Hot & Cool Latin

Hot & Cool Latin is a compilation album credited to Eric Dolphy, released by Blue Moon Records in 1996.[1] The first eight tracks of the album consist of the final recordings Dolphy made with prior bandleader Chico Hamilton as part of his quintet. The remaining seven tracks are recordings made with the Latin Jazz Quintet.[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Hot & Cool Latin
Compilation album by Eric Dolphy
Released	1996
Recorded	May 19-20, 1959 and 1960-1961
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:28
Label	Blue Moon Records

Track listing

1. "Opening" (Chico Hamilton) – 1:42
2. "Champs Elysées" (Gerald Wiggins) – 2:31
3. "Truth" – 3:09
4. "Lost in the Night" (Richard Maltby, Jr.) – 3:19
5. "Frou Frou" (Victor Young) – 3:21
6. "Lady 'E'" (Eric Dolphy) – 2:41
7. "Fat Mouth" – 2:57
8. "Cawn Pawn" (Hale Smith) – 2:34
9. "You're the Cutest One" (Conway Darwin) – 3:40
10. "April Rain" (Fabiola Diaz) – 6:27
11. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 3:51
12. "Lover" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:46
13. "I Wish I Were in Love Again" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:02
14. "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) – 4:52
15. "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:36

Track 1–8 recorded in Hollywood on May 19 and May 20, 1959; tracks 9–15 recorded in New York on 1960–1961.[2]

Personnel

• Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
• Nathan Gershman – cello (tracks 1–8)
• Dennis Budimir – guitar (tracks 1–8)
• Wyatt Ruther – bass (tracks 1–5 and 7)
• Ralph Pena – bass (tracks 6 and 8)
• Bobbie Rodriguez – bass (tracks 9–15)
• Chico Hamilton – drums (tracks 1–8)
• Tommy Lopez – congas (tracks 9–15)
• Louis Ramirez – timbales (tracks 9–15)
• Felipe Diaz – vibraphone (tracks 9–15)
• Arthur Jenkins – piano (tracks 9–15)

References

1. "Hot, Cool & Latin - Eric Dolphy". JazzMusicArchives.com. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
2. Eric Dolphy Discography Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved July 4, 2013
3. "Hot & Cool Latin > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2013.