Chico Hamilton

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: Sound

Born: Los Angeles, California, USA, 1921-09-20

Died: 2013-11-25

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1957	Sweet Smell of Success	The Chico Hamilton Quintet	76
2	1960	Jazz on a Summer's Day	Self	72
3	1987	Magic Sticks	Mr. Jazz	55
4	1993	The Sun Goddess		45
5	2001	Jazz Seen	Self	0
6	2009	The Jazz Baroness	Self	0

Chico Hamilton

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