Bobby Troup And His Trio

 

The Hucklebuck

Bobby Troup And His Trio

Producer: Harry Babasin

Engineer: John Neal

Cover Design: Ed Graves

Color Jacket Produced by Howard Visual Advertising

Liberty Records LRP 3002

1955

From the back cover: Bobby Troup is not a new name to those who know music and those who created it. In the ranks of recording repertoire Bobby Troup is a comparative newcomer. If you already have a Bobby Troup album, chances are anything I might say about this fecund fellow would be superfluous. The same might apply were you a "Mask and Wigger" of the U. of Pennsylvania.. a Phi Beta Kappa... an adherent of the Brooks Bros. apparel set... at Saipao with his Marine Unit... if "Daddy," "Snootiest Little Cutie, "Route  66," "Baby All The Time," "It Happened Once Before," "Lonely Girl," "Lemon Twist" or any of several dozen other well known songs he wrote were among your favorites... or were he a friend of yours. If none of the foregoing categories applies, I'd like you to meet the Bobby Troup I know.

Bobby is, to me, a close personal friend. When you know him better, as you will after playing this album, he will, become just that to you. For the girls: he's a better-than-average looking man, over six feet in height, with an infectious grin and happy-eyes... a good conversationalist and above all... a gentleman. You'd like to date him! For the men: he's a man's man in every respect. To the true music lover who can appreciate everything from Bach to Boogie, Bobby has a very special place. His wonderfully warm warbling (you can't call it singing) enhances any songsmith's wares... and Bobby being a sensitive, well-established lyricist and to a lesser degree, melody writer, brings out things you might otherwise miss (and maybe you have) even in many of the well-known phrases inside this cover.

Bobby today is with the best in the field and he has supreme faculty of surrounding his pianistic abilities with musicians of superior talents. Howard Roberts whose exciting guitar, both rhythm and solo, is heard with The Troup Group is without doubt among the world's top ten. Bob Enevoldsen, through his own admission at the mention of the name Piatigorsky, will say: "I used to 'blow with that cat'." He played first chair clarinet with the Salt Lake City Symphony recognized at the time as one of the finest. He is equally at home on valve trombone, tenor saxophone, bass and ad infinitum, and with all this, is an excellent arranger. Don Heath's skin-song stems from a great deal of experience with combos large and small, including, to some zenith of accomplishment in the modern idiom, drummer for Kenton. From these men, and from all good musicians, Bobby Troup learns. He finds there is never a day he cannot assimilate something new!

If you want to hear good songs... well performed in both libretto and melody... with subtle shadings which give, in many instances, more beauty to the original as good lighting gives to a masterpiece... then this album is for your. For the first time you will meet Mr. Troup as he really is: unpretentious... unhampered by tradition... happy with what he's doing and happy that people are happy listening to the Troup Group. So play the album often... listen for enjoyment! And thanks for the opportunity of introducing  to you one of my favorite people, Bobby Troup. – Bill Stewart

Bill Stewart, KMPC's (Los Angeles) globe circling disc jokey is a leading exponent for good taste in music. He has the rare distinction of owning United States release rights for recordings by many of Europe's top jazz artists. His yearly junkets to Sweden have earned him plaudits as one of the best of America's good will ambassadors.

Bobby Troup is currently appearing at Hollywood's smart supper clubs in addition to his weekly stint on the very popular "Musical Chairs" show viewed on the coast-to-coast NBC-TV network. As the summer replacement for the Imogene Coca Show, "Musical Chair" has become one of the brightest spots on the Saturday night line up of top shows. Bobby joins such luminaries as Johnny Mercer, Mel Blanc (Mell replaced Stan Freberg, one of the original panelists) and Bill Leyden in swapping phrases with guest vocal stars Helen O'Connell, June Christie and Margaret Whiting to create a happy half hour mood.

From Billboard - September 24, 1955: There are a dozen standards here, and they are chanted-rather than sung - by Bobby Troup. His vocalizing is very stylized, and would appeal to a cultist group only. A cool trio accompanies. Tunes include "Thou Swell," "Old Devil Moon," "I've Got You Under My Skin," etc.

Thou Swell

I've Got A Crush On You

Old Devil Moon

That's All

The Hunlebuck

Yes Sire, That's My Baby

I Get A Kick Out Of You

My Funny Valentine

They Didn't Believe Me

Dream Of You

I've Got You Under My Skin

Let's Get Away From It All