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| Born: May 25, 1917 in Dillon, SC | Avg.User Rating: 1 Ratings |
| Died: Sep 20, 1994 in St. Croix, Virgin Islands |
| Genre: Jazz |
| Styles: Bop, Swing |
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| Biography: A longtime member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Jimmy Hamilton's cool vibrato-less tone and advanced style (which was ultimately influenced by bop) initially bothered some listeners more accustomed to Barney Bigard's warmer New Orleans sound, but Hamilton eventually won them over with his brilliant ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1991 Label: Fresh Sounds Critics' Rating:  Jimmy Hamilton may not have recorded very often as a leader while he worked with Duke Ellington for a quarter of a century, but his occasional records on his own are worth exploring. This Fresh Sound CD ...Read full review Released: 1985 Label: X5 Critics' Rating:  After retiring to the Virgin Islands in 1968, not much was heard from Duke Ellington's longtime clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton, other than a couple of brief reappearances to play with Clarinet Summit. He taught ...Read full review
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