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!!!
Studio album by
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)

Reception

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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

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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

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References

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  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.