Gongs East!
| Gongs East! | ||||
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| 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] | |||
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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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (Richard A. Whiting, W. Franke Harling, Leo Robin) - 2:59
- "Where I Live" (Gerald Wilson) - 2:57
- "Gongs East" (Chico Hamilton) - 5:04
- "I Gave My Love a Cherry" (Traditional) - 4:03
- "Good Grief, Dennis" (Carlson Smith) - 3:17
- "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin) - 3:04
- "Tuesday at Two" (Wilson) - 3:59
- "Nature by Emerson" (Fred Katz) - 4:48
- "Far East" (Nat Pierce) - 4:38
- "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:04
Personnel[edit]
- Chico Hamilton - drums, gongs
- Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Nathan Gershman - cello
- Dennis Budimir - guitar
- Wyatt Ruther - bass
References[edit]
- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
- ^ Gioia, Ted (October 16, 1998). West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California, 1945-1960. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520217294 – via Google Books.
- ^ Eric Dolphy Catalog accessed June 4, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Gongs East! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 92. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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