{"product_id":"chico-hamilton-el-chico-verve-vault-series-1lp","title":"Chico Hamilton: El Chico (Verve Vault Series) 1LP","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Verve\"\u003eVerve\u003c\/a\u003e, 1966\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlready a noted bandleader after logging time as a sideman for Count Basie, Lester Young, Lena Horne and others, drummer Chico Hamilton found himself at the crossroads of stylistic expansion on 1966's El Chico. The album came at a time when the sound of bossa nova galvanized jazz listeners, and Hamilton reacted in his own unique way, incorporating the sound of the genre alongside his own avant-garde touches. Hamilton's line-up — Jimmy Cheatham on trombone, Sadao Watanabe on alto saxophone, guitarist Gábor Szabó, bassist Albert Stinson, and Willie Bobo and Victor Pantoja augmenting Hamilton on percussion — gives the album its vivid character, combining melodic openness with richly layered rhythm and texture. The mix of originals (\"El Moors,\" \"Helena,\" the group-written \"Conquistadores\") and outside material (Barbra Streisand's \"People,\" \"This Dream,\" \"Marcheta\") underscore the group’s adventurous, cross-cultural approach, as well as Hamilton's embrace of global influences for a more exploratory, rhythm-driven sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"accordion\"\u003e\u003cinput id=\"handle1\" name=\"collapse\" type=\"checkbox\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"handle\"\u003e\u003clabel for=\"handle1\"\u003eTracklist \u0026amp; Credits - 1LP\u003c\/label\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_tracklist\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl Chico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarcheta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConquistadores = The Conquerors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl Moors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelena\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_credits\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Verve Vault series is all-analog, cut from the original master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and pressed on 180-gram vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n","brand":"Everything Jazz Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58623775670575,"sku":"00199957337533","price":37.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/0362\/9615\/files\/ChicoHamiltonElChico_VerveVaultSeries_LP.png?v=1791555204","url":"https:\/\/castore.everythingjazz.com\/products\/chico-hamilton-el-chico-verve-vault-series-1lp","provider":"Everything Jazz Store CA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}