Man from Two Worlds
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{{Infobox album
| name = Man from Two Worlds
| type = Album
| artist = Chico Hamilton
| cover = Man from Two Worlds.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1964
| recorded = December 11, 1963
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 66:12
| label = Impulse!
| producer = Bob Thiele
| chronology = Chico Hamilton
| prev_title = A Different Journey
| prev_year = 1963
| next_title = Chic Chic Chico
| next_year = 1965
}}
Man from Two Worlds is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Impulse! label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9000-series/#a-59 Impulse! Records discography] accessed March 21, 2011 The CD reissue added four compositions from Hamilton's previous album Passin' Thru (1962) as bonus tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "Although it tended to get overlooked at the time, one of drummer Chico Hamilton's finest groups was his 1962–1963 quartet/quintet...this band placed a stronger emphasis on melody and softer sounds than the more avant-garde groups of the time but still pushed away at musical boundaries".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/man-from-two-worlds-r140057 Allmusic Review] accessed March 21, 2011
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 92
}}
}}
Track listing
:All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated
- "Man from Two Worlds" - 5:53
- "Blues Medley: Little Sister's Dance/Shade Tree/Island Blue" - 3:20
- "Forest Flower: Sunrise/Sunset" - 10:11
- "Child's Play" - 3:44
- "Blues for O.T." - 4:34
- "Mallet Dance" - 4:49
- "Love Song to a Baby" - 3:47
- "Passin' Thru" – 8:16 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
- "Transfusion" – 2:42 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
- "Lady Gabor" (Gábor Szabó) – 13:15 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
- "Lonesome Child" – 5:41 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
:*Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 18, 1962 (tracks 8 & 9) and September 20, 1962 (tracks 10 & 11) and December 11, 1963 (tracks 1-7)
Personnel
- Chico Hamilton – drums
- Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
- Gábor Szabó – guitar
- Albert Stinson – bass
- George Bohanon – trombone (tracks 8-11)
References
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Category:Impulse! Records albums
Category:Chico Hamilton albums