Chico Hamilton / The Master

Chico Hamilton

Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton, (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.

He came to prominence as sideman with the likes of Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie and Lena Horne. Hamilton then struck out as a bandleader, first with a quintet featuring the cello as a lead instrument, an unusual choice for a jazz band in the 1950s, and subsequently leading a number of groups over the years that performed cool jazz, post bopand jazz fusion.

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Rick Ransom

July 18, 2015

I grew up listening to Chico Hamilton and a totally excellent bit of funk from Chico Hamilton working with a great group that more than helps their leader live up to the album's title! The record's a real lost gem and it's got Chico working in much funkier territory than before, grooving with complicated rhythms, and a heavy sound that features lots of work on organ and guitar. Lowell George (of Little Feat fame) is playing slide guitar in the group, giving the sound a great, muddy propellant which only gets stronger with the help of Simon Nava and Sam Clayton on congas, plus heavy organ and piano by Stu Garner, Jerry Aiello and Bill Payne. Ageless music with rhythm throughout and extended jams between Lowell and Chico, great stuff. Includes the killer Latin groover "Conquistadores 74", plus "Stu", "Feels Good", "Fancy", "Stacy", Gengis "and" I Can Hear The Grass Grow ".

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Chico Hamilton
The Master

1973

Track listing 

A1 One Day Five Months Ago (Payne, Hamilton, G. Gradney, George, Barrere, Clayton) A2 Feels Good (Payne, Hamilton, G. Gradney, K. Gradney, George, Barrere, Clayton) 8:06 A3 Fancy (Hamilton, Gardner) 13:41 B1 Stu (Stu Gardner) 16:53 B2 Gengis 20:53 B3 Conquistadores '74 25:04 B4 Stacy 28:41 B5 I Can Hear The Grass Grow 33:05

Personnel

Chico Hamilton (dr) Lowell George (slide-g) Paul Barrere (g) Bill Payne (p, e-p) Stu Gardner (og) Jerry Aiello (og) tracks A1, A2 Kenny Gradney (b) Sam Clayton, Simon Nava (perc)