''Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi Fi'' is an album by drummer and bandleader

Chico Hamilton Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, ...

, released on the

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label.Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series
accessed June 5, 2015 The bulk of album was recorded at two sessions in 1956; a live drum solo was recorded in 1954. The cover artwork is a photo of artist

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Reception

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accessed June 5, 2015

Track listing

# "Jonalah" (Carson Smith) - 2:15 # "Chrissie" (Jim Hall) - 3:50 # "The Wind" ( Russ Freeman) - 3:32 # " Gone Lover (When Your Lover Has Gone)" (

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) - 3:48 # "The Ghost" (Buddy Collette) - 5:05 # "Sleepy Slept Here (Santa Monica)" (Collette) - 4:08 # "

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, John La Touche,

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Eddie Durham Edward Durham (August 19, 1906 – March 6, 1987) was an American jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer, and arranger. He was one of the pioneers of the electric guitar in jazz. The orchestras of Bennie Moten, Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basie, ...

Edgar Battle Edgar "Puddinghead" Battle (October 3, 1907 – February 6, 1977) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. He performed on trumpet, trombone, saxophone, and keyboard. Early life and education Battle was born into a m ...

) - 4:43 # "Drums West" (Chico Hamilton) - 4:15 # "

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) - 2:26 *Recorded at Stockton High School in Stockton, CA on November 12, 1954 (track 10), in Los Angeles, CA on January 4, 1956 (tracks 1-5) and at Music Box Theatre in Hollywood, CA on February 10 & 13, 1956 (tracks 6-9 & 11).

Personnel

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Buddy Collette William Marcel "Buddy" Collette (August 6, 1921 – September 19, 2010) was an American jazz flutist, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He was a founding member of the Chico Hamilton Quintet. Early life William Marcel Collette was born in L ...

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

(tracks 1-9 & 11) *

Fred Katz Frederick Carl Katz (21 May 1877 – 13 December 1960) was an Australian trade unionist and politician. He had a long association with the Australian labour movement, holding senior leadership positions with the Federated Clerks' Union, Feder ...

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

(tracks 1-9 & 11) * Jim Hall -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(tracks 1-9 & 11) * Carson Smith - bass (tracks 1-9 & 11)

References

Pacific Jazz Records albums Chico Hamilton albums 1956 albums {{1950s-jazz-album-stub