title: Passin' Thru (Chico Hamilton album)
text: # 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
  