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Chico Hamilton(1921-2013)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Chico Hamilton
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Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
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6 Photos
Composer, conductor and drummer who formed his first band with schoolmates Ernie Royal, Charlie Mingus and Illinois Jacquet. He played in the orchestras of Lionel Hampton, Lester Young, Floyd Ray, Jim Mundy, Count Basie and Charlie Barnet. He formed a quartet with Gerry Mulligan in 1952, and then led his own quartet. Joining ASCAP in 1959, his popular-instrumental compositions include "Morning After" and "Theme from Gerald McBoing Boing".
BornSeptember 21, 1921
DiedNovember 25, 2013(92)
BornSeptember 21, 1921
DiedNovember 25, 2013(92)
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Known for

Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)
Repulsion
7.5
  • Composer
  • 1965
Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, and Heather Graham in Boogie Nights (1997)
Boogie Nights
7.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1997
Kate Winslet in Wonder Wheel (2017)
Wonder Wheel
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2017
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Sweet Smell of Success
8.0
  • Self(as The Chico Hamilton Quintet)
  • 1957

Credits

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Composer

  • The Sun Goddess (1993)
    The Sun Goddess
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Love at First Sight (1991)
    Love at First Sight
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • By Design (1981)
    By Design
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • Mr. Ricco (1975)
    Mr. Ricco
    5.8
    • music by
    • 1975
  • Scatman Crothers, Charles Gordone, Philip Michael Thomas, Jesse Welles, and Barry White in Coonskin (1974)
    Coonskin
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • Confessor
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)
    Repulsion
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Look Jazz, See Jazz
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Cat and Mouse
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Shearing (1962)
    Shearing
    6.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1962

Music Department

  • Scatman Crothers, Charles Gordone, Philip Michael Thomas, Jesse Welles, and Barry White in Coonskin (1974)
    Coonskin
    6.4
    • music performer
    • 1974
  • Confessor
    • conductor
    • 1974
  • Black Journal (1968)
    Black Journal
    6.7
    TV Series
    • music for New Breed Fashions
    • 1968
  • Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)
    Repulsion
    7.5
    • conductor
    • musician: drums (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (1956)
    The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • composer: theme song
    • composer: theme music
    • 1956

Actor

  • The Sun Goddess (1993)
    The Sun Goddess
    5.4
    • Porter
    • 1993
  • George Kranz in Magic Sticks (1987)
    Magic Sticks
    4.3
    • Mr. Jazz
    • 1987
  • Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
    You'll Never Get Rich
    6.7
    • Drummer - one of the Delta Rhythm Boys (uncredited)
    • 1941

Videos3

Jazz on a Summer's Day
Trailer 1:17
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Trailer 2:29
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Trailer 2:29
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Jazz on a Summer's Day - official US re-release trailer
Trailer 1:17
Jazz on a Summer's Day - official US re-release trailer

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • The Chico Hamilton Quintet
  • Born
    • September 21, 1921
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • November 25, 2013
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Helen1941 - 2008 (her death, 2 children)
  • Relatives
    • Bernie Hamilton(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Album: "Three Faces of Chico" (Warner Bros.)

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  • Trivia
    Brother of actor Bernie Hamilton.

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