Chico Hamilton, American drummer and bandleader (born 1921)

Chico Hamilton

American jazz drummer and bandleader (1921–2013)

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…