[Pre Order] Chico Hamilton - El Chico - Verve Vault Series LP *

Release Date: December 11, 2026

Chico Hamilton's 1966 Impulse! date, mastered from analog tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Produced by Bob Thiele and recorded in New York in August 1965, El Chico finds drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton widening his palette with Latin rhythms, bossa nova and avant-garde touches. His sextet features Jimmy Cheatham on trombone, Sadao Watanabe on alto sax, Gabor Szabo on guitar and Albert Stinson on bass, with Willie Bobo and Victor Pantoja on percussion. The program pairs Hamilton originals with outside material including "People," "Marcheta" and "This Dream."

Features

• 180-gram vinyl LP
• Mastered from the analog tapes
• Pressed at Optimal
• Label: Verve Vault Series

Track Listing

Side One:

1. El Chico
2. People
3. Marcheta
4. This Dream

Side Two:

1. Conquistadores (The Conquerors)
2. El Moors
3. Strange
4. Helena