Chico Hamilton
Birthday: 1921-09-20 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USAForeststorn "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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2009
The Jazz Baroness
as Self
2001
Jazz Seen
as Self
1987
Magic Sticks
as Mr. Jazz
1960
Jazz on a Summer's Day
as Self
1957
Sweet Smell of Success
as The Chico Hamilton Quintet
