Gongs East!

Gongs East!
Studio album by Chico Hamilton Quintet
Released	1959
Recorded	December 29 & 30, 1958 Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:15
Label	Warner Bros. WS 1271[1]
Chico Hamilton chronology
The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached (1958) Gongs East! (1959) The Three Faces of Chico (1959)

Gongs East! is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton's Quintet.^[2] It was recorded in 1958 and released on the Warner Bros. label.^[3] the album features some of the earliest recordings of Eric Dolphy.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Dolphy has quite a few short solos on this rewarding music... Recommended."^[4]

Track listing

1. "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (Richard A. Whiting, W. Franke Harling, Leo Robin) - 2:59
2. "Where I Live" (Gerald Wilson) - 2:57
3. "Gongs East" (Chico Hamilton) - 5:04
4. "I Gave My Love a Cherry" (Traditional) - 4:03
5. "Good Grief, Dennis" (Carlson Smith) - 3:17
6. "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin) - 3:04
7. "Tuesday at Two" (Wilson) - 3:59
8. "Nature by Emerson" (Fred Katz) - 4:48
9. "Far East" (Nat Pierce) - 4:38
10. "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:04

Personnel

• Chico Hamilton - drums, gongs
• Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
• Nathan Gershman - cello
• Dennis Budimir - guitar
• Wyatt Ruther - bass

References

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
2. Gioia, Ted (October 16, 1998). West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California, 1945-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520217294 – via Google Books.
3. Eric Dolphy Catalog accessed June 4, 2015
4. Yanow, Scott. Gongs East! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 92. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.