The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio

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 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 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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