Known For
Sound
Born
Sep 20, 1921
Died
Nov 25, 2013
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
18 titles
Chico Hamilton
Biography
Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, first with a quintet featuring the cello as a lead instrument, an unusual choice for a jazz band in the 1950s, and subsequently leading bands that performed cool jazz, post bop, and jazz fusion. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chico Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
The Jazz Baroness
Self
Jazz Seen
Self
The Sun Goddess
Magic Sticks
Mr. Jazz
By Design
Original Music Composer
Coonskin
Original Music Composer
Mr. Ricco
Original Music Composer
Confessor
Music
And Of Course You
Music
Peacemeal
Music
Repulsion
Original Music Composer
Miss USA
Self - Judge
Shearing Animation
Music
Drums West
Music
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Self
Cat and Mouse
Music
Sweet Smell of Success
The Chico Hamilton Quintet
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
Theme Song Performance