The Chico Hamilton Special

The Chico Hamilton Special
The Chico Hamilton Special
Studio album by Chico Hamilton Quintet
Released	1961
Recorded	November 28 & 29, 1960; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:43
Label	Columbia CL 1619
Chico Hamilton chronology

The Chico Hamilton Special is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton recorded in 1960 and released on the Columbia label.^[1]

The album cover was photographed by Los Angeles-based photographer Leigh Wiener.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "this would be the last album in Hamilton's famous string of cello groups before the drummer changed directions. Interesting if not essential music".^[2]

Track listing[]

"Don't Get Lost" (H. Smith) - 5:25
"Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma) - 4:20
"New Rhumba" (Ahmad Jamal) - 4:04
"Way Down" (N. Jones) - 5:27
"Afternoon of a Breeze" (Dorothy Ashby) - 5:50
"Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 3:37
"Trio" (Chico Hamilton) - 7:00

Personnel[]

Chico Hamilton - drums
Charles Lloyd - alto saxophone, flute
Nate Gershman - cello
Harry Pope - guitar
Bobby Haynes - bass

Source:^[2]

References[]

^ Charles Lloyd discography, accessed June 30, 2015
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Yanow, Scott. The Chico Hamilton Special – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

[1] Charles Lloyd discography, accessed June 30, 2015

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Yanow, Scott. The Chico Hamilton Special – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	Nirvana (1962–65) Discovery! (1964) Of Course, of Course (1965) Charles Lloyd in Europe (1966) Dream Weaver (1966) Forest Flower (1966) The Flowering (1966) Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union (1967) Journey Within (1967) Love-In (1967) Soundtrack (1968) Moon Man (1970) Warm Waters (1971) Geeta (1973) Autumn in New York (1979) Montreux 82 (1982) A Night in Copenhagen (1983) Fish Out of Water (1989) Notes from Big Sur (1991) Acoustic Masters I (1993) The Call (1993) All My Relations (1994) Canto (1996) Voice in the Night (1998) Hyperion with Higgins (1999) The Water Is Wide (1999) Which Way Is East (2001) Lift Every Voice (2002) Jumping the Creek (2004) Sangam (2004) Rabo de Nube (2007) Mirror (2009) Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010) Hagar's Song (and Jason Moran, 2012) Wild Man Dance (2013) I Long to See You (2015) Passin' Thru (2016) 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) (2020)
With Cannonball Adderley	Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964) Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964) Radio Nights (1967–68)
With Chico Hamilton	Bye Bye Birdie-Irma La Douce (1960) The Chico Hamilton Special (1960) Drumfusion (1962) Passin' Thru (1962) A Different Journey (1963) Man from Two Worlds (1963) Chic Chic Chico (1965)
With The Beach Boys	Surf's Up (released 1971) Holland (1972) 15 Big Ones (released 1976) M.I.U. Album (released 1978)
With others	Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (Canned Heat, 1971) Almost Summer (Celebration, released 1978) Celebration (Celebration, released 1979) Les McCann Sings (1961) Roger McGuinn (1973) Full Circle (The Doors, 1972) Vanished Gardens (2018)