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'''''The Chico Hamilton Special''''' is an album by drummer and bandleader [[Chico Hamilton]] recorded in 1960 and released on the [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] label.<ref>[http://www.charleslloyd.com/cldiscography.htm Charles Lloyd discography], accessed June 30, 2015</ref>
'''''The Chico Hamilton Special''''' is an album by drummer and bandleader [[Chico Hamilton]] recorded in 1960 and released on the [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] label.<ref>[http://www.charleslloyd.com/cldiscography.htm Charles Lloyd discography], accessed June 30, 2015</ref>


The album cover was photographed by Los Angeles-based photographer [[Leigh Wiener]].
The album cover was photographed by Los Angeles–based photographer [[Leigh Wiener]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ''[[DownBeat]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="DB61">{{cite magazine |last=Tynan |first=John |date=October 12, 1961 |title=Chico Hamilton: The Chico Hamilton Special |magazine=[[DownBeat]] |volume=28 |issue=21 |pages=29–30 }}</ref>
}}
}}
The [[Allmusic]] review by Scott Yanow states: "this would be the last album in Hamilton's famous string of cello groups before the drummer changed directions. Interesting if not essential music".<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000913718 |title=''The Chico Hamilton Special'' – Review |accessdate=June 30, 2015}}</ref>
The contemporaneous ''[[DownBeat]]'' reviewer believed that this was the best band that Hamilton had led, and concluded that the album was "by far the best album the drummer has recorded in terms of jazz spirit, exciting soloists, and, above all, deep-down swing".<ref name="DB61" /> The [[AllMusic]] review by Scott Yanow states: "this would be the last album in Hamilton's famous string of cello groups before the drummer changed directions. Interesting if not essential music".<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000913718 |title=''The Chico Hamilton Special'' – Review |accessdate=June 30, 2015}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "Don't Get Lost" (H. Smith) - 5:25
# "Don't Get Lost" (H. Smith) – 5:25
# "[[Autumn Leaves (1945 song)|Autumn Leaves]]" ([[Joseph Kosma]]) - 4:20
# "[[Autumn Leaves (1945 song)|Autumn Leaves]]" ([[Joseph Kosma]]) – 4:20
# "New Rhumba" ([[Ahmad Jamal]]) - 4:04
# "New Rhumba" ([[Ahmad Jamal]]) – 4:04
# "Way Down" (N. Jones) - 5:27
# "Way Down" (N. Jones) – 5:27
# "Afternoon of a Breeze" ([[Dorothy Ashby]]) - 5:50
# "Afternoon of a Breeze" ([[Dorothy Ashby]]) – 5:50
# "[[Lady Bird (composition)|Lady Bird]]" ([[Tadd Dameron]]) - 3:37
# "[[Lady Bird (composition)|Lady Bird]]" ([[Tadd Dameron]]) – 3:37
# "Trio" (Chico Hamilton) - 7:00
# "Trio" (Chico Hamilton) – 7:00


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Chico Hamilton]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Chico Hamilton]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)|Charles Lloyd]] - [[alto saxophone]], [[flute]]
*[[Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)|Charles Lloyd]] – [[alto saxophone]], [[flute]]
*Nate Gershman - [[cello]]
*Nate Gershman – [[cello]]
*Harry Pope - [[guitar]]
*Harry Polk – [[guitar]]
*Bobby Haynes - [[double bass|bass]]
*Bobby Haynes – [[double bass|bass]]


Source:<ref name="Allmusic" />
Source:<ref name="Allmusic" />

Latest revision as of 23:33, 7 February 2024

The Chico Hamilton Special
Studio album by
Chico Hamilton Quintet
Released1961
RecordedNovember 28 & 29, 1960
New York City
GenreJazz
Length35:43
LabelColumbia CL 1619
Chico Hamilton chronology
Bye Bye Birdie-Irma La Douce
(1960) 		The Chico Hamilton Special
(1961) 		Drumfusion
(1962)

The Chico Hamilton Special is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton recorded in 1960 and released on the Columbia label.[1]

The album cover was photographed by Los Angeles–based photographer Leigh Wiener.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[3]

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer believed that this was the best band that Hamilton had led, and concluded that the album was "by far the best album the drummer has recorded in terms of jazz spirit, exciting soloists, and, above all, deep-down swing".[3] The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "this would be the last album in Hamilton's famous string of cello groups before the drummer changed directions. Interesting if not essential music".[2]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Don't Get Lost" (H. Smith) – 5:25
  2. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma) – 4:20
  3. "New Rhumba" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:04
  4. "Way Down" (N. Jones) – 5:27
  5. "Afternoon of a Breeze" (Dorothy Ashby) – 5:50
  6. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) – 3:37
  7. "Trio" (Chico Hamilton) – 7:00

Personnel

[edit]

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Charles Lloyd discography, accessed June 30, 2015
  2. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. The Chico Hamilton Special – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Tynan, John (October 12, 1961). "Chico Hamilton: The Chico Hamilton Special". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 21. pp. 29–30.
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