Peregrinations

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Peregrinations
Peregrinations.jpg
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedJuly 9 & 10, 1975
A & R Studios, NYC and Sound Factory West, Los Angeles
Genre Jazz
Label Blue Note BN-LA 520
Producer Keg Johnson
Chico Hamilton chronology
The Master
(1973)
Peregrinations
(1975)
Chico Hamilton and the Players
(1976)

Peregrinations is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in 1975 and originally released on the Blue Note label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it 'an uncomfortable mixture of advanced jazz and commercial elements" stating "The overall effect is a bit weird, dated but with some colorful moments. Definitely a mixed bag". [2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by Chico Hamilton except as indicated

  1. "V-O" (Steve Turre) - 3:58
  2. "The Morning Side of Love" - 5:18
  3. "Abdullah and Abraham" (Arnie Lawrence) - 4:16
  4. "Andy's Walk" - 4:15
  5. "Peregrinations" - 3:16
  6. "Sweet Dreams" - 5:53
  7. "Little Lisa" (Turre) - 2:49
  8. "Space for Stacy" - 3:06
  9. "On and Off" - 2:56
  10. "It's About That Time" - 0:57

Personnel

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References

  1. Blue Note Records discography accessed June 30, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Peregrinations – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 30, 2015.