El Chico is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label.Impulse! Records discography accessed March 25, 2011
Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The influences of Latin jazz, bossa nova, and the avant-garde are mixed into the unusual musical blend".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 25, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Chico Hamilton except as indicated "El Chico" - 4:06 "People" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) - 6:06 "Marcheta" (Victor Schertzinger) - 4:00 "This Dream" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 3:17 "Conquistadores" (Willie Bobo, Chico Hamilton, Albert Stinson, Gábor Szabó, Bob Thiele) - 6:40 "El Moors" - 2:22 "Strange" (John La Touche, Marvin Fisher) - 4:46 "Helena" - 4:20 Recorded in New York City on August 26 (tracks 3 & 7) and August 27 (tracks 1, 2, 4–6 & 8), 1965
Personnel Chico Hamilton – drums Jimmy Cheatham – trombone Sadao Watanabe – alto saxophone Gábor Szabó – guitar Albert Stinson – bass Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja – percussion
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