The recordings

Hard Bop: For the Record

A personal, composition-driven hard bop statement from a veteran guitarist returning with renewed purpose, original music, and a piano-less two-horn quintet sound.

On Hard Bop: For The Record, Chako turns renewed purpose into ten original compositions shaped by the soulful drive, memorable melodies, blues feeling, and swinging fire of the hard bop tradition. Inspired by the classic quintets of Horace Silver and Art Blakey, the album features saxophone, trombone, guitar, bass, and drums, with the intentional absence of piano allowing the guitar to serve as the harmonic core of the ensemble.

#5 Roots Music Report Jazz Albums · #20 NACC Top 30 Jazz debut