The Chico Hamilton Quintet – Chico Hamilton Quintet In Hi-Fi (VG+/VG) – LP, JP 1978, No OBI

Chico Hamilton Quintet In Hi-Fi is an LP by The Chico Hamilton Quintet from 1978 released on the Pacific Jazz, World Pacific Records label.

About this album

Chico Hamilton Quintet In Hi-Fi is a sharp example of West Coast cool jazz, built on restrained intensity, unusual instrumentation and finely balanced ensemble interplay. Issued in 1956, it finds drummer Chico Hamilton leading a quintet whose sound often felt more chamber-like than hard swinging, with relaxed tempos and nimble melodic detail giving the music a distinctive лёгкость and poise. The album helped establish Hamilton as one of the era’s most imaginative bandleaders, capable of making subtlety feel fresh and modern. Its blend of atmosphere, rhythmic control and elegant understatement has kept it a notable title in 1950s jazz.

Genre: Jazz