1921
Chico Hamilton, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (died 2013)
Chico Hamilton, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (died 2013)
Chico Hamilton, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (died 2013)
Chico Hamilton
American jazz drummer and bandleader (1921–2013)
- Born
- 1921
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.