Released 1959 The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached(1958) Gongs East!(1958) Release date 1959 | Length 37:53 Label Warner Bros. Records | |
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Recorded October 26 & 27, 1958Los Angeles, CA Similar Chico Hamilton albums, Jazz albums | ||
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. the album features some of the earliest released recordings of Eric Dolphy.
Contents
Reception
on its release Billboard called it "An outstanding jazz set featuring fine performances and exciting ideas". The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The West Coast jazz chamber music generally holds one's interest".
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 Rogers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:02
Personnel
Songs
1Something to Live For3:56
2Andante2:30
3Speak Low (From "One Touch of Venus")2:28
References
The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA