Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton
Chico Hamilton appearing at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Tompkins Square Park, New York City, August 26, 2007
Background information
Birth nameForeststorn Hamilton
Born(1921-09-20)September 20, 1921
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 25, 2013(2013-11-25) (aged 92)
New York, New York, U.S.
GenresCool jazz, free jazz, soul jazz, hard bop, jazz-funk, boogaloo
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums

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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