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| » Read discussion on Chico Hamilton 05/25/11 When most jazz fans think about Gerry Mulligan in the early 1950s, two recordings come to mind: his March 1950 session with the Miles Davis Nonet (later coined Birth of the Cool) and his influential August 1952 pianoless quartet date in Los Angeles with Chet Baker, Bob Whitlock and Chico Hamilton. The California session would mark the birth of a more laid-back West Coast sound. But nestled in ...
02/25/11 News and notes from around the web, including the Jazzcast, Brad Mehldau's playlist, Chico Hamilton on film, Tessa Souter, the homeless jazz singer, Buster Cooper, Todd Barkan, a big donation in Colorado and Nicholas Payton's Twitter hilarity. read more
03/26/10 In the late 1950s, Jim Hall was a founding member of two of the decade's most forward-thinking chamber jazz groups: the Chico Hamilton Quintet and the Jimmy Giuffre Trio. Both groups fused West Coast jazz with classical sensibilities, resulting in a swinging sound that was both breezy and ferociously competitive. The music at first seems genteel, but a closer listen reveals artistic engagements ...
11/29/09 Classical and jazz music composer HALE SMITH has died due to complications of a stroke. He was 84.Smith, who performed with jazz greats including drummer Chico Hamilton...
11/28/09 Hale Smith, a classical composer who also worked as a performer and arranger with jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Chico Hamilton, died Tuesday at his home in Freeport, N.
11/27/09 Mr. Smith was a classical composer who also worked as a performer and arranger with jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie and Chico Hamilton.
10/19/09 Chico Hamilton Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes and Noble (NYC) on Friday, October 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, October 23, for an in-store Barnes and Noble interview with Jazz legend Chico Hamilton Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028... |
