Jimmy Hamilton
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 playing. As opposed to how he sounded on clarinet, Hamilton's occasional tenor playing was gutsy and emotional. Prior to joining Ellington, he had worked with Lucky Millinder, Jimmy Mundy, and most noticeably Teddy Wilson's sextet (1940-1942) and Eddie Heywood; Hamilton also recorded with Billie Holiday. He was with Ellington for 25 years (1943-1968), and was well-featured on clarinet on "Air Conditioned Jungle," "Ad Lib on Nippon," and a countless number of other pieces. After leaving Ellington, Hamilton moved to the Virgin Islands, where he taught music in public schools. He did return to the U.S. to play with Clarinet Summit in 1981 and 1985, and gigged a bit in New York during 1989-1990, but was otherwise little heard from in his later years. Jimmy Hamilton only had a few opportunities to record as a leader, mostly dates for Urania (1954), Everest (1960), Swingville (two in 1961), and a 1985 set for Who's Who.
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Diskografie
14 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Rediscovered - Live at the Bucaneer (Live)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Westmill am 17.10.2016
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Swing low, sweet clarinet
Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Hamilton Orchestra
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 02.08.2010
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Jimmy Hamilton and the New York Jazz Quintet
Jimmy Hamilton, The New York Jazz Quintet
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 11.04.1991
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Rediscovered at The Buccaneer 1985 (Live)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Good Time Records am 24.09.1982
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Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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Tribute to Barney Bigard and Russell Procope
Jimmy Hamilton, Clarinet Lament
Jazz - Erschienen bei Squatty Roo Records am 18.11.2014
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New York Jazz, Vol. 1
Jimmy Hamilton, Stanley Turrentine
Jazz - Erschienen bei Documents 2 am 27.05.2016
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In A Sentimental Mood
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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Swingville Volume 22: It's About Time
Jazz - Erschienen bei SINETONE AMR am 31.01.2014
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Swingville Volume 28: Can't Help Swinging
Jazz - Erschienen bei SINETONE AMR am 31.01.2014
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It's About Time
Lounge - Erschienen bei Ancien Prodige am 03.03.2022
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Two for One (All Tracks Remastered, Ep)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 10.05.2021
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