Passin' Thru (Chico Hamilton album)
# Passin' Thru (Chico Hamilton album)

Passin' Thru is an album by American jazz drummer Chico Hamilton featuring performances recorded in September 1962 and released in February 1963 on the Impulse! label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat | |
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, with Scott Yanow's review stating: "Drummer Chico Hamilton's debut on Impulse featured his fifth Quintet, an advanced hard bop unit that sometimes hinted a little at the avant-garde... this was a major band".

## Track listing

All compositions by Charles Lloyd except as noted

* "Passin' Thru" – 8:16
* "The Second Time Around" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:11
* "El Toro" (Chico Hamilton, Charles Lloyd, Gabor Szabo) – 4:39
* "Transfusion" – 2:42
* "Lady Gabor" (Gábor Szabó) – 13:15
* "Lonesome Child" – 5:41
* Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on September 18, 1962 (tracks 1-4), and September 20, 1962 (tracks 5 & 6)

## Personnel

* Chico Hamilton – drums
* George Bohanon – trombone; percussion (3)
* Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone (1,2,4,6), flute (3,5)
* Gábor Szabó – guitar
* Albert Stinson – bass
