Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette

Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette (rereleased as Spectacular!) is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton's Quintet featuring multi-instrumentalist Buddy Collette, released on the Pacific Jazz label.^[2][3] The album was recorded in 1955 with one side recorded live and the other recorded in the studio.

Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette
Studio album /Live album by Chico Hamilton Quintet
Released	1956
Recorded	August 4 & 23, 1955 The Strollers in Long Beach[1] Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Label	Pacific Jazz PJ-1209 / ST-20143
Producer	Richard Bock
Chico Hamilton chronology
Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette (1956) The Original Chico Hamilton Quintet (1955)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "A chamber jazz unit that hinted in spots at classical music, this cool jazz band was quite popular for a few years."^[4]

Track listing

1. "A Nice Day" (Buddy Collette) - 2:53
2. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:16
3. "Blue Sands" (Collette) - 6:30
4. "The Sage" (Fred Katz) - 3:34
5. "The Morning After" (Chico Hamilton) - 2:07
6. "I Want to Be Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 2:10
7. "Spectacular" (Jim Hall) - 5:12
8. "Free Form" (Hamilton, Collette, Hall, Katz, Smith) - 5:00
9. "Walking Carson Blues" (Carson Smith) - 6:08
10. "Buddy Boo" (Collette) - 6:16

• Recorded at The Strollers club in Long Beach, August 4 (tracks 6-10) and Radio Recorders in Hollywood, August 23 (tracks 1-5)
• Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 also released on Pacific Jazz EP4-40
• Tracks 7, 9 also released on Pacific Jazz EP4-39

Personnel

• Chico Hamilton - drums
• Buddy Collette - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
• Fred Katz - cello
• Jim Hall - guitar
• Carson Smith - bass

Uses in other media

• "The Sage" is featured in the 1997 film, Boogie Nights.
• "Blue Sands" is featured in the 2022 film, Licorice Pizza.