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
Studio album /Live album by
Released1956
RecordedAugust 4 & 23, 1955
The Strollers in Long Beach[1]
Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California
GenreJazz
LabelPacific Jazz PJ-1209 / ST-20143
ProducerRichard Bock
Chico Hamilton chronology
Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette
(1956)
The Original Chico Hamilton Quintet
(1955)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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  1. "A Nice Day" (Buddy Collette) - 2:53
  2. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:16
  3. "Blue Sands" (Collette) - 6:30
  4. "The Sage" (Fred Katz) - 3:34
  5. "The Morning After" (Chico Hamilton) - 2:07
  6. "I Want to Be Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 2:10
  7. "Spectacular" (Jim Hall) - 5:12
  8. "Free Form" (Hamilton, Collette, Hall, Katz, Smith) - 5:00
  9. "Walking Carson Blues" (Carson Smith) - 6:08
  10. "Buddy Boo" (Collette) - 6:16
  • Recorded at The Strollers club in Long Beach, August 4 (tracks 6-10) and Radio Recorders in Hollywood, August 23 (tracks 1-5)
  • Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 also released on Pacific Jazz EP4-40
  • Tracks 7, 9 also released on Pacific Jazz EP4-39

Personnel

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Uses in other media

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References

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  1. ^ Jazz, All About. "Chico Hamilton: Chico Hamilton Quintet: Three Classic Albums album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
  2. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed June 3, 2015
  3. ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed June 3, 2015
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Spectacular – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2015.