Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992), DVD. On June 4, 2006, Hampton and long time manager and writing partner Anthony-charles:Bey promoted his first self funded concert at The Tribeca PAC in New York City (a tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim) and debuted the Slide Hampton™ Ultra-Big Band. The concert was the first of many planned for the near future. In 2009, Hampton completed four new compositions collectively titled "A Tribute to African-American Greatness". The songs honored Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Venus Williams, Serena Williams and Barack Obama. The songs contained accompanying lyrics written by Hampton and manager/writing partner Anthony-charles:Bey, arrangements honoring Thelonious Monk, Thad Jones, Eddie Harris, Dexter Gordon and Gil Evans round out the program. He completed two new Big Band arrangements – "In Case of Emergency" and "The Drum Song" (both Hampton originals). These two songs (and others) will be available exclusively to universities and other educational institutions through Slide Hampton™ Musique/Music Publishing-in-trust. Hampton was a resident of Orange, New Jersey. He died on November 18, 2021, at the age of 89. Awards and honors In 1998, he won a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)", as arranger for "Cotton Tail" performed by Dee Dee Bridgewater. He was also a Grammy winner in 2005 for "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album," The Way: Music of Slide Hampton, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Planet Arts), and received another nomination in 2006 for his arrangement of "Stardust" for the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band. In 2005 Hampton was honored at the jazz festival in Indianapolis. There the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation inducted him into their Hall of Fame. In 2005, the National Endowment for the Arts honored Slide Hampton with its highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Award. Discography As leader As arranger With Junior Cook Good Cookin' (Muse, 1979) - also composer and performer With Maynard Ferguson A Message from Newport (Roulette, 1958) – also composer and performer Swingin' My Way Through College (Roulette, 1959) – also performer Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing (Roulette, 1959) – also performer Newport Suite (Roulette, 1960) – also composer Let's Face the Music and Dance (Roulette, 1960) – also performer Maynard '61 (Roulette, 1961) – also composer and performer Maynard '62 (Roulette, 1962) – also composer and performer Maynard '64 (Roulette 1959-62 [1963]) – also performer [1 track] With Dexter Gordon Sophisticated Giant (Columbia,