One of the first vibraphonists; after a sideman stint with benny goodman, he established own orchestra:

The person being described in the statement above is Lionel Hampton. He was known to be an American percussionist, actor, band leader and as well as a jazz vibraphonist in which he had known to worked with Benny Goodman and as well as other people such as Teddy Wilson, Buddy Rich, Charles Mingus, Charlie Parker and Quincy Jones.