Man from Two Worlds is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in 1963 for the Impulse! label.[1] The CD reissue added four compositions from Hamilton's previous album Passin' Thru (1962) as bonus tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "Although it tended to get overlooked at the time, one of drummer Chico Hamilton's finest groups was his 1962–1963 quartet/quintet...this band placed a stronger emphasis on melody and softer sounds than the more avant-garde groups of the time but still pushed away at musical boundaries".[2]
All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as indicated
"Man from Two Worlds" - 5:53
"Blues Medley: Little Sister's Dance/Shade Tree/Island Blue" - 3:20
"Forest Flower: Sunrise/Sunset" - 10:11
"Child's Play" - 3:44
"Blues for O.T." - 4:34
"Mallet Dance" - 4:49
"Love Song to a Baby" - 3:47
"Passin' Thru" – 8:16 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
"Transfusion" – 2:42 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
"Lady Gabor" (Gábor Szabó) – 13:15 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
"Lonesome Child" – 5:41 (Bonus track on CD reissue)
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 18, 1962 (tracks 8 & 9) and September 20, 1962 (tracks 10 & 11) and December 11, 1963 (tracks 1-7)
