Chico Hamilton

Actor

Born: Los Angeles, California, USA

BIOGRAPHY

Foreststorn Chico Hamilton, (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.He came to prominence as sideman with the likes of Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie and Lena Horne. Hamilton then struck out as 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 a number of groups over the years that performed cool jazz, post bop and jazz fusion.

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