Gongs East!

Gongs East! is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton's Quintet.^[2] It was recorded in 1958 and released on the Warner Bros. label.^[3] the album features some of the earliest recordings of Eric Dolphy.

Gongs East!
Studio album by Chico Hamilton Quintet
Released	1959
Recorded	December 29 & 30, 1958 Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:15
Label	Warner Bros. WS 1271[1]
Chico Hamilton chronology
The Chico Hamilton Quintet with Strings Attached (1958) Gongs East! (1959) The Three Faces of Chico (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Dolphy has quite a few short solos on this rewarding music... Recommended."^[4]

Track listing

1. "Beyond the Blue Horizon" (Richard A. Whiting, W. Franke Harling, Leo Robin) - 2:59
2. "Where I Live" (Gerald Wilson) - 2:57
3. "Gongs East" (Chico Hamilton) - 5:04
4. "I Gave My Love a Cherry" (Traditional) - 4:03
5. "Good Grief, Dennis" (Carlson Smith) - 3:17
6. "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin) - 3:04
7. "Tuesday at Two" (Wilson) - 3:59
8. "Nature by Emerson" (Fred Katz) - 4:48
9. "Far East" (Nat Pierce) - 4:38
10. "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:04

Personnel

• Chico Hamilton - drums, gongs
• Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
• Nathan Gershman - cello
• Dennis Budimir - guitar
• Wyatt Ruther - bass