치코 해밀턴

소개

치코 해밀턴(Chico Hamilton, 1921년 9월 21일 ~ 2013년 11월 25일)은 미국의 재즈 드러머이자 밴드리더였다.

Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton 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.