El Chico

by Chico Hamilton

El Chico cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1966
  • Label: Impulse!
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:35
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Drummer Chico Hamilton incorporates deep Brazilian and Latin rhythmic structures into his sophisticated chamber jazz framework on 'El Chico'. The album features a unique instrumentation blend, spotlighting Gabor Szabo's idiosyncratic guitar work alongside Willie Bobo's varied percussion, eschewing traditional brass sections for a lighter, more textured approach. It is a highly engaging, cross-cultural excursion from the West Coast jazz veteran.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, improvisation, instrumental, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Got My Mojo Working (But It Just Won't Work On You) (3:06)
  2. Who Can I Turn To (3:38)
  3. That Boy With That Long Hair (4:11)
  4. Daydream (2:11)
  5. The Shadow Of Your Smile (3:14)
  6. Evil Eye (3:17)
  7. Monday Monday (2:23)
  8. Manila (4:48)
  9. My Romance (2:50)
  10. Stella By Starlight (4:53)

Credits

  • Chico Hamilton - primary artist, drums
  • Sadao Watanabe - alto saxophone, flute
  • Albert Stinson - bass
  • Gabor Szabo - guitar
  • Victor Pantoja - percussion [latin]
  • Willie Bobo - percussion [latin]
  • Jimmy Cheatham - trombone

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