You Better Know It!!!
Studio album by
Lionel Hampton
Released1964
RecordedOctober 26 & 29, 1964
GenreJazz
Length36:22
LabelImpulse!
ProducerBob Thiele
Lionel Hampton chronology
Lionel at Malibu
(1961) 		You Better Know It!!!
(1964) 		Newport Uproar
(1967)

You Better Know It!!! is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Lionel Hampton featuring performances recorded in 1964 for the Impulse! label.[1]

Reception

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
Record Mirror[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Lionel Hampton except as indicated
  1. "Ring Dem Bells" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 3:28
  2. "Vibraphone Blues" – 5:06
  3. "Tempo's Birthday" (Hampton, Joe Morris) – 3:58
  4. "Sweethearts on Parade" (Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) – 3:12
  5. "Moon over My Annie" (Manny Albam) – 5:32
  6. "Pick-A-Rib" (Benny Goodman, Hampton) – 3:34
  7. "Trick or Treat" (Albam) – 6:02
  8. "Cute" (Neil Hefti, Stanley Styne) – 3:05
  9. "A Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott) – 2:43
  10. "Swingle Jingle" – 2:54
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 26 & 29, 1964

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed June 14, 2011
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed June 14, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 640. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ 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.
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