Chico Hamilton

drums · 1921–2013 · Los Angeles

Born in Los Angeles, Chico Hamilton led a quintet without piano, with cello and flute, from 1955, emblematic of West Coast cool. He then recorded for Warner Bros. and Impulse!.

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Styles

• Cool (Birth of the Cool)
• West Coast

Landmark tracks

• Goodbye Baby (1957)
• For Mods Only (1966)

Sources

• Source

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