A report on Paul Horn (musician), Chico Hamilton and South Pacific in Hi-Fi

South Pacific in Hi-Fi is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton featuring jazz interpretations of themes from the Broadway musical South Pacific.

Moving to Los Angeles, he played with Chico Hamilton's quintet from 1956 to 1958 and became an established West Coast session player.

A version of the quintet including flutist Paul Horn was featured in the film Sweet Smell of Success in 1957 and one including Eric Dolphy appeared in the film Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960), set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

Paul Horn - alto saxophone, flute, arranger

1958: South Pacific in Hi-Fi (World Pacific)

South Pacific in Hi-Fi (World Pacific, 1958)