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Chico Hamilton - Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered) (2021)

Chico Hamilton - Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered) (2021)

BAND/ARTIST: Chico Hamilton

  • Title: Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
  • Year Of Release: 2021
  • Label: Master Tape Records
  • Genre: Jazz
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks)
  • Total Time: 5:14:36
  • Total Size: 1.48 GB
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Tracklist:

Disc 1

01. The Sage (Remastered)
02. Drums West (Remastered)
03. Blue Sands (Remastered)
04. Mr. Jo Jones (Remastered)
05. A Nice Day (Remastered)
06. My Funny Valentine (Remastered)
07. I Know, Pt 1 (Remastered)
08. I Know, Pt 2 (Remastered)
09. I Know, Pt 3 (Remastered)
10. Gone Lover (When Your Lover Has Gone) (Remastered)
11. Chrissie (Remastered)
12. Beanstalk (Remastered)
13. Happy Talk (Remastered)
14. Chanel 5 (Remastered)
15. Happy Little Dance (Remastered)
16. Sleepy Slept Here (Santa Monica) (Remastered)
17. Topsy (Remastered)
18. Where or When (Remastered)
19. Newport News (Remastered)
20. Loma (Remastered)
21. Granada (Remastered)
22. Tuesday at Two (Remastered)
23. September Song (Remastered)
24. Afternoon of a Breeze (Remastered)
25. Long Ago (And Far Away) (Remastered)
26. Autumn Leaves (Remastered)

Disc 2

01. Caravan (Remastered)
02. This Nearly Was Mine (Remastered)
03. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right out My Hair (Remastered)
04. Don't Get Lost (Remastered)
05. The Morning After (Remastered)
06. Free Form (Remastered)
07. Lady Bird (Remastered)
08. Katz-Up (Remastered)
09. Satin Doll (Remastered)
10. Good Grief, Dennis (Remastered)
11. Sleep (Remastered)
12. More Than You Know (Remastered)
13. Far East (Remastered)
14. New Rhumba (Remastered)
15. Lester's Be Bop Boogie (Remastered)
16. Nature by Emerson (Remastered)
17. Siete Cuatro (Remastered)
18. Lillian (Remastered)
19. Suite for Horn (Allegrozenscience Fiction) (Remastered)
20. No Speak No English, Man (Remastered)
21. Soft Winds (Remastered)
22. Honey Bun (Remastered)
23. Miss Movement (Remastered)
24. There Is Nothin' Like a Dame (Remastered)
25. Where I Live (Remastered)
26. The Best Things in Life Are Free (Remastered)
27. The Wind (Remastered)

Disc 3

01. Younger Than Springtime (Remastered)
02. The Squimp (Remastered)
03. I Gave My Love a Cherry (Remastered)
04. Trinkets (Remastered)
05. Buddy Boo (Remastered)
06. Walking Carson Blues (Remastered)
07. Passion Flower (Remastered)
08. The Ghost (Remastered)
09. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) (Remastered)
10. She's Funny That Way (Remastered)
11. A Cockeyed Optimist (Remastered)
12. Bali Ha'i (Remastered)
13. Some Enchanted Evening (Remastered)
14. A Wonderful Guy (Remastered)
15. Taking a Chance on Love (Remastered)
16. Way Down (Remastered)
17. Jonalah (Remastered)
18. Spectacular (Remastered)
19. Lord Randall (Remastered)
20. Gongs East (Remastered)
21. I Want to Be Happy (Remastered)
22. Pluck It (Remastered)
23. Reflections (Remastered)
24. Beyond the Blue Horizon (Remastered)
25. Montuna (Remastered)
26. Classical Katz (Remastered)
27. Dites Moi (Remastered)

Chico Hamilton, a subtle and creative drummer, will probably always be remembered 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 Summer'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 Gershman, 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.

The Inquiring MindIn 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. He continued playing gigs and recording throughout the 2000s, releasing four albums in 2006 for the label Joyous Shout! in celebration of his 85th birthday. Chico Hamilton died in Manhattan on November 25, 2013; he was 92 years old. His last album, The Inquiring Mind, recorded shortly before his passing, was released in early 2014. ~ Scott Yanow


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