| Title: |
Chico Hamilton
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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| Collection: |
Louis Armstrong Jazz Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Chico Hamilton is a jazz drummer, composer and band leader. Born September 21 [1921] in Hollywood, he began playing drums as a youth growing up in Los Angeles. Hamilton has had a long tenure with Lena Horne, has also played with Tony Bennett among others. One of his trademarks is his brush-technique. Hamilton continues to record and perform.
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| URL: |
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scl/MULTIMED/JAZZHIST/chcat.htm
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1996 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Hamilton, Chico, 1921-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
21-Sep-1921
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Los Angeles, CA; California; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Jazz musician
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| Age at speaking: |
75
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| Document location: |
New York, NY
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| Document date: |
20-Dec-1996
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| Interviewer: |
Ridley, Larry, 1937-
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| Locations discussed: |
Chicago, IL; Illinois; New York; New York, NY; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Chicago, IL; History; Illinois; Jazz; Jazz musicians; Music; New York; New York, NY; North America; Oral history; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Jazz scene; Music history
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0024704-26405
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