# Chico Hamilton

> 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.

*American musician (1921–2013)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/chico-hamilton

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1921-09-20
- **Died:** 2013-11-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 20.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 75.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0357783/ (@nm0357783)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/31NF3yc9DoAdh2bgR6mY04 (@31NF3yc9DoAdh2bgR6mY04)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.joyousshout.com

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/70526)
- [شيكو هاميلتون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
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- [شیکو هامیلتون](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%88_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Chico Hamilton](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Hamilton)
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- [치코 해밀턴](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%98%EC%BD%94_%ED%95%B4%EB%B0%80%ED%84%B4)
- [Chico Hamilton](https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chico_Hamilton)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/699067a0-ae8c-45fc-82c1-6227d91f9bb4)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495781)
- [Chico Hamilton](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69560)

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