A-9114 CHICO HAMILTON / THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF EL CHICO

Ａ）Jerome Richardson, flute, alto flute; Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Gabor Szabo, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums; Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja, Latin percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 2, 1966

Ｂ）Clark Terry, trumpet; Jimmy Cheatham, trombone; Danny Bank, piccolo; Jerome Richardson, flute, alto flute; Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Gabor Szabo, guitar; Richard Davis, bass; Chico Hamilton, drums; Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja, Latin percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 5, 1966

A1. Got My Mojo Working (But It Just Won't Work On You) (B)
A2. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) (A)
A3. That Boy With The Long Hair (B)
A4. Daydream (B)
A5. The Shadow Of Your Smile (A)

B1. Evil Eye (A)
B2. Monday Monday (B)
B3. Manila (A)
B4. My Romance (A)
B5. Stella By Starlight (A)

本盤は個人的に G.Szabo 参加が目玉だけど、Latin percussion に２管又は４管も加わるので焦点が定まらず今一つの印象なのが残念な一枚。A5. The Shadow Of Your Smile が好きな私は、今一つの演奏だと思うけど一番印象に残りました。B5. Stella By Starlight は J.Richardson の flute が Latin percussion をバックに長いソロをとり聴き応えあります。最後の最後でG.Szabo がほんのちょこっとだけ加わっているけど、これは蛇足でしょう。

予告：A-9115 STANLEY TURRENTINE / LET IT GO

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