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.

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Known For

Magic Sticks
Magic Sticks
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Jazz on a Summer's Day
The Jazz Baroness
The Jazz Baroness
The Sun Goddess
The Sun Goddess
Jazz Seen
Jazz Seen

Filmography

2009 The Jazz Baroness
as Self
2001 Jazz Seen
as Self
1993 The Sun Goddess
as
1987 Magic Sticks
as Mr. Jazz
1963 Miss USA
as Judge
1960 Jazz on a Summer's Day
as Self
1957 Sweet Smell of Success
as The Chico Hamilton Quintet