The Lionel Hampton Art Tatum Buddy Rich Trio Explained

The Lionel Hampton / Art Tatum / Buddy Rich Trio
Type:	studio
Artist:	Art Tatum, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich
Cover:	LionelHamptonArtTatumBuddyRich_Trio_Clef.jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	August 1, 1955
Studio:	Radio Recorders, Los Angeles
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:58
Label:	Clef
Producer:	Norman Granz

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.^[1] Later releases added previously unreleased tracks and alternative takes.

Track listing

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

• Clef MGC 709
• Verve MGV 8093
• Pablo 2310 720
• Pablo PACD 2405 426 2

Personnel

• Lionel Hampton – vibraphone
• Art Tatum – piano
• Buddy Rich – drums

External links

• Clef records discography at jazzdisco.org

Notes and References

1. Tatum . Art . 1990 . Art Tatum: The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces . Pablo Records . CD liner notes . 6PACD-4401-2.