The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton's Quintet, recorded in 1958 and released on the Warner Bros. label.Eric Dolphy Catalog accessed June 4, 2015 The album features some of the earliest released recordings of Eric Dolphy.
Reception
Billboard called it "an outstanding jazz set featuring fine performances and exciting ideas."Billboard, January 26, 1959, p.27 The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The West Coast jazz chamber music generally holds one's interest."
Track listing "Something to Live For" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington) - 3:56 "Andante" (Luther Henderson) - 2:30 "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 2:28 "Pottsville, U.S.A." (Bill Potts) - 5:43 "Don's Delight" (Chico Hamilton, Howard McGhee) - 3:49 "Strange" (Fred Fisher, John La Touche) - 3:09 "Modes" (Fred Katz) - 6:38 "Fair Weather" (Benny Golson) - 3:00 "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 4:38 "Ev'rything I've Got" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:02
Personnel Chico Hamilton - drums, percussion Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute Nathan Gershman - cello Dennis Budimir - guitar Wyatt Ruther - bass unidentified string section arranged and conducted by Fred Katz
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