''Chico Hamilton Quintet'' is a live album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton, released on the

Pacific Jazz Pacific Jazz Records was a Los Angeles-based record company and label best known for cool jazz or West coast jazz. It was founded in 1952 by producer Richard Bock (1927–1988) and drummer Roy Harte (1924–2003). Harte, in 1954, also co-founded ...

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Reception

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Track listing

# "I Know (Theme)" ( Jim Hall) - 0:55 # "Chanel #5" (Carson Smith) - 4:36 # "Beanstalk" (Smith) - 5:13 # "

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) - 3:32 # "Siete-Cuartro" (Hall) - 4:51 # "Mr. Jo Jones" (Chico Hamilton) - 3:11 # "I Know (Theme)" (Hall) - 0:34 # "

Satin Doll "Satin Doll" is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 101 Strings, Terry Callier, and Nancy Wilson. Its chord progressio ...

" ( Duke Ellington) - 4:35 # "Lillian" (Freddy Catts) - 4:54 # "Reflections" (Fred Katz) - 5:20 # "Soft Winds" ( Benny Goodman) - 4:48 # " Caravan" ( Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) - 3:20 # "I Know (Theme)" (Hall) - 0:34

Personnel

* Chico Hamilton - drums * Paul Horn -

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, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet * Fred Katz -

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G ...

John Pisano John Pisano (born February 6, 1931) is a jazz guitarist born in Staten Island, New York. Biography Pisano has worked with Herb Alpert, Billy Bean, Chico Hamilton, Peggy Lee, and Joe Pass. Discography As leader * ''Makin' It: Guitar Duets'' wit ...

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 strin ...

* Carson Smith - bass

References

Pacific Jazz Records live albums Chico Hamilton live albums 1957 live albums {{1950s-jazz-album-stub