Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton Golden Tracks (All Tracks Remastered) (2021)

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Title: Chico Hamilton Golden Tracks (All Tracks Remastered)
Year Of Release: 2021
Label: jjjedizionimusicali
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 1:43:44
Total Size: 595 / 242 MB
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Tracklist:

01. The Best Things In Life Are Free (Remastered 2018)
02. Takin' A Chance On Love (Remastered 2019)
03. She's Funny That Way (Remastered 2018)
04. Midnight Sun (Remastered 2019)
05. We'll Be Together Again (Remastered 2019)
06. Tales (Remastered 2015)
07. The Second Time Around (Remastered 2015)
08. What Is There To Say (Remastered 2019)
09. The Ghost (Remastered 2019)
10. Long Ago (And Far Away) (Remastered 2018)
11. The Wind (Remastered 2019)
12. Lullaby Of The Leaves (Remastered 2019)
13. Passion Flower (Remastered 2018)
14. More Than You Know (Remastered 2018)
15. These Foolish Things (Remastered 2019)
16. Lost In The Night (Remastered 2019)
17. You're The Cream In My Coffee (Remastered 2019)
18. Passin' Thru (Remastered 2015)
19. Transfusion (Remastered 2015)
20. Beyond The Blue Horizon (Remastered 2018)
21. Transfusion (Remastered 2015)
22. I Gave My Love A Cherry (Remastered 2018)
23. One for Joan (Remastered 2015)
24. Fat Mouth (Remastered 2019)
25. Lady "E" (Remastered 2019)

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