Chico Hamilton
American musician
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.
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Works
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- ... Seduzione al buio
- And the Drums Sing
- Cheek to Chico
- Goodbye Baby
- Goodbye Baby Blues
- Hot Dogs and Juice (Goodbye Baby)
- Hunsecker Operates (Goodbye Baby)
- Languida morbosità
- Love Scene (Susan — The Sage)
- Repulsione notturna
- Sidney's Theme
- Sophisticated Thrilling
- The Morning After
- The Morning Side of Love
- Three Notes & A Brush
- Wagnervous