Jimmy Hamilton

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Jimmy Hamilton
St. Croix, Virgin Islands
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Clarinet, saxophone

Jimmy Hamilton (May 25, 1917 – September 20, 1994)

Duke Ellington Orchestra
.

Biography

Hamilton was born in Dillon, South Carolina, United States,[2] and grew up in Philadelphia. Having learned to play piano and brass instruments, in the 1930s he started playing the latter in local bands before switching to clarinet and saxophone.[2] During this time he studied with clarinet teacher Leon Russianoff. In 1939, he played with Lucky Millinder, Jimmy Mundy, and Bill Doggett, going on to join the Teddy Wilson sextet in 1940.[2] After two years with Wilson, he played with Eddie Heywood and Yank Porter.

In 1943, he replaced

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 the

St. Croix, Virgin Islands, at the age of 77.[1]

Discography

As leader

With Clarinet Summit

  • In Concert at the Public Theater (India Navigation, 1984)
  • Southern Bells (Black Saint, 1987)

As sideman

With Duke Ellington

With Johnny Hodges

With others

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-85112-580-8
    .

External links
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