| South Pacific in Hi-Fi | ||||
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| Studio album by Chico Hamilton Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | January 15, 24, 29 & 30, 1958 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | World Pacific PJ-1238 [1] | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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South Pacific in Hi-Fi is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton featuring jazz interpretations of themes from the Broadway musical South Pacific . [2] It was released in 1958 on the Pacific Jazz label. [3] [4]
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All compositions by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
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