder | Motown Record Company |
- Compilations
| Year | Album | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37–40 | Swing Classics - Lionel Hampton and His Jazz Groups | Recordings from 1937-1940 Reissued 1961 | RCA Victor LPM-2318 |
| 39–56 | Greatest Hits | Selections from above records | RCA Victor |
| 42–63 | Hamp! | - | GRP/Decca |
| 37–63 | The Lionel Hampton Story | Selections from all records and eras above | Proper |
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