Review by Michael G. Nastos
Chico Hamilton's earliest bands in a trio setting featured two fine rising stars of jazz guitar in Howard Roberts and Jim Hall. With the always exceptional George Duvivier playing bass throughout, these three-piece bands laid a foundation for many of Hamilton's more famous groups in the '60s that sported sidemen Larry Coryell and Gabor Szabo. There are hints of the hardcore jazz swing and Latin boogaloo amalgam that Hamilton would perfect, but for this compilation of recordings originally for the Pacific Jazz label, you hear his immaculate work on brushes, more prevalent than his sticks, although many tunes combine the two as he switches off. The eight tracks with the refined playing of Roberts move from a delicate, tasteful version of "Broadway," through the slow, somewhat abstract "Street of Drums," and the ballad "What Is There to Say?" But then the pace picks up with the quick "Nuttye" reinforced by backdrop scat, and the bass-led bop-to-funk "Buddy Boo," where Hamilton's developing style is emerging. Rumbling and tribal drums for the late-night "Uganda" buoys the patient guitar of Roberts, while the two-minute shortie "Lollypop" is a delicious call and response bopper. As polished as the playing of Roberts is, the sessions with the brilliant Jim Hall are the gems of the set, with all of the compositions penned by Duvivier. "Autumn Landscape" is a bit somber and regretful, while "Porch Light" reads angular à la Thelonious Monk, with the guitarist stepping up. A unique, fluid, and dynamic voice at this stage of his career, Hall holds sway in a consistent mezzo piano volume for the bop-tinged "Blues on the Rocks" before Hamilton's deft solo on brushes, but with the wire flanges plays his tom-toms in ultra melodic and inventive fashion for "Skynned Strings." An entry point recording for Chico Hamilton, it displays his savory good common sense well before being more trend- and fashion-conscious, as psychedelia and fusion took over commercialized jazz. What needs to be recognized is that Hamilton did not so much assimilate the trends, but modified and adapted his music to the sign of the times and his own unique talents. This LP represents him at a more innocent time, when jazz was not so adulterated by more popular forms, and it's a fine West Coast-style time capsule for the era.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/chico-hamilton-trio-mw0000875212
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Reseña de Michael G. Nastos
Las primeras bandas de Chico Hamilton en un entorno de trío presentaban a dos excelentes estrellas emergentes de la guitarra de jazz en Howard Roberts y Jim Hall. Con el siempre excepcional George Duvivier tocando el bajo en todo momento, estas bandas de tres integrantes sentaron las bases para muchos de los grupos más famosos de Hamilton en los años 60 que contaban con los acompañantes Larry Coryell y Gabor Szabo. Hay indicios de la amalgama hardcore jazz swing y Latin boogaloo que Hamilton perfeccionaría, pero para esta compilación de grabaciones originalmente para el sello Pacific Jazz, escuchas su inmaculado trabajo en pinceles, más frecuente que sus baquetas, aunque muchas melodías combinan las dos mientras se apaga. Las ocho pistas con la interpretación refinada de Roberts pasan de una versión delicada y de buen gusto de "Broadway", a través de la lenta y algo abstracta "Street of Drums" y la balada " What Is There To Say?"Pero luego el ritmo se acelera con el rápido "Nuttye" reforzado por scat de fondo, y el bajo bop - to-funk "Buddy Boo", donde está surgiendo el estilo en desarrollo de Hamilton. Los tambores retumbantes y tribales de la "Uganda" nocturna hacen flotar la guitarra paciente de Roberts, mientras que la "Piruleta" de dos minutos es un delicioso bopper de llamada y respuesta. Tan pulida como es la interpretación de Roberts, las sesiones con el brillante Jim Hall son las gemas del set, con todas las composiciones escritas por Duvivier. "Autumn Landscape" es un poco sombrío y lamentable, mientras que" Porch Light " dice angular à la Thelonious Monk, con el guitarrista dando un paso al frente. Una voz única, fluida y dinámica en esta etapa de su carrera, Hall domina un volumen consistente de piano mezzo para el "Blues on the Rocks" teñido de bop antes del hábil solo de Hamilton con los pinceles, pero con las bridas de alambre toca sus tom-toms de manera ultra melódica e inventiva para "Skynned Strings."Una grabación de punto de entrada para Chico Hamilton, muestra su sabroso buen sentido común mucho antes de ser más consciente de las tendencias y la moda, ya que la psicodelia y la fusión se apoderaron del jazz comercializado. Lo que hay que reconocer es que Hamilton no asimiló tanto las tendencias, sino que modificó y adaptó su música al signo de los tiempos y a sus propios talentos únicos. Este LP lo representa en un momento más inocente, cuando el jazz no estaba tan adulterado por formas más populares, y es una excelente cápsula del tiempo al estilo de la Costa Oeste para la época.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/chico-hamilton-trio-mw0000875212
Tracks:
1 - Broadway
Written-By – Boyd*, Wood*, MacRae - 3:06
2 - Street Of Drums
Written-By – Hamilton - 3:17
3 - What Is There To Say
Written-By – Harburg*, Duke - 2:51
4 - Nuttye
Written-By – James Cheatman - 2:30
5 - Buddy Boo
Written-By – Buddy Collette - 2:42
6 - Uganda
Written-By – Hamilton*, Duvivier - 4:41
7 - Lollypop
Written-By – Hamilton - 2:17
8 - We'll Be Together Again
Written-By – Fisher*, Laine - 2:55
9 - Autumn Landscape
Written-By – George Duvivier - 3:41
10 - Porch Light
Written-By – George Duvivier - 3:59
11 - Blues On The Rocks
Written-By – George Duvivier - 3:05
12 - Skynned Strings
Written-By – Hamilton*, Duvivier - 5:14
Credits:
Bass – George Duvivier
Drums – Chico Hamilton
Guitar – Howard Roberts (tracks: 1 to 8), Jim Hall (tracks: 9 to 12)
Liner Notes [Copy], Producer [For CD Release] – Jordi Pujol
Photography By [Cover Photography] – William Claxton
Producer – Dick Bock -
Tracks 1 - 4 recorded at Sound Stage Hollywood December 6th 1953
Tracks 5 - 8 recorded at Sound Stage Hollywood October 2nd 1954
Tracks 9 - 12 recorded at Music Box Theatre Hollywood February 8th 1956
Label: Fresh Sound Records – FSR-CD 471
Released: 2007
Genre: Jazz
Style: Cool Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/7325521-The-Chico-Hamilton-Trio-The-Chico-Hamilton-Trio
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