Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette
Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette (rereleased as Spectacular!) is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton's Quintet featuring multi-instrumentalist Buddy Collette, released on the Pacific Jazz label.[2][3] The album was recorded in 1955 with one side recorded live and the other recorded in the studio.
| Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette | ||||
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| Studio album /Live album by Chico Hamilton Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | August 4 & 23, 1955 The Strollers in Long Beach[1] Radio Recorders in Hollywood, Calif. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ-1209 / ST-20143 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "A chamber jazz unit that hinted in spots at classical music, this cool jazz band was quite popular for a few years."[4]
Track listing
- "A Nice Day" (Buddy Collette) - 2:53
- "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:16
- "Blue Sands" (Collette) - 6:30
- "The Sage" (Fred Katz) - 3:34
- "The Morning After" (Chico Hamilton) - 2:07
- "I Want to Be Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 2:10
- "Spectacular" (Jim Hall) - 5:12
- "Free Form" (Hamilton, Collette, Hall, Katz, Carson Smith) - 5:00
- "Walking Carson Blues" (Smith) - 6:08
- "Buddy Boo" (Collette) - 6:16
- Recorded at The Strollers in Long Beach (tracks 6-10) and Radio Recorders in Hollywood (tracks 1-5)
Personnel
Uses in other media
- "The Sage" is featured in the 1997 film, Boogie Nights.
- "Blue Sands" is featured in the 2022 film, Licorice Pizza.
References
- Jazz, All About. "Chico Hamilton: Chico Hamilton Quintet: Three Classic Albums album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
- Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed June 3, 2015
- Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed June 3, 2015
- Yanow, Scott. Spectacular – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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