Chico Hamilton
September 20, 1921 (103 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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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- 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