A Different Journey

A Different Journey is an album by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton recorded in 1963 and released on the Reprise label.

Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "lots of advanced yet logical improvising, and more than its share of variety. The group had its own sound and was quite underrated during its relatively short life. A gem."

On All About Jazz David Rickert wrote: "By this time Hamilton had cast off the light, chamber jazz directions he pursued in the fifties in favor of the advances of Coltrane and Coleman. In Lloyd he chose a perfect musical director; his compositions are not based on melodic heads as much as they are springboards for challenging improvisation."

Track listing
All compositions by Charles Lloyd
 * 1) "Sun Yen Yen"  - 5:58
 * 2) "Voice in the Night" - 6:55
 * 3) "A Different Journey" - 7:53
 * 4) "The Vulture" - 4:14
 * 5) "One Sheridan Square" - 15:06
 * 6) "Island Blues" - 1:43

Personnel

 * Chico Hamilton - drums
 * George Bohanon - trombone
 * Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute
 * Gábor Szabó - guitar
 * Albert Stinson - bass