The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached

The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached
Studio album by Chico Hamilton Quintet
Released	1959
Recorded	October 26 & 27, 1958 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:53
Label	Warner 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.^[1] The album features some of the earliest released recordings of Eric Dolphy.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Billboard called it "an outstanding jazz set featuring fine performances and exciting ideas."^[3] The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The West Coast jazz chamber music generally holds one's interest."^[2]

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

• Chico Hamilton - drums, percussion
• Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
• Nathan Gershman - cello
• Dennis Budimir - guitar
• Wyatt Ruther - bass
• unidentified string section arranged and conducted by Fred Katz

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