The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio

The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio is a 1955 album by Lionel Hampton, Art Tatum and Buddy Rich for Norman Granz' Clef Records. The album has been re-issued on Verve as Tatum Hampton Rich and by Pablo as The Tatum Hampton Rich Trio and as Volume three of Pablo's series, The Tatum Group Masterpieces.

The Lionel Hampton / Art Tatum / Buddy Rich Trio
Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedAugust 1, 1955
StudioRadio Recorders, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length39:58
LabelClef
ProducerNorman Granz
Lionel Hampton chronology
The Lionel Hampton Quintet
(1954)
The Lionel Hampton / Art Tatum / Buddy Rich Trio
(1955)
Hamp and Getz
(1955)
Art Tatum chronology
The Art Tatum / Roy Eldridge / Alvin Stoller / John Simmons Quartet The Lionel Hampton / Art Tatum / Buddy Rich Trio
(1955)
The Genius Of Art Tatum, #11
Buddy Rich chronology
Krupa and Rich
(1955)
The Lionel Hampton / Art Tatum / Buddy Rich Trio
(1955)
Buddy Rich Sings Johnny Mercer
(1956)
Alternative cover
Verve re-issue
Alternative cover
Pablo re-issue
Alternative cover
Pablo re-issue as Vol. 3 of The Tatum Group Masterpieces
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

The music was recorded on August 1, 1955, at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles; the album was produced by Norman Granz.[3] Later releases added previously unreleased tracks and alternative takes.[3]

Track listing edit

LP side A

  1. "What Is This Thing Called Love" (Cole Porter) – 7:02
  2. "I'll Never Be the Same" (Frank Signorelli, Matty Malneck, Gus Kahn) – 6:37
  3. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 7:04

LP side B

  1. "Hallelujah" (Vincent Youmans, Leo Robin, Clifford Grey) – 4:53
  2. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Hans Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake) – 5:03
  3. "More Than You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 4:13
  4. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 5:06

Releases edit

  • Clef MGC 709
  • Verve MGV 8093
  • Pablo 2310 720
  • Pablo PACD 2405 426 2

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1378. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ a b Tatum, Art (1990). Art Tatum: The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces (CD liner notes). Pablo Records. 6PACD-4401-2.

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