You Better Know It!!!

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 Lionel Hampton
Released	1964
Recorded	October 26 & 29, 1964
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:22
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
Lionel Hampton chronology
Lionel at Malibu (1961) You Better Know It!!! (1964) Newport Uproar (1967)

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
Source	Rating
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

• Lionel Hampton – vibes, piano, vocals
• Clark Terry – trumpet
• Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
• Hank Jones – piano
• Milt Hinton – bass
• Osie Johnson – drums

References

1. Impulse! Records discography accessed June 14, 2011
2. 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.