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Chico Hamilton
Composer, Actor
Born September 20, 1921Died November 25, 2013 (92 years)
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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Chico Hamilton Filmography
| 1993 | |
| 1991 | Love at First Sight · as Composer |
| 1981 | By Design · as Original Music Composer |
| 1975 | Mr. Ricco · as Original Music Composer |
| 1974 | Coonskin · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | Repulsion · as Original Music Composer |
| 2011 | Bert Stern: Original Madman · as Cast |
| 2011 | Miss USA Pageant (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1993 | |
| 1987 | Magic Sticks · as Mr. Jazz |
| 1957 | Sweet Smell of Success · as The Chico Hamilton Quintet |
| 1941 | You'll Never Get Rich · as Drummer - One Of The Delta Rhythm Boys |
| 2014 | The 56th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Jazz Drummer |
| 2009 | The Jazz Baroness · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Jazz on a Summer's Day · as Self |