You Better Know It!!! is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Lionel Hampton featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Impulse! label.[1]
| You Better Know It!!! | ||||
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | October 26 & 29, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:22 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
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Reception edit
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars and stated "There was no wasted energy or unnecessary or exaggerated solos; just bluesy, assertive, muscular arrangements, accompaniment, and ensemble segments".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| Record Mirror | [4] |
Track listing edit
- All compositions by Lionel Hampton except as indicated
- "Ring Dem Bells" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 3:28
- "Vibraphone Blues" – 5:06
- "Tempo's Birthday" (Hampton, Joe Morris) – 3:58
- "Sweethearts on Parade" (Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) – 3:12
- "Moon over My Annie" (Manny Albam) – 5:32
- "Pick-A-Rib" (Benny Goodman, Hampton) – 3:34
- "Trick or Treat" (Albam) – 6:02
- "Cute" (Neil Hefti, Stanley Styne) – 3:05
- "A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott) – 2:43
- "Swingle Jingle" – 2:54
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 26 & 29, 1964
Personnel edit
- Lionel Hampton – vibes, piano, vocals
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
- Hank Jones – piano
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
References edit
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed June 14, 2011
- ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed June 14, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 640. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (7 August 1965). "Lionel Hampton: You Better Know It" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 230. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.