{"product_id":"chico-hamilton-el-chico-verve-vault-series-lp","title":"Chico Hamilton: El Chico (Verve Vault Series) LP","description":"\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\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\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003eSide A\u003cbr\u003e1. El Chico\u003cbr\u003e2. People\u003cbr\u003e3. Marcheta\u003cbr\u003e4. This Dream\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003cbr\u003e1. Conquistadores = The Conquerors\u003cbr\u003e2. El Moors\u003cbr\u003e3. Strange\u003cbr\u003e4. Helena\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56438686220660,"sku":"00199957337533","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/0447\/8357\/files\/ChicoHamiltonElChico_VerveVaultSeries_LP_1.png?v=1791996049","url":"https:\/\/store.ververecords.com\/products\/chico-hamilton-el-chico-verve-vault-series-lp","provider":"Verve Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}