Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "Flying Home" is a 32-bar AABA jazz composition most often associated with Lionel Hampton, written by Benny Goodman, Eddie DeLange, and Hampton, with lyrics by Sid Robin.It was reportedly developed around a tune Hampton whistled as he nervously waited for his first flight on an aircraft. It was first recorded by the Benny Goodman Sextet on November 6, 1939 featuring solos by Hampton and Charlie Christian. Several other groups subsequently recorded the tune; however, the most famous version is a lively 1942 recording by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra, featuring a tenor sax solo by Illinois Jacquet.Singer Chris Connor recorded a vocal version of the song forAtlantic Records and released it as a single in 1959 (ATL-2017).In 1979, Ella Fitzgerald recorded a seven-minute-plus rendering that can be found on the Pablo release Digital III at Montreux while an earlier Ella version (with Vic Schoen and his Orchestra) is included on the Decca release Lullabies of Birdland.. }
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- Flying_Home abstract ""Flying Home" is a 32-bar AABA jazz composition most often associated with Lionel Hampton, written by Benny Goodman, Eddie DeLange, and Hampton, with lyrics by Sid Robin.It was reportedly developed around a tune Hampton whistled as he nervously waited for his first flight on an aircraft. It was first recorded by the Benny Goodman Sextet on November 6, 1939 featuring solos by Hampton and Charlie Christian. Several other groups subsequently recorded the tune; however, the most famous version is a lively 1942 recording by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra, featuring a tenor sax solo by Illinois Jacquet.Singer Chris Connor recorded a vocal version of the song forAtlantic Records and released it as a single in 1959 (ATL-2017).In 1979, Ella Fitzgerald recorded a seven-minute-plus rendering that can be found on the Pablo release Digital III at Montreux while an earlier Ella version (with Vic Schoen and his Orchestra) is included on the Decca release Lullabies of Birdland.".