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| 1. | I Want to Be Happy
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| 2. | Delightful, Charming & Cool
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| 3. | Brushing With B
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| 4. | Ain't Nobody Calling Me
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| 5. | Magali
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| 6. | Shirley
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| 7. | Conversation
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| 8. | There Are the Dues
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| 9. | Dreams of Youth
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| 10. | Five Friends
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| 11. | Reunion
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Jazz / Cool, Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Chico Hamilton - Vocals, Drums
Buddy Collette - Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Flute
Carson Smith - Bass
Fred Katz - Cello
Gennaro Carone Engineer
Giancarlo Barigozzi Engineer
Giovanni Bonandrini Producer
Jeffrey Andrew Caddick Liner Notes
John Pisano Guitar
Paola Bensi Photography
In 1989, 34 years after the formation of the somewhat unique Chico Hamilton Quintet, the original members (with one exception) reunited for a tour and this Soul Note recording. In addition to drummer Hamilton, Buddy Collette (heard on flute, clarinet and alto), cellist Fred Katz, bassist Carson Smith, and guitarist John Pisano (Jim Hall's first replacement) complete the group. This studio session only includes one standard remake of "I Want to Be Happy" and is comprised of then-recent originals by band members, with two selections ("Brushing with B" and "Conversation") being freely improvised duets by Collette and Hamilton. So, rather than merely being an exercise in nostalgia, this excellent set features the Quintet members as they sounded in the late '80s, creating new music for their classic sound. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Chico Hamilton
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Sep 21, 1921 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Boogaloo, Cool, Crossover Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Soul-Jazz, West Coast Jazz
Chico Hamilton, a subtle and creative drummer, will probably always be better known for the series of quintets that he led during 1955-1965 and for his ability as a talent scout than for his fine drumming. Hamilton first played drums while in high school with the many fine young players (including Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet, and Charles Mingus) who were in Los Angeles at the time. He made his recording debut with Slim Gaillard, was house drummer at Billy Berg's, toured with Lionel Hampton, and served in the military (1942-1946). In 1946, Hamilton worked briefly with Jimmy Mundy, Count Basie, and Lester Young (recording with Young). He toured as Lena Horne's drummer (on and off during 1948-1955), and gained recognition for his work with the original Gerry Mulligan piano-less quartet (1952-1953). In 1955, Hamilton put together his first quintet, a chamber jazz group with the reeds of Buddy Collette, guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Carson Smith, and cellist Fred Katz. One of the last important West Coast jazz bands, the Chico Hamilton Quintet was immediately popular and appeared in a memorable sequence in 1958's Jazz on a Summmer's Day and the Hollywood film The Sweet Smell of Success. The personnel changed over the next few years (with Paul Horn and Eric Dolphy heard on reeds, cellist Nate Gersham, guitarists John Pisano and Dennis Budimir, and several bassists passing through the group) but it retained its unusual sound. By 1961, Charles Lloyd was on tenor and flute, Gabor Szabo was the new guitarist, and soon the cello was dropped in favor of trombone (Garnett Brown and later George Bohanon), giving the group an advanced-hard bop style.
In 1966, Chico Hamilton started composing for commercials and the studios and he broke up his quintet. However, he continued leading various groups, playing music that ranged from the avant-garde to erratic fusion and advanced hard bop. Such up-and-coming musicians as Larry Coryell (1966), Steve Potts (1967), Arthur Blythe, Steve Turre (on bass, surprisingly), and Eric Person (who played in Hamilton's '90s group Euphoria) were among the younger players he helped discover. In 1989, Chico Hamilton had a recorded reunion with the original members of his 1955 quintet (with Pisano in Hall's place), and in the 1990s he made a number of records for Soul Note.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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