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The Dealer
Studio album by
Chico Hamilton
Released1966
RecordedMain album: September 9, 1966
Bonus tracks: March 15, 1965 and September 18, 1962
StudioRCA Recording Studios, NYC and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length51:07
LabelImpulse! Records (1966)
Impulse! Records (1999)
ProducerBob Thiele
Michael Cuscuna
Chico Hamilton chronology
The Further Adventures of El Chico
(1966) 		The Dealer
(1966) 		The Gamut
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

The Dealer is a 1966 album by jazz drummer/bandleader Chico Hamilton. It was first released by Impulse! Records (AS-9130) and has been subsequently reissued on CD with the addition of bonus tracks from Chic Chic Chico, Definitive Jazz Scene Vol. 3 and Passin' Thru. The bonus tracks feature different line-ups to that of the album, including Charles Lloyd and Gábor Szabó. The bonus track, "El Toro" is also featured on the Impulsive! Unmixed compilation.

All tracks are originals, composed by Hamilton and some arranged by Jimmy Cheatham. The exceptions are "For Mods Only", composed by free jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp, who features on the track playing piano; some licks played by guitarist, Larry Coryell, from which Mick Taylor (of Bluesbreakers and The Rolling Stones) later used with The Stones; and "Larry of Arabia" by Larry Coryell, here supposedly making his first recording.

Track listing

  1. "The Dealer" (Chico Hamilton-Jimmy Cheatham) – 6:21
  2. "For Mods Only" (Archie Shepp) – 4:25
  3. "A Trip" (Chico Hamilton-Jimmy Cheatham) – 6:35
  4. "Baby, You Know" (Chico Hamilton-Jimmy Cheatham) – 3:56
  5. "Larry of Arabia" (Larry Coryell) – 5:09
  6. "Thoughts" (Chico Hamilton) – 9:20
  7. "Jim-Jeannie" (Chico Hamilton) – 5:48

Bonus Tracks

  1. "Chic Chic Chico" (Manny Albam) - 2:49
  2. "Big Noise From Winnetka" (Ray Bauduc-Bob Haggart-Bob Crosby-Gil Rodin) - 2:49
  3. "The Second Time Around" (Jimmy Van Heusen-Sammy Cahn) - 3:12
  4. "El Toro" (Chico Hamilton-Charles Lloyd-Gábor Szabó) - 2:49

Personnel

Original Album Chico Hamilton Quartet:

Featuring:

Bonus Tracks:

Production

Locations

References

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "The Dealer - Chico Hamilton | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 633. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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