Pat Healy - Sings Just Before Dawn · Her Complete Recordings

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:45
Size: 136,3 MB
Art: Front

(0:28) 1. Bobby Troup Introduces Pat Healy
(1:33) 2. I Wish I Were In Love Again
(2:38) 3. Bobby Troup Interviews Pat Healy
(1:42) 4. The Siren Song
(3:47) 5. Don't Ever Leave Me
(3:54) 6. The Siren Song
(3:38) 7. I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All?
(1:39) 8. Boys And Girls
(2:47) 9. Naughty But Nice
(3:35) 10. Isn't It A Pity
(4:09) 11. When I Fall In Love
(4:07) 12. Nobody Else But Me
(2:21) 13. Easy Come 
(3:13) 14. Every Time
(3:26) 15. You Never Knew About Me 
(0:22) 16. Bobby Troup Introduces Pat Healy
(2:24) 17. Blue Moon
(3:51) 18. I've Got It Again
(0:55) 19. Bobby Troup Introduces Pat Healy
(1:38) 20. They All Laughed
(0:17) 21. Bobby Troup Introduces The Next Song
(1:40) 22. The Siren Song
(2:00) 23. Ever Since You Went Away (Bonus Track)
(2:30) 24. Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home (Bonus Track)

Miss Pat Healy (1927-2020) was born in Cleveland but at age 22 she settled in Los Angeles. She spent years filling various jobs before having the courage to make impromptu appearances at some local nightclubs. Finally in 1957 spirited by pianist Joe Marino, she quit her job and soon emerged as a praised and applauded singer by the audiences, winning soon her first professional contract as a guest vocalist on the television show Stars of Jazz, backed by the Paul Bley trio. As a consequence of her performance, she was offered to record for World Pacific Records.

On Just Before Dawn, her debut album, Pat sang eleven standard songs, some of them quite unusual, backed by cellist Fred Katz’s intimate approach to arranging and conducting, and by Joe Marino’s quartet. In both settings, she revealed herself as a vocalist with clarity of sound, style, sensitivity, and the ability to sing difficult songs, with the right accompaniment, resulting in this distinctive album, the first and only she recorded.The remaining recordings come from two later appearances of Pat in Stars of Jazz, where she can be heard with the backing of the Keith Williams orchestra, and finally, alone with her favorite accompanist, Joe Marino.By Jordi Pujol
https://www.amazon.com/Sings-Just-Before-Dawn-Recordings/dp/B0BXFSTGF4

Personnel: Pat Healy (vcl), Fred Katz (arr, dir), Paul Horn (as, bcl, fl), Paul Bley, Gerald Wiggins, Joe Marino (p), John Pisano, Howard Roberts (g), Charlie Haden, Hal Gaylor, Richard Von Holberg (b), Lenny McBrowne, Chico Hamilton, Shelly Manne (d)

Sings Just Before Dawn · Her Complete Recordings

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Wardell Gray & Dexter Gordon - The Chase and the Steeplechase

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:57
Size: 114,6 MB
Art: Front

(11:35)  1. The Chase
(13:52)  2. The Steeplechase
( 6:58)  3. Milt to the Hilt
( 7:56)  4. Homecoming
( 3:27)  5. Swootie Patootie
( 3:15)  6. Sweet Lorraine
( 2:51)  7. Goodbye

A classic bit of aggressive bop from the team of Wardell Gray and Dexter Gordon famous in the LA scene for their fierce playing in competitive cutting contests! The album features the classic long reading of "The Chase", cut by Gordon and Gray at a GNP concert in 1952 backed by the similar "Steeple Chase", which grooves out in a similar format with very long tenor solos. The rest of the group features Conte Candoli on trumpet, Chico Hamilton on drums, Bob Tucker on piano, and Don Bagley on bass. The second part of the CD features classic early work from Tony Scott a set of clarinet tracks performed with a quartet featuring Dick Katz on piano, Milt Hinton on bass, and Sid Bulkin on drums. The style's a great mix of bop and swing in that mode that Tony always brought to his best work of the time, and which pushed an understanding of the clarinet in jazz long past the swing years. Titles include the original "Homecoming", "Sweet Loraine", "Goodbye", and "Swootie Patootie".  

© 1996-2018, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/635013

Personnel:  Wardell Gray tenor saxophone;  Dexter Gordon tenor saxophone;  Bobby Tucker piano; Don Bagley bass; Chico Hamilton drums

The Chase and the Steeplechase

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Gerry Mulligan - California Concerts - Volume 1, Volume 2

Album: California Concerts - Volume 1

Chico Hamilton Quintet - Plays South Pacific In Hi-Fi

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop 
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:57
Size: 85,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:18)  1. A Wonderful Guy
(3:56)  2. This Nearly Was Mine
(3:03)  3. Dites Moi
(3:19)  4. Some Enchanted Evening
(4:43)  5. Bali Ha'i
(3:03)  6. There Is Nothing Like A Dame
(3:34)  7. Younger Than Springtime
(3:00)  8. Happy Talk
(1:55)  9. A Cockeyed Optimist
(4:23) 10. Honey Bun
(2:41) 11. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair

South Pacific in Hi-Fi is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton featuring jazz interpreations of themes from the Broadway musical South Pacific which was released on the Pacific Jazz label. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_in_Hi-Fi

Personnel:  Chico Hamilton - drums; Paul Horn - alto saxophone, flute, arranger; Fred Katz - cello, arranger; John Pisano - guitar, arranger; Hal Gaylor - bass; Calvin Jackson, Carson Smith - arranger

Plays South Pacific In Hi-Fi

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Chico Hamilton - Man From Two Worlds (Remastered)

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1964/2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:32
Size: 155,5 MB
Scans: Front

( 6:02)  1. Man from Two Worlds
( 3:28)  2. Blues Medley
(10:36)  3. Forest Flower
( 3:52)  4. Child's Play
( 4:34)  5. Blues for O.T.
( 4:50)  6. Mallet Dance
( 3:49)  7. Love Song to a Baby
( 8:19)  8. Passin' Thru
( 2:45)  9. Transfusion
(13:18) 10. Lady Gabor
( 5:53) 11. Lonesome Child

This album actually combines two Chico Hamilton releases, namely Man from Two Worlds and Passin' Thru. There is great compositional range on this album, even though nine out the ten tunes were written by a single author (saxophonist Charles Lloyd). Some of these compositions spin off on an avant-garde tangent, while others are more direct and harmonically familiar. The title track is basically an extended jam, though there is a Monk-like main theme that is used to begin and end the tune. Clearly, this piece is influenced by Indian music, and guitarist Gabor Szabo best illustrates the exotic, modal leanings of this composition through his sitar-influenced solo. On the other hand, "Forest Flower" is much more harmonious and easy to follow. Using standard jazz chords and a catchy melody, this tune is much less demanding on the ear. As its the title implies, Man from Two Worlds really does focus on two distinct "worlds" of jazz, and is the perfect listen for all those who crave musical diversity. ~ Rovi Staff https://www.allmusic.com/album/man-from-two-worlds-mw0000098978

Personnel:  Chico Hamilton – drums; Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute; Gábor Szabó – guitar; Albert Stinson – bass; George Bohanon – trombone (tracks 8-11)

Man From Two Worlds

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Buddy Collette Big Band - In Concert

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:48
Size: 127.7 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[ 7:13] 1. Magali
[ 7:04] 2. Andre
[ 3:08] 3. Mr. And Mrs. Goodbye
[ 4:25] 4. Blues Number Four
[11:55] 5. Jazz By The Bay
[ 7:59] 6. Blues In Torrance
[ 7:00] 7. Point Fermin From Friendships Suite
[ 7:01] 8. Buddy Boo

Bass – Richard Simon; Cello – Fred Katz; Drums – Chico Hamilton, Leon Ndugu Chancler; Guitar – Al Viola; Piano – Gerald Wiggins; Trombone – Britt Woodman, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Les Benedict, Maurice Spears; Trumpet – Al Aarons, Anne King (2), Nolan Shaheed, Ronald Barrows; Woodwind – Ann Patterson, Buddy Collette, Ernie Fields, Jackie Kelson, John Stephens, Louis Taylor Jr., Steven Carr. Recorded at the Lincoln Theatre, Washington D.C.

A fluent multi-instrumentalist, and the composer of everything from TV jingles to chamber music to jam-session staples, Buddy Collette has tended to be a victim of his own versatility. But The Buddy Collette Big Band in Concert, which captures a 1996 performance in Washington, D.C., is probably his best calling card to date. For one thing, it demonstrates that the 75-year-old leader remains in fine form on the tenor sax, clarinet, and (especially) flute--check out his nuanced reading of "Blues in Torrance," and the way his ebullient solo keeps bumping up against the tune's descending harmonies. What's more, the disk showcases Collette's compositional gifts. He's concocted some rousing vehicles for his 19-piece band, and the bright, brassy arrangements on "Andre" and "Blues Number Four" suggest late-period Basie, alternating catchy riffing with piquant solo voices. Among the latter, Garnett Brown delivers some attractively gutbucket trombone, while saxophonist Louis Taylor comes out swinging on "Magali." There's also a guest appearance by the leader's old comrade-in-arms Chico Hamilton, who drives the ensemble through a heated version of "Buddy Boo." But despite his aversion to hogging the spotlight, this is clearly Collette's show--and it's about time, isn't it? ~James Marcus

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Chico Hamilton Quintet 1958-1959 - Complete Studio Sessions (2-Disc Set)

Eric Dolphy (as, fl), Dennis Budimir (g), Nate Gershman, Fred Katz (cello), Wyatt Ruther, Ralph Peña (b) Chico Hamilton (d), String Orchestra (9 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos). Recorded in Hollywood, 1958-1959

Chico Hamilton, a musician of extraordinary vision and understanding, knew the risks that small jazz bands take when they enter the so-called classical realms. So he licked the problem largely by selecting his men and materials with extreme caution and rare perspicacity. In the special talents of guitarist Dennis Budimir and cellist Nathan Gershman, the leader added two individual and skilled voices, one jazz-slanted and one classically oriented, but both highly flexible. And in Eric Dolphy, he acquired a remarkable instrumentalist whose command of horns and musical language ranged from Hodges to Parker. Dolphy was particularly outstanding in this third version of Hamiltons quintet. He thoroughly understood the disparate concepts of pitch and tone that frequently stand in the way of those who would deal with both jazz and legitimate techniques. This set is, in essence, a summation of the evolution Chico Hamiltons quintet had gone through before it reached the end of its time as a working group.

Album: Complete Studio Sessions (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:50
Size: 166.7 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[5:46] 1. Pottsville, U.S.A
[3:47] 2. Don's Delight
[2:28] 3. Andante
[2:58] 4. Fair Weather
[6:41] 5. Modes
[4:28] 6. Under Paris Skies
[3:54] 7. Something To Live For
[2:26] 8. Speak Low
[3:06] 9. Strange
[4:35] 10. Close Your Eyes
[2:08] 11. Ev'rything I've Got
[2:56] 12. Long Ago (And Far Away)
[4:37] 13. I Gave My Love A Cherry
[3:03] 14. Beyond The Blue Horizon
[5:03] 15. Nature By Emerson
[2:56] 16. Tuesday At Two
[4:46] 17. Gongs East
[4:02] 18. Far East
[3:01] 19. Good Grief, Dennis

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Album: Complete Studio Sessions (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:43
Size: 118.4 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. Passion Flower
[3:59] 2. Where I Live
[1:41] 3. Opening
[3:10] 4. Truth
[2:56] 5. Fat Mouth
[2:43] 6. Theme For A Starlet
[1:45] 7. Little Lost Bear
[2:30] 8. Champs Elysees
[1:51] 9. Pretty Little Theme
[3:20] 10. Lost In The Night
[3:21] 11. Frou Frou
[3:02] 12. Lullaby For Dreamers
[2:34] 13. Cawn Pawn
[2:41] 14. Lady E
[5:52] 15. More Than You Know
[4:36] 16. Newport News
[2:15] 17. Miss Movement

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John Lewis - Grand Encounter: 2 Degrees East-3 Degrees West

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:10
Size: 83,2 MB
Art: Front

(8:23)  1. Love Me Or Leave Me
(3:36)  2. I Can't Get Started
(4:19)  3. Easy Living
(6:12)  4. 2 Degrees East - 3 Degrees West
(3:10)  5. Skylark
(9:28)  6. Almost Like Being In Love

Also reissued as 2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West and occasionally listed under tenor saxophonist Bill Perkins' name, this classic session is the ultimate in cool jazz. Perkins' mellow tone matches quite well with the quiet but inwardly passionate playing of pianist John Lewis, guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Percy Heath, and drummer Chico Hamilton. Lewis is featured with the rhythm section on "I Can't Get Started," Hall is added for "Skylark," and the full group plays three standards plus Lewis' memorable (and atmospheric) "2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West."~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/grand-encounter-2-degrees-east-3-degrees-west-mw0000194407

Personnel:  John Lewis – piano;  Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone;  Jim Hall – guitar;  Percy Heath – bass;  Chico Hamilton - drums

Grand Encounter: 2 Degrees East-3 Degrees West

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The Chico Hamilton Quintet - The Three Faces Of Chico Hamilton

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 35:42

Size: 81.8 MB

Styles: Bop, West Coast jazz

Year: 1959/2013

Art: Front

[2:13] 1. Miss Movement

[2:47] 2. She's Funny That Way

[4:25] 3. Trinkets

[5:51] 4. More Than You Know

[2:36] 5. The Best Things In Life Are Free

[2:25] 6. Where Or When

[2:11] 7. Happy Little Dance

[4:35] 8. Newport News

[2:57] 9. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)

[5:38] 10. No Speak English, Man

A fine showcase for Chico Hamilton as a triple-threat artist: drummer extraordinaire ("Miss Movement," "Trinkets," etc.), vocalist ("She's Funny That Way," "The Best Things in Life Are Free," "Where or When"), and, of course, leader. His vocals are reminiscent of Nat King Cole, with subtleties all his own, and his drumming is just as impressive amid its own set of superlatives, many of which are shown off on the Hamilton originals "Happy Little Dance" and "Trinkets." The other members of the group, Wyatt Ruther (bass), Eric Dolphy (flute, reeds), Dennis Budimer (guitar), and Nathan Gershman (cello), get their own moments to shine, on "Newport News," "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)," etc. Hamilton also brought in a full reed section for several numbers here, in acknowledgement of his own appreciation of the classic 1940s big-band sound. And the contrasts with the quartet and solo numbers make this one of the most diversely textured and wide-ranging of all Chico Hamilton albums. ~Bruce Eder

The Three Faces of Chico  

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Various - Blue Note Beach Classics Presented By Jose Padilla (2-Disc Set)

Blue Note Beach Classics Presented By Jose Padilla is Jose's 18th album release and is a stunning representation of modern ambient, jazz and breaks. This new compilation album features tracks from French jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani to Oscar-and Grammy-winner Herbie Hancock.

Album: Blue Note Beach Classics (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:53
Size: 127.9 MB
Styles: Jazz
Year: 2012

[6:19] 1. Michel Petrucciani - Brazilian Suite #3
[6:18] 2. Andrew Hill - Poinsettia
[3:43] 3. Stacey Kent - Samba Saravah
[5:08] 4. Chico Hamilton - The Morning Side Of Love
[6:20] 5. Lee Morgan - Ceora
[9:15] 6. Herbie Hancock - Dolphin Dance
[4:25] 7. Chet Baker - I've Never Been In Love Before
[2:58] 8. Stan Getz - Autumn Leaves
[6:47] 9. Grant Green - Hurt So Bad
[4:37] 10. Bobbi Humphrey - Blacks And Blues

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Album: Blue Note Beach Classics (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:26
Size: 145.2 MB
Styles: Jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[5:30] 1. Quasimode - Waltz Ga Kikoete Feat. Miyuki Hatakeyama
[4:16] 2. Cannonball Adderley - Hummin'
[5:15] 3. Ike Quebec - Blue Samba
[4:08] 4. Miles Davis - Dear Old Stockholm
[6:52] 5. Big John Patton - The Shadow Of Your Smile
[7:33] 6. Donald Byrd - (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
[2:51] 7. Chet Baker - Moonlight Becomes You
[3:03] 8. Nancy Wilson - How Insensitive (Insensatez)
[4:21] 9. Jackie Mclean - Don't Blame Me
[5:46] 10. Horace Parlan - On The Spur Of The Moment
[6:48] 11. Donald Byrd - Book's Bossa
[6:57] 12. Dexter Gordon - Le Coiffeur

Blue Note Beach Classics (Disc 2)

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Chico Hamilton - Chic Chic Chico

Styles: Hard Bop, Post Bop, Cool Jazz 
Year: 1965
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:07
Size: 83,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:49)  1. Chic Chic Chico
(5:36)  2. Corrida de Toros
(3:08)  3. Tarantula
(6:05)  4. What's New
(3:07)  5. St Paddy's Day Parade
(6:40)  6. Carol's Walk
(2:47)  7. Swampy
(5:51)  8. Fire Works

Very very cool set of weird grooves from Chico Hamilton. Some tracks are Latiny, others have lots of weird guitar, and they're all kind of spacey, but not exactly free. This period of Chico's is one of his weirdest, and it's kind of hard to figure out where he was heading, but the trip to that place is always a joy, and these tracks are all marked by a very fresh approach to jazz. Players include Willie Bobo, Jimmy Woods, Harold Land, Lou Blackburn, and other obscure jazz players from the LA underground. Gabor Szabo, of course, plays guitar on most tracks as well. With "Tarantula", "Swampy", "Fire Works", and "Carol's Walk". (Rainbow label pressing. Cover has a small cutout hole.) © 1996-2016, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/15105

Personnel:  Bass – Albert Stinson;  Drums – Chico Hamilton;  Flute, Flute [Piccolo] – Bill Green;  French Horn – Henry Sigismonti;  Guitar – Gabor Szabo;  Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land;  Trombone – Lou Blackburn;  Trumpet – John Anderson

Chic Chic Chico

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VA - Jazz On A Summer's Day OST

Size: 176,8 MB
Time: 75:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1960/2006
Styles: Jazz: Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band
Art: Front

01. Jimmy Giuffre - Train And The River (4:37)
02. Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk (3:29)
03. Sonny Stitt - Loose Walk (2:54)
04. Anita O'Day - Sweet Georgia Brown (4:26)
05. Anita O'Day - Tea For Two (3:43)
06. George Shearing Quintet - Rondo (2:15)
07. Dinah Washington - All Of Me (4:17)
08. Gerry Mulligan - Catch As Catch Can (3:50)
09. Big Maybelle - I Ain't Mad At You (3:46)
10. Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen (3:53)
11. Chico Hamilton - Chico's Chiquittas (5:48)
12. Louis Armstrong - Up A Lazy River (3:06)
13. Louis Armstrong - Tiger Rag (2:02)
14. Louis Armstrong - Rockin' Chair (3:33)
15. Louis Armstrong - When The Saints Go Marching In (1:44)
16. Mahalia Jackson - Everybody's Talkin' (1:59)
17. Mahalia Jackson - Didn't It Rain (3:24)
18. Mahalia Jackson - The Lord's Prayer (4:14)
19. Unknown - Intro Rehersal Interview (2:39)
20. Eli's Chosen Six - When Saints Go Marching (0:50)
21. Chico Hamilton Quintet - Rehersal (0:45)
22. Eli's Chosen Six - Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home (2:01)
23. Nathan Gershman - Rehersal (2:12)
24. Eli's Chosen Six - Maryland, My Maryland (Version 1) (1:12)
25. Louis Armstrong - Interview With Louis Armstrong (2:15)
26. Eli's Chosen Six - Maryland, My Maryland (Version 2) (0:53)

Jazz On A Summer’s Day is one of the greatest jazz movies ever made.

Filmed over the four days of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival the film not only captured inspired performances from the biggest names in jazz at the time, but also the style and fashions of late Fifties America.

Includes performances by Thelonious Monk, Anita O'Day, Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington, Gerry Mulligan and concludes with the peerless gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.

Jazz On A Summer’s Day was the only film made by leading stills photographer Bert Stern (Vogue magazine, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn), his photographer’s eye for the subject matter and his picture composition being apparent in the film’s series of unforgettable images of the performers, the audience and the picturesque setting of Rhode Island.

This set includes an hour long CD of music highlights from the movie. This soundtrack CD was recently chosen as one of the all-time classic albums by Mojo magazine in its compendium, The Mojo Collection.

Jazz On A Summer's Day

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Tal Farlow - Autumn In New York

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1954
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:44
Size: 82,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:12)  1. I Like To Recognize The Tune
(3:29)  2. Strike Up The Band
(5:06)  3. Autumn In New York
(4:25)  4. And She Remembers Me
(3:25)  5. Little Girl Blue
(4:59)  6. Have You Met Miss Jones
(5:13)  7. Tal's Blues
(4:50)  8. Cherokee

A generally relaxed date (only "Cherokee" is uptempo), Tal Farlow's pretty tone and tasteful improvising style are the main reasons to search for this disc. Pianist Gerry Wiggins, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Chico Hamilton offer quiet and swinging support of the great guitarist, who performs two originals ("And She Remembers Me" and "Tal's Blues"), plus six superior standards. All of Farlow's Verve releases of the '50s are recommended. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/autumn-in-new-york-mw0000347284

Personnel:  Tal Farlow – guitar;  Gerry Wiggins – piano;  Ray Brown – bass;  Chico Hamilton – drums

Autumn In New York

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Frances Faye - I'm Wild Again

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:08
Size: 75.9 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 1955/2014
Art: Front

[2:30] 1. Toredor
[2:43] 2. They Can't Take That Away From Me
[2:24] 3. He's Funny That Way
[3:06] 4. I've Got You Under My Skin
[1:50] 5. My Heart Sings
[2:23] 6. Somebody Loves Me
[3:02] 7. September In The Rain
[3:12] 8. These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You
[2:44] 9. Love For Sale
[5:39] 10. Medley: Little Girl Blue/Where Or When/Embraceable You/Exactly Like You
[3:30] 11. Out Of This World

Herbie Harper, Tommy Pederson, Maynard Ferguson, Frank Rosolino (Trombones); Al Hendrickson (Guitar); Jerry Wiggins (Piano); Red Mitchell (Bass); & Chico Hamilton (Drums).

In the late 1930s, Faye co-starred in the Bing Crosby and Martha Raye vehicle Double or Nothing; Faye played the sister of Raye, and they perform a nightclub act together. A musical highlight is the performance of "After You," with both gals plus Crosby. As a singer, Faye was considered to be on the level of a Dinah Washington, in terms of power and not at all of the cutesy-cutesy female pop singer variety. When she played her own keyboard accompaniment, club owners sometimes complained that she had pounded the piano so hard that all that remained of parts were sawdust. Faye could do the type of romantic material that more commercial performers such as the bubbly Doris Day were known for, but also included obscure songwriting gems in her repertoire as well as funky, naughty rhythm & blues numbers. ~Excerpt from the bio by Eugene Chadbourne

I'm Wild Again

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Chico Hamilton Quintet - Complete Studio Recordings

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:34
Size: 127.2 MB
Styles: Cool Jazz, West Coast jazz
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[2:52] 1. A Nice Day
[4:17] 2. My Funny Valentine
[6:34] 3. Blue Sands
[3:35] 4. The Sage
[2:07] 5. The Morning After
[2:17] 6. Jonalah
[3:50] 7. Chrissie
[3:34] 8. The Wind
[3:48] 9. Gone Lover (When Your Lover Has Gone)
[5:07] 10. The Ghost
[4:11] 11. Sleepy Slept Here
[4:10] 12. Taking A Chance On Love
[1:49] 13. The Squimp
[4:49] 14. Topsy
[2:27] 15. Sleep

Over half a century later, these recordings made by drummer Chico Hamilton between 1955-1956 with his first quintet sound as fresh and unusual as they must have back in the day. The instrumentation of this group helped to form Hamilton's ear for many of the projects he was involved in and bands he would lead throughout his career. The group consisted of Hamilton, Buddy Collette on reeds and woodwinds, bassist Carson Smith, cellist Fred Katz, and guitarist Jim Hall. Given what was transpiring on both coasts at the time -- hard bop out East and the cool sound in the West -- this music walked beyond them both. The varying textures and harmonic possibilities for a group with this instrumentation presented not only unique opportunities but unique challenges as well. In the 21st century, it sounds almost cinematic -- especially on standards like "My Funny Valentine," with a counterpoint, almost modal, lyric line played by Collette as Katz tackles the melody in the lower registers of his instruments. But it's the originals here that are so striking: the tom-tom heavy polyrhythmic structure of Collette's "Blue Sands," the uptempo bass and clarinet sprint that opens Smith's "Jonalah," and Hall's lithe, sprightly, midtempo ballad "Chrissie," with its three-part counterpoint using guitar, flute and cello in a knotty yet seamless labyrinth. In other words, the 15 tracks here, whether familiar numbers such as Russ Freeman's "The Wind," or Collette's banging "The Ghost" all come off as somehow otherworldly because of the complex yet utterly accessible melodic invention even in the most intricate of harmonic engagements. This set, issued by Spain's Fresh Sound imprint as one of four different volumes of Hamilton's early music, contains exhaustive liner notes, current retrospective interviews with all the living players, and decent sound. ~Thom Jurek

Complete Studio Recordings

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Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton With Paul Horn

Styles: Crossover Jazz,  Hard Bop
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 31:32
Size: 72,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:53)  1. Porch Light
(3:39)  2. Autumn Landscape
(4:45)  3. Uyawda
(2:17)  4. Lolly Pop
(2:54)  5. Pluck It
(3:44)  6. Katz
(2:54)  7. Crazy Cats Aka Classical Katz
(7:22)  8. Lord Randall

This LP draws its material from three separate sessions led by drummer Chico Hamilton. Hamilton teams up with guitarist Howard Roberts and bassist George Duvivier for two songs, has two others in a trio with guitarist Jim Hall and bassist George Duvivier, and for the final four numbers is heard in the second version of his famous Quintet (the only selections that actually include Paul Horn). The latter selections feature Horn on various reeds (flute, clarinet, tenor, alto and piccolo), cellist Fred Katz (who wrote the four songs), guitarist John Pisano, bassist Carson Smith, and Hamilton. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/chico-hamilton-with-paul-horn-mw0002601632

Personnel: Chico Hamilton (drums);  Carson Smith  (bass); Paul Horn ( flute, clarinet); John Pisano (guitar).

Chico Hamilton With Paul Horn

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Chico Hamilton, Freddie Gambrell - Chico Hamilton Introduces Freddie Gambrell

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:12
Size: 173,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:38)  1. Lullaby Of The Leaves
(4:52)  2. Reservation Blues
(4:05)  3. These Foolish Things
(4:07)  4. Ex-Ray's Friends
(3:49)  5. In The Still Of The Night
(4:16)  6. You're the Cream In My Coffee
(4:40)  7. Midnight Sun
(3:08)  8. Five Minutes More
(5:38)  9. Devil's Demise
(2:48) 10. Feudin' and Fightin'
(2:09) 11. Who You?
(3:53) 12. Yesterdays
(3:04) 13. Summer House
(2:18) 14. Anything Goes
(3:56) 15. Indian love call
(2:07) 16. Without A Song
(2:14) 17. Linda
(3:21) 18. Falling In Love With Love
(2:38) 19. When I Fall In Love
(2:24) 20. Opus 116
(3:57) 21. Stomping At The Savoy

Freddie Gambrell could be described as an alternative to Cecil Taylor in terms of extending the legacy of Art Tatum into postmodernism, the majority of his peers choosing to cut and run as if a reader confronted with the first half of this sentence. So much more alluring would be the combination of mysterious and mundane details out of which came his relatively brief time in the spotlight, at least by jazz standards.

Blinded as a teenager, Gambrell mastered enough instruments to humiliate even a multi-instrumentalist from Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. He learned violin at 11, later recorded on viola, was "introduced" to the public in the early '50s by maestro Chico Hamilton as a pianist in the "blind genius" category, and also played guitar, bass, and brass instruments from top to bottom. One of the strangest things about Gambrell which at the very least gives him something in common with Garth Brooks and the suicidal phase of Phil Ochs  was his reinvention of himself as Federico Cervantes, modern jazz trumpet player.

The discography of Gambrell, such as it is, cannot really be examined without a study of as many as four albums released under the name of the Federico Cervantes Sextet. Reports about these recordings are enthusiastic, mentioning combinations of Latin jazz and country & western and trumpet solos full of the type of daring common to a musician operating under an alias. His approach as Cervantes nonetheless came out of his self-taught background as Gambrell, at one point paying his way by playing keyboards in clubs much more off the beaten track than the San Francisco Jazz Workshop. The latter venue finally provided Gambrell an opportunity to present his keyboard style to a wider, more discerning audience. He was associated with a rhythm section featuring Hamilton and Ben Tucker, a bassist from Nashville.

This artist's stylistic choices under whatever name are bound by their connection to the Bay area, the sweet smell of old vinyl in glossy covers on the World Pacific label perhaps as exciting as the music itself, in parts crystallizing the pianist's Tatum update while jazzing up the score from The Mikado. Critics were of a divided opinion and an alternative viewpoint was available directly from the horse's mouth at The Sticky Wicket, a venue in Santa Cruz where Gambrell began doing a singer/songwriter gig, backing himself on guitar and also opening for himself as a jazz lecturer.

Virtuosity is obviously a great attraction for Gambrell. As Cervantes, he went for the trumpet style of players such as Maynard Ferguson, complete with high-note acrobatics. His emphasis on Tatum, like a violinist choosing Paganini, meant that his keyboard performances were insistently brilliant technically although this did not always distract club patrons from watching the seeing-eye dog sitting at Gambrell's feet. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/freddie-gambrell/id527797820#fullText

Featuring: Freddie Gambrell (p), Ben Tucker (b), Chico Hamilton (d)

Chico Hamilton Introduces Freddie Gambrell

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Chico Hamilton - The Three Faces of Chico

Styles: Post-Bop, West Coast Jazz
Year: 1959
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:58
Size: 82,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:16)  1. Miss Movement
(2:49)  2. She's Funny That Way
(4:27)  3. Trinkets
(5:53)  4. More Than You Know
(2:37)  5. The Best Things in Life Are Fr
(2:25)  6. Where or When
(2:14)  7. Happy Little Dance
(4:37)  8. Newport News
(2:56)  9. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
(5:38) 10. No Speak No English, Man

Released in 1959, The Three Faces of Chico features percussionist Chico Hamilton as a drummer, composer and singer. Joining Hamilton is, most notably, legendary saxophonist/flutist Eric Dolphy, as well as bassist Wyatt Ruther, guitarist Dennis Budimer, and cellist Nathan Gerschman. This is a highly recommended set of progressive late-'50s modern jazz. ~ Matt Collar http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-faces-of-chico-mw0000878749

Personnel: Chico Hamilton - drums, vocals (#2,5,6,9); Paul Horn - alto saxophone (#2,5,6,9); Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone (#2,5,6,9); Bill Green - baritone saxophone (#2,5,6,9); Eric Dolphy (#1,2,4-6,8,9) - flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone; Nathan Gershman - cello (#1,2,4-6,8,9); Dennis Budimir - guitar (#1,2,4-6,8,9); Wyatt Ruther - bass (#1,2,4-6,8,9)

The Three Faces of Chico

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Inez Jones & Oscar Moore - Have You Met Inez Jones

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:42
Size: 141.3 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:14] 1. Too Marvelous For Words
[2:47] 2. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
[3:03] 3. Tangerine
[2:36] 4. Since I Fell For You
[2:53] 5. I Can't Get Started With You
[3:19] 6. Where Or When
[2:26] 7. Angel Eyes
[1:50] 8. Dancing On The Ceiling
[3:46] 9. To A Wild Rose
[3:01] 10. Moonlight In Vermont
[4:42] 11. It's A Pity To Say Goodnight
[3:08] 12. Don't Worry 'bout Me
[2:40] 13. Sweet Loraine
[2:06] 14. Don't Take Your Love From Me
[2:40] 15. There's A Small Hotel
[1:49] 16. Big, Fat Butterfly
[3:13] 17. If You Were Mine
[2:27] 18. Happy
[1:26] 19. Taborra
[2:24] 20. Take A Back Seat Mr Jackson
[2:21] 21. They Say
[2:32] 22. I Want A Man To Gimme Some Luck
[2:09] 23. Proud Of You

Tracks #1,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16 & 18 are from the 12” LP “Have You Met Inez Jones?” first issued on Riverside (RLP 12-819), and Omegatape (ST-7018). Tracks #3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17 & 19 are from “Presenting Oscar Moore”, Omegatape (ST-7012). Tracks #3 & 15 also issued on the 12” LP “Have You Met Inez Jones?” Riverside (RLP 12-819). Tracks #20 & 21 from the 78 rpm Victor 20-5135. Tracks #22 & 23 from the 78 rpm Victor 20-4989.

Personnel on tracks #1,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18: Inez Jones (vcl), Oscar Moore (g), Carl Perkins (p), Curtis Counce (b), and Bill Douglas (d); Master Recorders, Los Angeles, May 27, 1957. Personnel on tracks #3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19: Oscar Moore (rhythm guitar, and solo guitar [overdubbed]), and Leroy Vinnegar (b); Audio Arts Studio, Los Angeles, Dec. 12 & 14, 1956. Personnel on tracks #20-23:Inez Jones (vcl), Howard Biggs (p), Red Callender (b), and Chico Hamilton (d); Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, July 17, 1952.

Inez Jones was a good singer whose solid reputation, especially among the jazz cognoscenti, never really spread much beyond San Francisco’s Bay Area, where she worked steadily during the Forties and the Fifties. With a light, attractive voice, a little reminiscent of Maxine Sullivan, she could swing, and her deft phrasing and reading of a lyric enabled her to handle a variety of material with persuasive authority.

Her rare recorded work is notable for the fact that she brought the intimate manner of her club performances into the studio, and for the accomplished jazzmen she used to make the handful of recordings on which she appeared. On the 1957 album these include the near legendary pianist, Carl Perkins, part of a fine West Coast rhythm section with bassist and celebrated bandleader Curtis Counce, and drummer Bill Douglas, as well as guitarist Oscar Moore, who achieved his greatest fame in the trio of another singer, Nat King Cole. (Incidentally, on the instrumental numbers turned by Moore in this album, two guitars are heard, both by Oscar. Bass, played by Leroy Vinnegar, and rhythm guitar were recorded first, and then solo guitar was overdubbed.)

As a bonus, four tracks from two rare 78rpm albums Miss Jones recorded five years earlier are included, and all the tunes from the Moore and Vinnegar session that were not released on the album.

Have You Met Inez Jones

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The Chico Hamilton Trio - The Chico Hamilton Trio

Styles: Jazz, Hard Bop
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:11
Size: 92,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:02)  1. Broadway
(3:58)  2. Porch Light
(3:04)  3. Blues On The Rocks
(5:12)  4. Skynned Strings
(3:16)  5. Street Of Drums
(2:51)  6. What Is There To Say
(2:29)  7. Nuttye
(2:41)  8. Buddy Boo
(4:41)  9. Uganda
(2:16) 10. Lollypop
(2:55) 11. We'll Be Together Again
(3:41) 12. Autumn Landscape

Chico Hamilton's earliest bands in a trio setting featured two fine rising stars of jazz guitar in Howard Roberts and Jim Hall. With the always exceptional George Duvivier playing bass throughout, these three-piece bands laid a foundation for many of Hamilton's more famous groups in the '60s that sported sidemen Larry Coryell and Gabor Szabo. There are hints of the hardcore jazz swing and Latin boogaloo amalgam that Hamilton would perfect, but for this compilation of recordings originally for the Pacific Jazz label, you hear his immaculate work on brushes, more prevalent than his sticks, although many tunes combine the two as he switches off. The eight tracks with the refined playing of Roberts moves from a delicate, tasteful version of "Broadway," through the slow, somewhat abstract "Street of Drums," and the ballad "What Is There to Say?" But then the pace picks up with the quick "Nuttye" reinforced by backdrop scat, and the bass led bop-to-funk "Buddy Boo" where Hamilton's developing style is emerging. 

Rumbling and tribal drums for the late-night "Uganda" buoys the patient guitar of Roberts, while the two minute shortie "Lollypop" is a delicious call and response bopper. As polished as the playing of Roberts is, the sessions with the brilliant Jim Hall are the gems of the set, with all of the compositions penned by Duvivier. "Autumn Landscape" is a bit somber and regretful, while "Porch Light" reads angular à la Thelonious Monk with the guitarist stepping up. A unique, fluid, and dynamic voice at this stage of his career, Hall holds sway in a consistent mezzo piano volume for the bop tinged "Blues on the Rocks" before Hamilton's deft solo on brushes, but with the wire flanges plays his tom-toms in ultra melodic and inventive fashion for "Skynned Strings." 

An entry point recording for Chico Hamilton, it displays his savory good common sense well before being more trend and fashion conscious, as psychedelia and fusion took over commercialized jazz. What needs to be recognized is that Hamilton did not so much assimilate the trends, but modified and adapted his music to the sign of the times and his own unique talents. This CD represents him at a more innocent time when jazz was not so adulterated by more popular forms, and is a fine West Coast style time capsule for the era. [Fresh Sound reissued the CD in 2008.] ~ Michael G. Nastos, Rovi  https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-chico-hamilton-trio/id538201364

Personnel: Chico Hamilton (drums); George Duvivier (bass);  Howard Roberts (guitar); Jim Hall (guitar).

The Chico Hamilton Trio

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