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Chico Hamilton: It's About Time!
ByThroughout the album Hamilton uses his savvy and experience to lay down steady, unpretentious foundations for guitarist Cary DeNigris and bassist Paul Ramsey to work off. Hamilton establishes a cymbal-driven line to drive DeNegris' Jim Hall inflections on the private eye-slick "Cary"; his haunting echoed mallets serve as a wonderful background on "Autumn in New York"; he scampers on brushes behind Ramsey's splendid electric bass on "What If" and attacks the drums with overall dynamism on "Nod to Gabor." DeNigris' flowing, octave-punctuated chords on the up-tempo waltz "6/8 for Chico" are dynamite. Hamilton's vocalizing and playing on the rapid-fire "Nuttye," which he played on that first session so many years ago, brings this delightful Janus-type endeavor full circle.
Hamilton's straight-ahead, unembroidered playing and on-point interplay with DeNigris and Ramsey proves that you don't need a whole lot of noise and chest thumping to make timeless music.
Track Listing
Cary; Autumn in New York; What If; Tone Poem in D; Nod to Gabor; Paul; 6/8 for CH; Nuttye (for Jimmy).
Personnel
Chico Hamilton
drumsChico Hamilton: drums and vocals; Cary DeNigris: guitar; Paul Ramsey: Fender bass.
Album information
Title: It's About Time! | Year Released: 2008 | Record Label: Joyous Shout!
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