Chico Hamilton

About

Foreststorn “Chico” Hamilton 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.

Albums/Songs:

• Man From Two Worlds
• 6th Avenue Romp
• Timely
• The Head Hunters
• The Original Ellington Suite
• El Chico
• Heritage
• Drumfusion
• Believe
• Passin’ Thru
• The Master
• Juniflip
• Further Adventures of El Chico
• Nomad
• Dancing to a Different Drummer
• Thoughts of…
• Chico Hamilton with Paul Horn
• The Great Chico Hamilton featuring Paul Horn
• Chic* Chic Chico
• Peregrinations
• The Gamut
• Trio!
• My Panamanian Friend
• Foreststorn
• The Dealer

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