American jazz musician (1917–1994)
Jimmy Hamilton
Background information Born James Hamilton
(1917-05-25 ) May 25, 1917Died September 20, 1994(1994-09-20) (aged 77) Genres Jazz Occupation Musician Instrument(s) Clarinet, saxophone
Musical artist
Jimmy Hamilton (May 25, 1917 – September 20, 1994)[ 1] jazz clarinetist andsaxophonist , who was a member of theDuke Ellington Orchestra .
Hamilton was born inDillon, South Carolina , United States,[ 2] piano andbrass instruments , in the 1930s he started playing the latter in local bands before switching to clarinet and saxophone.[ 2] Lucky Millinder ,Jimmy Mundy , andBill Doggett , going on to join theTeddy Wilson sextet in 1940.[ 2] Eddie Heywood andYank Porter .
In 1943, he replacedBarney Bigard in the Duke Ellington orchestra and stayed with Ellington until 1968.[ 2] R&B sound, while on clarinet he was much more precise and technical. He wrote some of his own material in his time with Ellington.
After he left the Ellington orchestra, Hamilton played and arranged on a freelance basis before spending the 1970s and 1980s in theVirgin Islands teaching music.[ 2] St. Croix , Virgin Islands, at the age of 77.[ 1]
Clarinet in High Fi (Urania, 1955)Jimmy Hamilton and the New York Jazz Quintet (Urania, 1956)Swing Low Sweet Clarinet (Everest, 1960)It's About Time Can't Help Swinging In a Sentimental Mood (World Record Club, 1963)Rediscovered at the Buccaneer (Who's Who in Jazz, 1985)S'weet But (Hot Drive, 1997)Tribute to Barney Bigard and Russell Procope (Squatty Roo, 2014)WithClarinet Summit
In Concert at the Public Theater (India Navigation, 1984)Southern Bells (Black Saint, 1987)WithDuke Ellington
Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown Live At The Crystal Gardens 1952 (Hep, 2011)Ellington '55 Seattle Concert (RCA Victor, 1954)Ellington Showcase Historically Speaking Duke Ellington Presents... Liberian Suite Ellington at Newport A Drum Is a Woman All Star Road Band Such Sweet Thunder Black, Brown and Beige Newport 1958 The Cosmic Scene Ellington Indigos Jazz Party Ellington Moods (Sesac, 1959)Festival Session Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque Anatomy of a Murder Blues in Orbit First Time! The Count Meets the Duke Paris Blues Midnight in Paris Piano in the Background All American in Jazz Afro-Bossa The Great Paris Concert The Symphonic Ellington All Star Road Band Volume 2 Ellington '65 Harlem (Pablo, 1964 [1985])Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins Concert in the Virgin Islands The Popular Duke Ellington Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music Far East Suite Soul Call Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur Ella Fitzgerald )Liederhalle Stuttgart 1967 (SWR, Jazzhaus, 2020)And His Mother Called Him Bill Second Sacred Concert (Fantasy, 1968)Black, Brown and Beige Live At The Opernhaus Cologne 1969 (Delta Music, 2016)70th Birthday Concert WithJohnny Hodges
Used to Be Duke Creamy Ellingtonia '56 The Big Sound Duke's in Bed Not So Dukish The Rabbit (Vogue, 1962)Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges Blue Notes Blue Pyramid Don't Sleep in the Subway Triple Play Swing's Our Thing Jumpin' with Johnny Hodges (Vogue, 1973)Ellingtonia! (Onyx, 1974)With others
Ralph Burns ,Ralph Burns Among the JATPs (Norgran, 1955)Harry Carney ,With Strings (Clef, 1955)Rosemary Clooney ,Blue Rose Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington,Ella at Duke's Place Earl Hines ,Once Upon a Time Frank Sinatra & Duke Ellington,Francis A. & Edward K. Lucky Thompson ,Intimate Jazz in Hi-Fi, Accent On Tenor Sax (Urania, 1956)Ben Webster ,Music for Loving Coleman Hawkins ,Basically Duke Coleman Hawkins,Things Ain't What They Used to Be
Studio albums Harlem Jazz, 1930 Ellingtonia, Vol. One Ellingtonia, Vol. Two Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year The Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays Ellington Ellington '55 Dance to the Duke! Ellington Showcase Historically Speaking Duke Ellington Presents... The Complete Porgy and Bess A Drum Is a Woman Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 Such Sweet Thunder Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 Ellington Indigos Black, Brown and Beige Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque The Cosmic Scene Happy Reunion Jazz Party Anatomy of a Murder Festival Session Blues in Orbit The Nutcracker Suite Piano in the Background Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. Unknown Session Piano in the Foreground Paris Blues Featuring Paul Gonsalves Midnight in Paris Studio Sessions, New York 1962 Afro-Bossa The Symphonic Ellington Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session Studio Sessions New York 1963 My People Ellington '65 Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins Ellington '66 Concert in the Virgin Islands The Popular Duke Ellington Far East Suite The Jaywalker Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York ...And His Mother Called Him Bill Second Sacred Concert Studio Sessions New York, 1968 Latin American Suite The Pianist New Orleans Suite Orchestral Works The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 The Intimacy of the Blues The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971 The Intimate Ellington The Ellington Suites This One's for Blanton! Up in Duke's Workshop Duke's Big 4 Mood Ellington Live albums Collaborations Compositions by Billy Strayhorn by Juan Tizol
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