The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached
| The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached | ||||
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| Studio album by Chico Hamilton Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded |
October 26 & 27, 1958 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:53 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. WS 1245 | |||
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The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton's Quintet recorded in 1958 and released on the Warner Bros. label.[1] the album features some of the earliest released recordings of Eric Dolphy.
Reception
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| Allmusic |   |
on its release Billboard called it "An outstanding jazz set featuring fine performances and exciting ideas".[3] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The West Coast jazz chamber music generally holds one's interest".[2]
Track listing
- "Something to Live For" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington) - 3:56
- "Andante" (Luther Henderson) - 2:30
- "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 2:28
- "Pottsville, U.S.A." (Bill Potts) - 5:43
- "Don's Delight" (Chico Hamilton, Howard McGhee) - 3:49
- "Strange" (Fred Fisher, John La Touche) - 3:09
- "Modes" (Fred Katz) - 6:38
- "Fair Weather" (Benny Golson) - 3:00
- "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 4:38
- "Ev'rything I've Got" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:02
Personnel
- Chico Hamilton - drums, percussion
- Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Nathan Gershman - cello
- Dennis Budimir - guitar
- Wyatt Ruther - bass
- unidentified string section arranged and conducted by Fred Katz
References
- ↑ Eric Dolphy Catalog accessed June 4, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. With Strings Attached – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ↑ Billboard, January 26, 1959, p.27
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