1965Nominee
Best Performance
Repulsion
Chico Hamilton
Actor
Los Angeles, California, USA
September 20, 1921
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chico Hamilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photo
Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1957Winner
Best Performance
Sweet Smell of Success
1975Nominee
Best Performance
Coonskin
Career Highlights
1982Highlight
Best Performance
By Design
1961Highlight
Best Performance
Drums West
Video
Repulsion
Sweet Smell of Success
Coonskin