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Chico Hamilton

Los Angeles, United States • 1921-09-21 – 2013-11-25

Chico Hamilton is credited on 1,459 releases across 287 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,459

Pressings credited

287

Albums

8

Decades active

147

In collections

Biography

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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Credited work

1,459 releases · 287 albums · active 1952–2025

  • Performance · 2,361
  • Other credits · 25
  • Production · 19

Studios: Radio Recorders · Carnegie Hall · Gold Star Studios · The Haig

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