Chico Hamilton

• INCLUDES 5 BONUS TRACKS

This sensational edition contains all of the studio recordings of Chico Hamilton’s outstanding quintet featuring Buddy Collette and Jim Hall.

In addition, this release also contains as bonus tracks the quintet’s first live session, which occupied Side B of the original LP. These selections (16 to 20) were recorded at a club named The Strollers only a few weeks after the formation of the quintet. The club ambience is clearly noticeable and the horn of a passing car is also heard at one point during the bass intro of Walking Carson Blues.

PERSONNEL:

• BUDDY COLLETTE, flute, alto & tenor sax, clarinet
• FRED KATZ, cello
• JIM HALL, guitar
• CARSON SMITH, bass
• CHICO HAMILTON, drums

[1-5]: Los Angeles, August 23, 1955. 6-10: Los Angeles, January 4, 1956.

[11-15]: Los Angeles, February 10 & 13, 1956.

• [16-20] BONUS TRACKS:
• Live at “The Strollers”, Long Beach, California, August 4 & 5, 1955.

TRACKS:

• 01 A Nice Day
• 02 My Funny Valentine
• 03 Blue Sands
• 04 The Sage
• 05 The Morning After
• 06 Jonalah
• 07 Chrissie
• 08 The Wind
• 09 Gone Lover (When Your Lover Has Gone)
• 10 The Ghost
• 11 Sleepy Slept Here
• 12 Takin’ a Chance on Love
• 13 The Squimp
• 14 Topsy
• 15 Sleep
• 16 I Want to Be Happy (*)
• 17 Spectacular (*)
• 18 Free Form (*)
• 19 Walkin’ Carson Blues(*)
• 20 Buddy Boo (*)

• TOTAL TIME: 79:34 Min.