Chico Hamilton Quintet & Buddy Collette Blue Note Records Tone Poet 180g LP NEW

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Chico Hamilton Quintet Featuring Buddy Collette (AND Jim Hall!)... Blue Note Records Tone Poet Series Release on 180g Audiophile Vinyl in Glorious MONO... 2025 Limited Release. NEW and Sealed (internal pics are stock images)... NO Reserve!
- Originally released in 1955 on Pacific Jazz Records - Cut directly from the original analog tapes
A jewel of West Coast chamber jazz, this 1955 Pacific Jazz date documented drummer Chico Hamilton’s extraordinary quintet featuring Buddy Collette on woodwinds, Jim Hall on guitar, Fred Katz on cello, and Carson Smith on bass. The ensemble created a singular sound with its unique instrumentation and poised, impassioned performances of nuanced, inventive arrangements of standards and bandmember originals. Side 1 consists of a set of introspective studio recordings including evocative pieces by Collette (“Blue Sands”) and Katz (“The Sage”) as well as a shadowy arrangement of “My Funny Valentine.” Side 2 presents more of the quintet’s fiery side with a set of live recordings captured at Strollers in Long Beach, California. The band swings mightily from the side opener “I Want To Be Happy” to the closer “Buddy Boo” with a detour into abstraction on the fully improvised piece “Free Form.”
Blue Note Tone Poet Series The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was’ admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the “Tone Poet,” on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.
Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.
This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket.
Tracklist: A1: A Nice Day A2: My Funny Valentine A3: Blue Sands A4: The Sage A5: The Morning After
B1: I Want To Be Happy B2: Spectacular B3: Free Form B4: Walking Carson Blues B5: Buddy Boo 
Recording Dates: Side 1 - August 23, 1955 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA Side 2 - August 4, 1955 at The Strollers, Long Beach, CA
Musicians: Drums – Chico Hamilton Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone – Buddy Collette Guitar – Jim Hall Bass – Carson Smith Cello – Fred Katz
Design [Cover], Photography By [Photos] – William Claxton Mastered By [LP Mastering] – Kevin Gray Supervised By [LP Supervision] – Joe Harley
Label: Pacific Jazz – PJ-1209, Blue Note Records– 602455716019 Series: Blue Note Tone Poet Series Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, 180g Released: Sep 5, 2025 Style: Bop, Hard Bop
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