Chico Hamilton

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Born 1921-09-20 Died 2013-11-25 Los Angeles, California, USA 18 credits NEA Jazz Masters 1

Awards

Won 1 NEA Jazz Masters Award

NEA Jazz Masters 1 won

— NEA Jazz Masters Won

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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.

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