Those That Know Me, Know That I Should Have a great love of jazz; Especially Percussion-driven works from the 1940's through to the late-60's.
Its driving precision often Held a manic sort of fluidity in check, like sheer madness Surrounding a column of calm. As one of my favorite musicians of all time, Chico Hamilton That was calm.
Hamilton was born in Los Angeles of 1921 and although his drumming Provided something of a high-wire Stability in Numerous bands DURING his early years, they Would Not find his feet as a band leader in his own right Until 1955. Until That point, they HAD Been an Associate of the likes of Charles Mingus, Buddy Collette, Dexter Gordon, while enjoying Spells Also performing with Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday and Sammy Davis Jr. There was a turn evangelical as the drummer for Fred Astaire's backing group in the film You'll Never Get Rich in the early-40's.
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