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Jimmy Hamilton was an American jazz clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, arranger, composer and music educator, best known for his twenty-five years with Duke Ellington.
23 de may. de 2024 · Jimmy Hamilton was for a quarter-century a mainstay of jazz's most important large ensemble, the Duke Ellington Orchestra. On clarinet, Hamilton was a model of polished, cool style and substance, while his less often featured work on tenor saxophone allowed him to reveal funkier inclinations.
Jimmy Hamilton (25 de mayo de 1917 - 20 de septiembre de 1994) fue un músico de jazz estadounidense, clarinetista, saxofonista tenor, compositor y maestro musical, conocido sobre todo por su trabajo con Duke Ellington.
Jimmy Hamilton (May 25, 1917 – September 20, 1994) was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, who was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Jimmy Hamilton And The Duke's Men. Ray Nance, trumpet; Henderson Chambers, trombone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet; Otto Hardwick, alto sax, clarinet; Harry Carney, baritone sax, clarinet; Jimmy Jones, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Sidney Catlett, drums. WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1945. BN268-1.
31 de dic. de 2022 · Clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton had a much cooler tone than Barney Bigard and was a virtuoso who could play whatever difficult parts Ellington wrote for him. Kay Davis gave Ellington an operatic voice that he could use as a wordless instrument as shown on the haunting “On A Turquoise Cloud.”
Jimmy Hamilton (May 25, 1917 – September 20, 1994) was an American jazz clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, arranger, composer, and music educator, best known for his twenty-five years with Duke Ellington. Hamilton was born in Dillon, South Carolina, and grew up in Philadelphia.
