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El Chico (album)

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Released
  
1965

Length
  
35:37

Release date
  
1965

Label
  
Impulse! Records

Recorded
  
August 26 & 27, 1965

Artist
  
Chico Hamilton

Producer
  
Bob Thiele

Genre
  
Jazz

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El Chico is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The influences of Latin jazz, bossa nova, and the avant-garde are mixed into the unusual musical blend".

Track listing

All compositions by Chico Hamilton except as indicated
  1. "El Chico" - 4:06
  2. "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) - 6:06
  3. "Marcheta" (Victor Schertzinger) - 4:00
  4. "This Dream" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 3:17
  5. "Conquistadores" (Willie Bobo, Chico Hamilton, Albert Stinson, Gábor Szabó, Bob Thiele) - 6:40
  6. "El Moors" - 2:22
  7. "Strange" (John La Touche, Marvin Fisher) - 4:46
  8. "Helena" - 4:20
  • Recorded in New York City on August 26 (tracks 3 & 7) and August 27 (tracks 1, 2, 4-6 & 8), 1965

    • Personnel

  • Chico Hamilton – drums
  • Jimmy Cheatham - trombone
  • Sadao Watanabe – alto saxophone
  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Albert Stinson – bass
  • Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja - percussion

    • Songs

    1El Chico4:15
    2People6:06
    3Marcheta4:07

    References

    El Chico (album) Wikipedia
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