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drummer/ bandleader Chico Hamilton. It was first released by

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(AS-9130) and has been subsequently reissued on CD with the addition of bonus tracks from ''

Chic Chic Chico ''Chic Chic Chico'' is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label.

'', ''Definitive Jazz Scene Vol. 3'' and ''Passin' Thru''. The bonus tracks feature different line-ups to that of the album, including Charles Lloyd and

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. The bonus track, "El Toro" is also featured on the ''

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'' compilation. All tracks are originals, composed by Hamilton and some arranged by

Jimmy Cheatham James Rudolph Cheatham (June 18, 1924 – January 12, 2007) was an American jazz trombonist and teacher who played with Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, and Ornette Coleman. In 1978, Cheatham was invited to lead the jazz program at Universit ...

. The exceptions are "For Mods Only", composed by

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, who features on the track playing piano; some licks played by guitarist, Larry Coryell, from which

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(of

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and

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) later used with The Stones; and "Larry of Arabia" by Larry Coryell, here supposedly making his first recording.

Track listing

#"The Dealer" (Chico Hamilton-Jimmy Cheatham) – 6:21 #"For Mods Only" (Archie Shepp) – 4:25 #"A Trip" (Chico Hamilton-Jimmy Cheatham) – 6:35 #"Baby, You Know" (Chico Hamilton-Jimmy Cheatham) – 3:56 #"Larry of Arabia" (Larry Coryell) – 5:09 #"Thoughts" (Chico Hamilton) – 9:20 #"Jim-Jeannie" (Chico Hamilton) – 5:48 Bonus Tracks #"Chic Chic Chico" (

Manny Albam Manny Albam (June 24, 1922 – October 2, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, record producer, and educator. Early life A native of the Dominican Republic, Albam grew up in New York City. He was attracted to jazz at an ea ...

) - 2:49 #"

Big Noise From Winnetka "Big Noise from Winnetka" is a jazz song co-written by composer and bass player Bob Haggart and drummer Ray Bauduc with lyrics by Gil Rodin and Bob Crosby, who were members of a sub-group of the Bob Crosby Orchestra called "The Bobcats". They a ...

" (

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- Bob Haggart-

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Gil Rodin Gilbert A. Rodin (December 9, 1906 – June 10, 1974) was an American jazz saxophonist, songwriter, and record producer. He was born in the Russian Empire. Career Rodin was raied in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Rodin studied saxophone, clari ...

) - 2:49 #"The Second Time Around" ( Jimmy Van Heusen-

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) - 3:12 #"El Toro" (Chico Hamilton-Charles Lloyd-Gábor Szabó) - 2:49

Personnel

''Original Album'' Chico Hamilton Quartet: *Chico Hamilton - drums, percussion, vocal on #6 *Larry Coryell - electric guitar *

Arnie Lawrence Arnold Lawrence Finkelstein (July 10, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York – April 22, 2005 in Jerusalem, Israel) was an American jazz saxophonist. Career Lawrence studied clarinet in his youth before switching to saxophone. He played from age 12 in clu ...

- alto saxophone, except #5 * Richard Davis - bass Featuring: *

- piano on #2 *Ernie Hayes - organ on #4 and #5 *Jimmy Cheatham - arranger on #1 and #4, conductor on #3 *Unknown - percussion and tambourine on #7 ''Bonus Tracks:'' *Chico Hamilton - drums *

Albert Stinson Albert Stinson (August 2, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio – June 2, 1969) was an American jazz double-bassist. Stinson learned to play piano, trombone, and tuba before settling on bass at age 14. After his graduation from John Muir High School in Pasade ...

- bass, vocal on #9 *

Willie Bobo William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo,Biography ''AllMusic'' was an American Latin jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican descent. Bobo rejected the stereotypical expectations of Lat ...

- maracas on #8, cowbells on #9 * Charles Lloyd - flute on #9 and #11,

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saxophone on #10 *

- guitar on #8, #10 and #11 *

George Bohanon George Roland Bohanon, Jr. (born August 7, 1937) is a jazz trombonist and session musician from Detroit, Michigan. In the early 1960s, he participated in Detroit's Workshop Jazz ensemble, with Johnny Griffith, Paula Greer, David Hamilton, Lefty ...

- trombone on #10, probably maracas and percussion on #11 *

Jimmy Woods Jimmy Woods (born October 29, 1934, in St. Louis, Missouri; died March 29, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. Woods played with the R&B band of Homer Carter in 1951, and served in the Air Force from 1952 to 1956 ...

saxophone on #8 Production *

Bob Thiele Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places *Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals * Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname ...

- original producer *Bob Simpson - recording engineer (original album) *

Rudy Van Gelder Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...

- recording engineer (bonus tracks) *

Michael Cuscuna Michael Cuscuna (born September 20, 1949 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States) is an American jazz record producer and writer. He is the co-founder of Mosaic Records and a discographer of Blue Note Records. Cuscuna played drums, saxophone and ...

- reissue producer * Erick Labson remastering * Robert Flynn/

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- cover design * Charles Shabacon - photographs * Hollis King - art direction * Edward O'Dowd - graphic design

Locations

*Original album recorded at

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Recording Studios, NYC *Bonus tracks recorded at

Recording Studio, NJ *Remastered at MCA Music Media Studios

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dealer, The Chico Hamilton albums 1966 albums Impulse! Records albums Albums produced by Michael Cuscuna Albums produced by Bob Thiele Albums conducted by Jimmy Cheatham Albums arranged by Jimmy Cheatham