Title: Chico Hamilton – El Chico
Year/Genre: 1965,  Jazz
Matrix #: A-9102
Condition: VG++ (excellent, plays clean)

Cultural Facts:

1. Recorded for Impulse! Records, it marked Hamilton’s bold shift toward Afro-Cuban rhythms and electric instrumentation.

2. Featured young innovators like Gábor Szabó and Albert Stinson, blending modal jazz with Latin grooves.

3. The album’s fusion approach foreshadowed the boundary-breaking directions jazz would take later in the decade.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $45–$55
VG+: $35–$40
VG: $25–$30
G: $15–$18

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