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Sep 20, 1921 Los Angeles, California, United States Died on 25 Nov 2013 (aged 92)
American musician
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About Chico Hamilton
- 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.
