For Immediate Release, New York. - New York In March of 2011, with his
90th birthday six months off, Foreststorn 'Chico' Hamilton trekked out of
his New York City penthouse apartment to helm a marathon recording
session resulting in 28 new tracks with his Euphoria group. No one
woodsheds like a jazz drummer, and coming off a health setback during the
Summer of 2010, Hamilton and his Euphoria group began sheding at weekly
rehearsals at Hamilton's Penthouse A.

These weekly rehearsals played an important part in Hamilton's
rehabilitation, facilitated Hamilton and his group becoming very tight
with each other and exploring places musically they had not previously
gone together, and brought together a wealth of new original material,
offered up in three courses, each of which is a different viewpoint of
Hamilton's "Revelation".

The "Revelation" EP on 10" vinyl- Hamilton's very first recording as a
leader, Chico Hamilton Trio in 1955 on Pacific Jazz with Howard Roberts
& George Duvivier, was pressed up on 10" vinyl. So it seemed a fitting
tribute to Chico's longevity as a leader for a selection of Chico
originals, two tracks of which are exclusive to this format, 58 years
later to be presented in the same format.

The "Euphoric" EP, on CD- Hamilton's very proud of each member of his
Euphoria group, both in how they have matured as players and in how they
have developed as composers. A testament to both the prowess of each
group member as a composer, and to Hamilton's strength as a leader, this
release is a tip of the hat from Hamilton to his Euphoria group
gathering the group members original compositions together, half of
which are exclusive to this format.

The "Revelation" CD- With 11 tracks exclusive to this format,
"Revelation" opens and closes with a focus on Hamilton @ his drum kit,
and in-between takes us on a different journey from both the melodic and
rhythmic points of view. From the up-tempo Latin groove of "Evanly" with
its vocal out chorus; the mid tempo swing of "No Way LA" & "Ten Minutes
To Twelve"; the Lunceford-like band vocals on "Stompin' @ The Savoy" &
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing)"; to Hamilton's
vocalizing on "Every Time I Smile"; the pastoral melodic beauty of
"You're Not Alone"; the up-tempo funk of "Black Eyed Peas"; and the
bossa funkiness of "Foot Prints in the Sand" with its starkly beautiful
vocal out chorus- every track is like turning a page in a book that's
holding you on the edge of your seat, your rapt attention dying to know
what's next to be revealed. And indeed what a revelation are these 22
tracks!!

From the "Revelation" CD liner notes by Maxwell Chandler: "The
excitement of new works from Chico is not derived from any absence as he
has not stopped, nor is it due to the curiosity factor of seeing what
type of artistic phase he is entering into. He does not create in that
manner or care about such things, bringing the best of what he has found
with him even if only as a component to further his forward moving
trajectory. The excitement is due to the knowledge that here is an
addition to the oeuvre of an artist who is the rare to find, possessor
of freedom derived equally from intellect and soul."

Join us for the Chico Hamilton 90th Birthday Celebration & Revelation CD
Release Show Series Sunday November 6th & Sunday December 4th, 2011 @
DROM, 85 Ave A (b/w 5th & 6th St) in the East Village,  New York, NY
10009, Tel 212-777-1157 www.dromNYC.com.

Bob Davis

bobdavis@radioio.com
609-351-0154
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