Are You Sure You Three Guys Know What You're Doing? Jazz Vinyl

This release comes in vinyl format, with a listed 180-gram pressing. It brings pianist Mike Jones together with bassist Penn Jillette and drummer Jeff Hamilton. The program mixes jazz standards with blues. Its listed runtime is 43 minutes.

Getting the most from it

The album’s appeal is the contrast among its players: Jones is a pianist and longtime musical director and performer at the Penn & Teller Show in Las Vegas, Jillette contributes bass, and Hamilton plays drums. That makes this more than a collection of familiar melodies led by piano alone, the trio format gives the standards and blues a shared instrumental setting. The track list moves from “S’ Wonderful” and “The Girl From Ipanema” to “Blues for Burns” and “On Green Dolphin Street,” offering a mix of recognizable standards and a blues selection.

For a listening session, the sequence gives you a compact set rather than a sprawling collection, and the 43-minute runtime is useful when choosing an album for a single sitting. The release also includes liner notes by Bill Prady, which may add context for listeners who like to read along with an album. The cover art is by David Silverman, known here as a Simpsons animator. Those details may matter to collectors who value the presentation as well as the music.

Key specifications

• Format: Vinyl
• Pressing: 180 gram, described as an audiophile pressing
• Runtime: 43 minutes
• Listed product dimensions: 12.76 x 12.44 x 0.39 inches
• Listed product weight: 9.12 ounces
• Performers: Mike Jones (piano), Penn Jillette (bass), Jeff Hamilton (drums)
• Liner notes: Bill Prady
• Cover art: David Silverman
• Track listing: “S’ Wonderful,” “What a Difference a Day Makes,” “The Girl From Ipanema,” “You’ve Changed,” “Watch What Happens,” “Blues for Burns,” and “On Green Dolphin Street”

Where it shines

What makes this lineup more than a novelty? The album pairs Jillette’s bass playing with Jones’s piano and Hamilton’s drums, and its material spans standards and blues rather than leaning on one kind of selection. That combination gives it a clear place for listeners looking for a small-group jazz record with familiar titles and a blues track in the mix. It also differs from a solo-piano album: the bass-and-drums parts are central to the trio setup, so choose this when you want the interplay of three musicians.

It makes sense if you want a physical jazz release that brings together standards, blues, and a distinctive trio lineup. The named performers, track list, liner notes, and cover artist are also useful details for deciding whether the album fits a collection. Not the best choice if you specifically want a digital-format release, the listed format is vinyl.

Final verdict

This is a focused choice for listeners drawn to jazz standards and blues in a piano-bass-drums trio, with a 180-gram vinyl pressing and documented presentation details. Its strongest point for a buying decision is the specific combination of performers and repertoire, not an unusually broad track count or a claim about how it sounds. If those artists and selections are what you want on vinyl, the listing provides enough detail to assess the musical fit, if your priority is a different format or a particular unlisted pressing detail, the available information does not establish that.