El Chico / The Further Adventures Of El Chico - Chico Hamilton

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Sound Quality: Lossless
Format: Flac
Record Label: Impulse
Year Released: 1966
Album Covers: Included
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Note From Dada!
Όταν μιλάμε για jazz δισκογραφικές εταιρείες οι πρώτες που μου έρχονται εμένα στο νου είναι η Blue Note, η Prestige, η Riverside, η Verve και φυσικά η Impulse*. Και ενώ οι τέσσερεις πρώτες (λίγο ή πολύ) έχουν εκδώσει ένα...ικανοποιητικό μέρος των αναλογικών τους ηχογραφήσεων σε ψηφιακή μορφή (μιλάω για Cd και όχι mp3 downloading) η Impulse δεν έκανε το ίδιο, με αποτέλεσμα αν ήθελε κάποιος να ακούσει για παράδειγμα το δισκακι  του Chico Hamilton "El Chico" -καλή ώρα- ή θα έπρεπε να δώσει πολύ περισσότερα χρήματα από ένα Cdάκι για το αγοράσει (μεταχειρισμένο φυσικά...) σε βινύλιο (αν βέβαια διέθετε πικάπ) ή να το ψάξει στο  internet μπας και κανένας χριστιανός-μωαμεθανός ή λάτρης του κουμφούκιου τον είχε φωτίσει ο μεγαλοδύναμός του να το ρίπαρει και στη συνέχεια να το μοιράσει με άλλους αλλόθρησκους διαδικτυακά.
Όπως και να 'χει πάντως η Impulse είτε για ανταγωνιστικούς είτε για άλλους λόγους "αποφάσισε" τελικά να εκδόσει σε Cd κάποιους δίσκους της, σε μία σειρά υπό τον τίτλο "2 on 1" όπου δύο δίσκοι εμπεριέχονται σε ένα Cd.
Από αυτή λοιπόν τη σειρά σας ποστάρω μία απ' τις καλύτερες επανεκδόσεις που περιέχει τα "El Chico" και "The Further Adventures Of El Chico" του Chico Hamilton.
Και οι δύο δίσκοι κυκλοφόρησαν την ίδια χρονιά (1966) και πάνω-κάτω η σύνθεση των μουσικών είναι όμοια με την (αισθητή) απουσία όμως (και στα δύο αυτά album) του ως τότε "συνήθη ύποπτου" συνεργάτη του Hamilton, τον Charles Lloyd.

Εεεε...και επειδή έκανα την αρχή με τα videakια σας ποστάρω λοιπόν δύο ακόμα απ' τα χεράκια μου. Το "Strange" από το  "El Chico" και το εξαιρετικό (άσχετα αν είναι για πιο καλοκαιρινές ακροάσεις) "Got My Mojo Working".
Καλή Ακρόαση!

Radiodada

ΥΓ. Προφανώς μέσα στις σημαντικότερες jazz δισκογραφικές θα έπρεπε να αναφέρω π.χ.  την Columbia, την Atlantic και άλλες πολλές...αλλά για να μην παρεξηγηθώ αυτό το "μου έρχονται στο νου πρώτες" έχει να κάνει φυσικά με τα γούστα μου...

 

Got My Mojo Working - Chico Hamilton

Strange - Chico Hamilton

Σύνθεση Μουσικών (El Chico):

Chico Hamilton: Τύμπανα
Jimmy Cheatham: Τρομπόνι
Sadao Watanabe: Άλτο Σαξόφωνο, Φλάουτο
Gabor Szabo: Κιθάρα
Al Stinson: Κοντραμπάσο
Victor Pantoja/Willie Bobo: Κρουστά

Σύνθεση Μουσικών (The Further Adventures Of El Chico):
Chico Hamilton: Τύμπανα
Clark Terry: Τρομπέτα
Jimmy Cheatham: Τρομπόνι
Charlie Mariano: Άλτο Σαξόφωνο
Jerome Richardson: Φλάουτο. Άλτο Φλάουτο
Danny Bank: Πίκολο
Gabor Szabo: Κιθάρα
Richard Davis/Ron Carter: Κοντραμπάσο
Victor Pantoja/Willie Bobo: Κρουστά

About Chico Hamilton

Hamilton had a fast track musical education in a band with his schoolmates Charles Mingus, Illinois Jacquet, Ernie Royal, Dexter Gordon, Buddy Collette and Jack Kelso. Engagements with Lionel Hampton, Slim & Slam, T-Bone Walker, Lester Young, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Charlie Barnett, Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Billie Holiday, Gerry Mulligan and six years with Lena Horne established this young West Coast prodigy as a jazz drummer on the rise, before striking out on his own as a band leader in 1955.

Hamilton appeared in the March Milastaire number in the film You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as part of the backing group supporting Fred Astaire, and performed on the soundtrack of the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope film Road to Bali.

Hamilton's impact on jazz includes the introduction of two unique and distinct sounds: first in 1955 with his Original Quintet which combined the sounds of his drums, the bass of Carson Smith, the guitar of Jim Hall, the cello of Fred Katz, and the flute of Buddy Collette; and the second in 1962 with his own drums, the bass of Albert Stinson, the guitar of Gabor Szabo, the tenor sax of Charles Lloyd, and the trombone of George Bohanon.

He recorded his first LP as leader in 1955 with George Duvivier and Howard Roberts for Pacific Jazz; in 1955 he formed an unusual quintet in L.A. featuring cello, flute, guitar, bass and drums. The original personnel included Buddy Collette, Jim Hall, Fred Katz and Carson Smith; Hamilton continued to tour using different personnel, 1957 to 1960; the group including Paul Horne and John Pisano was featured in the film Sweet Smell of Success in 1957; the group including Nate Gershman and Eric Dolphy appeared in the film Jazz on a Summer's Day in 1960; Dolphy marked his first recordings with Hamilton on With Strings Attached, Gongs East, The Three Faces of Chico, and That Hamilton Man.

Hamilton revamped the group in 1961 with Charles Lloyd, Gabor Szabo, George Bohanon and Albert Stinson; the group recorded for Columbia, Reprise and Impulse and also recorded the soundtrack for the industrial film Litho in 1962, the first American film to be shown behind the Iron Curtain. Hamilton formed a commercial and film production company in 1965; scored the feature films Repulsion, Mr. Rico, By Design, Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick, Die Sonnengottin, and A Practical Man; scored for television Portrait of Willie Mays and the popular children's series Gerald McBoing Boing; and scored hundreds of commercials for TV and radio. He formed a new group with Larry Coryell, Richard Davis and Arnie Lawrence in '66 and recorded The Dealer for Impulse. Performed at Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals in 1972 and 1973. Formed a new "Players" group in 1975 with Arthur Blythe, Steve Turre, Barry Finnerty and Abdullah; also, wrote and performed the musical score for the movie, Coonskin, in 1975; toured with "Players" using different personnel in 1976-1980; recorded for Blue Note, Mercury Records, Nautilus and Elektra. Originating faculty member in 1987 of New School University Jazz & Contemporary Music Program.

He formed the new group "Euphoria" in 1987 with Eric Person, Cary DeNigris and Reggie Washington; recorded Euphoria in 1987; toured Europe with Euphoria '87, '88, '90. Performed at Verona, Bolzano, Vienne, Nice, North Sea and Montreux Jazz Festivals in '89 with regrouped original quintet with Buddy Collette, Fred Katz, John Pisano, Carson Smith; recorded Reunion for Soul Note. For Soul Note records Arroyo with Euphoria group, Trio! w. Eric Person, Cary DeNigris, Eric Dolphy tribute My Panamanian Friend with Euphoria group, and solo drum session Dancing to a Different Drummer. Toured Europe with Euphoria in 1994. Hamilton was the subject of a documentary film by director Julian Benedikt, Dancing to a Different Drummer.

Hamilton released Foreststorn in 2001 featuring Euphoria with Cary DeNigris on guitar, Paul Ramsey on bass, and a new two horn front line featuring Eric Lawrence on alto and soprano saxes and Evan Schwam on tenor sax, as well as special guest appearances from former band members Arthur Blythe, Steve Turre and his wife Akua Dixon, Eric Person, former Spin Doctors guitarist Eric Schenkman (a student of Chico's), Blues Traveler front man John Popper (also a student of Chico's), and Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones. In August 2001 he performed in front of 2300 people at Lincoln Center "My Funny Valentine: A Tribute to Chico Hamilton" with Euphoria plus special guest appearances from Joe Beck, Arthur Blythe, Larry Coryell, Akua Dixon, Rodney Jones and Eric Person. In fall 2002 he released Thoughts of… with Euphoria, with special guest appearances from guitarists and former band members Joe Beck, Larry Coryell and Rodney Jones.

In 1997, Hamilton received the New School University Jazz & Contemporary Music Programs Beacons in Jazz Award in recognition for his "significant contribution to the evolution of Jazz." In 2002, he was awarded the WLIU-FM Radio Lifetime Achievement Award. At the IAJE in NYC January 2004, Hamilton was awarded a NEA Jazz Master Fellowship, presented to him by Roy Haynes. In December 2006, Congress confirmed the President's nomination of Chico Hamilton to the Presidents Council on the Arts. And in 2007, Hamilton received a Living Legacy Jazz Award as part of The Kennedy Center Jazz in Our Time Festival, as well as receiving a Doctor of Fine Arts from The New School.

Hamilton has a resume that includes scores for film, original compositions, commercial jingles, 50+ albums as a leader, and countless international tours. In 2006, Chico released four CDs on Joyous Shout! in celebration of his 85th birthday: Juniflip featuring guest appearances from Love front-man Arthur Lee, vocalist (and successful actor) Bill Henderson, and former Hamilton band members trombonist George Bohanon and bass trombonist Jimmy Cheatham; Believe with special guest appearances from vocalist and R & B diva Fontella Bass and trombonist George Bohanon; 6th Avenue Romp featuring special guest appearances from guitarist Shuggie Otis, trumpeter Jon Faddis, trombonist George Bohanon, vocalist Brenna Bavis and percussionist Jaimoe of the Allman Brothers Band; and Heritage with special guest appearances from vocalist Marya Lawrence and trombonist George Bohanon. In September 2007, Chico released Hamiltonia sampling his original compositions from the four albums released in 2006. Hamiltonia confirms Hamilton's status as one of the most important living jazz artists and composers.

Over the years, Hamilton has had a series of dance successes, including his signature song "Conquistadors" from his '60s Impulse album El Chico, and the Brazilian influenced song "Strut" from Hamilton's 1980 Elektra album, Nomad, which became so successful on the Northern Soul scene in the U.K. that it had its own dance. In 2002 a track titled "For Mods Only" from Hamilton's 1968 Impulse album The Dealer, was included on the Thievery Corporation's Sounds from the Verve Hi-Fi. In fall 2006, Rong Music released the 12" vinyl Kerry's Caravan from Mudd & Chico Hamilton, with remixes from long-term Idjut Boys collaborator and Fiasco imprint boss Ray Mang. And the recent Impulsive! Remix Project features Mark De Clive Lowe's take on Chico's '60s track "El Toro." Released December of 2007 from SoulFeast (Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell & Brian Michel Bacchus) on 12" limited edition vinyl is their recasting of Chico's classic track "Mysterious Maiden," and coming in Spring 2008 from SoulFeast is a CD & double vinyl 12" EP Chico Hamilton Presents: Alternative Dimensions of El Chico.