Chico Hamilton
Born: 1921-09-20 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 2013-11-25
Known For: Sound
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.
Filmography
2009
- The Jazz Baroness as Self
2001
- Jazz Seen as Self
1993
1987
- Magic Sticks as Mr. Jazz
1982
- By Design ... (Original Music Composer)
1974
- Confessor ... (Music)
1968
- And Of Course You ... (Music)
1967
- Peacemeal ... (Music)
1965
- Repulsion ... (Original Music Composer)
1963
- Miss USA as Judge
1961
- Shearing Animation ... (Music)
- Drums West ... (Music)
1960
- Jazz on a Summer's Day as Self
- Cat and Mouse ... (Music)
1957
- Sweet Smell of Success as The Chico Hamilton Quintet
1956
- The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show ... (Theme Song Performance)