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1959 studio album by Chico Hamilton Quintet
The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached
Studio album by Chico Hamilton Quintet
Released1959
RecordedOctober 26 & 27, 1958
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length37:53
LabelWarner Bros. WS 1245
Chico Hamilton chronology
The Original Ellington Suite
(1958) 		The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached
(1959) 		Gongs East!
(1958)

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. The album features some of the earliest released recordings of Eric Dolphy.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Billboard called it "an outstanding jazz set featuring fine performances and exciting ideas." The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The West Coast jazz chamber music generally holds one's interest."

Track listing

  1. "Something to Live For" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington) - 3:56
  2. "Andante" (Luther Henderson) - 2:30
  3. "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 2:28
  4. "Pottsville, U.S.A." (Bill Potts) - 5:43
  5. "Don's Delight" (Chico Hamilton, Howard McGhee) - 3:49
  6. "Strange" (Fred Fisher, John La Touche) - 3:09
  7. "Modes" (Fred Katz) - 6:38
  8. "Fair Weather" (Benny Golson) - 3:00
  9. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 4:38
  10. "Ev'rything I've Got" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:02

Personnel

References

  1. Eric Dolphy Catalog accessed June 4, 2015
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. With Strings Attached – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. Billboard, January 26, 1959, p.27
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