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Jimmy Hamilton (25 May 1917 - 20 Sep 1994)

Male Person - United States US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer

Releases (7)

Official

Album

  1. Swing Low Sweet Clarinet 1960
  2. It's About Time 1961
  3. Can't Help Swinging 1961
  4. Sweet but Hot 1997
  5. As Time Goes By 1999

Album - Live

  1. Rediscovered at the Buccaneer 1985

Album - Compilation

  1. Can't Help Swingin' 27 Apr 1999

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. The Clarinet Summit original, bass clarinet
  2. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
  3. Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans

Recordings by (51)

  1. I've Got the World on a String 3:24 (1960)
  2. Do Nothing 'Til You Hear from Me 2:46 (1960)
  3. Tempo de Brazilia 2:15 (1960)
  4. The Nearness of You 4:20 (1960)
  5. Blue Room 5:07 (1960)
  6. Ain't She Sweet 2:29 (1960)
  7. I Didn't Know About You 2:53 (1960)
  8. Taj Mahal 3:37 (1960)
  9. In a Sentimental Mood 5:12 (1960)
  10. After You've Gone 3:20 (1960)
  11. Mr. Good Blues 6:44 (1961)
  12. Peanut Head 5:15 (1961)
  13. Nits and Wits 9:47 (1961)
  14. Stupid but Not Crazy 5:18 (1961)
  15. Two for One 5:51 (1961)
  16. Gone With the Blues 4:57 (1961)
  17. Definite Difference 3:15 (1961)
  18. Pan Fried 7:10 (1961)
  19. Lullaby of the Leaves 4:38 (1961)
  20. Baby Won't You Please Come Home 4:42 (1961)
  21. There Is No Greater Love 6:04 (1961)
  22. Dancing on the Ceiling 6:35 (1961)
  23. Route 9W 3:50 (1961)
  24. Town Tavern Rag 3:17 (1961)
  25. Stranger on the Shore 4:33 (1985)
  26. Misty 3:43 (1985)
  27. The Shadow of Your Smile 4:59 (1985)
  28. As Time Goes By 5:00 (1985)
  29. Departing Lovers 3:24 (1985)
  30. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 4:46 (1985)
  31. Warm Valley 5:52 (1985)
  32. C Jam Blues 5:40 (1985)
  33. Happy Go Lucky Blues 5:03 (1985)
  34. Satin Doll 5:04 (1985)
  35. I Get a Kick Out of You 4:34 (1997)
  36. Blues in My Music Room 6:14 (1997)
  37. I Can't Give You Anything but Love 4:42 (1997)
  38. Chuckles 2:47 (1997)
  39. Bohemia After Dark 3:53 (1997)
  40. Blues for Clarinet 4:05 (1997)
  41. Solitude 5:28 (1997)
  42. What Am I Here For 4:42 (1997)
  43. Happy Go Lucky Local 5:05 (20 Apr 1998)
  44. Slapstick 4:07 (22 Sep 1998)
  45. Shadow of Your Smile 5:02 (1999)
  46. 'C' Jam Blues 3:52 (1999)
  47. Honeysuckle Rose 4:54 (2005)
  48. Time on My Hands 5:32 (2005)
  49. Blues for Clarinets 4:20 (04 Sep 2006)
  50. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 4:18 (2006)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Out of Nowhere 3:29 Lena Horne with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (Sep 1944) clarinet
  2. Prisoner of Love 3:23 Lena Horne with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (Nov 1944) clarinet
  3. Tonight I Shall Sleep (with a Smile on My Face) 2:55 Tommy Dorsey With Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Jun 1945) reeds
  4. Snafu 4:14 Esquire All-American Award Winners (1946) clarinet
  5. Long Long Journey 4:31 Esquire All-American Award Winners (1946) clarinet
  6. The One That Got Away 4:23 Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans (1946) clarinet
  7. Rockabye River 3:02 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1947) reeds
  8. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2 3:26 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  9. Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise 4:28 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  10. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1 4:50 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  11. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3 3:45 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  12. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4 3:04 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  13. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5 5:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  14. That's Grand ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) clarinet
  15. Wishing and Waiting ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) clarinet
  16. The Tattooed Bride 11:43 Duke Ellington (1951) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  17. Perdido ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) clarinet
  18. Sweet Lorraine ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) clarinet
  19. Rockabye River ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) clarinet
  20. Skip It ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) clarinet
  21. Bean-Bag Boogie ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) clarinet
  22. Mood Indigo ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) clarinet
  23. Super Tiger Rag 3:07 Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra (1952) trumpet
  24. A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) 13:48 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1953) saxophone, reeds
  25. Skin Deep 6:49 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1953) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  26. Tamalpais ?:?? Oscar Pettiford (1955) reeds
  27. Swing Until the Girls Come Home ?:?? Oscar Pettiford (1955) reeds
  28. Time on My Hands ?:?? Oscar Pettiford (1955) reeds
  29. Jack the Bear ?:?? Oscar Pettiford (1955) reeds
  30. The Ballad Medley: But Not for Me 2:14 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  31. The Ballad Medley: Polka Dots and Moonbeams 2:24 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  32. The Ballad Medley: Passion Flower 2:23 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  33. Honey Bunny 6:36 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  34. Passion (a.k.a. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing) 3:20 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  35. Chuckles ?:?? Oscar Pettiford (1955) reeds
  36. The Ballad Medley: Tenderly 2:22 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  37. The Ballad Medley: Prelude to a Kiss 1:56 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  38. Pretty Little Girl 2:26 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  39. Mood Indigo ?:?? Oscar Pettiford (1955) reeds
  40. The Ballad Medley: Whispering 1:46 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  41. The Ballad Medley: Don't Take Your Love From Me 2:10 Johnny Hodges (1955) solo, clarinet
  42. Scufflin’ 8:11 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  43. No Use Kicking 10:30 Johnny Hodges (1955) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  44. Grievin’ 4:14 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  45. Blue Rose 2:24 Duke Ellington (21 May 1956) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  46. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) 3:10 Rosemary Clooney feat. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (21 May 1956) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  47. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 2:41 Rosemary Clooney with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (21 May 1956) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  48. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 2:51 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  49. Passion Flower 4:36 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) tenor saxophone, clarinet
  50. I’m Checking Out - Goombye 3:14 Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) tenor saxophone, clarinet

Credited as (14)

  1. Jimmy Hamilton
  2. Jimmy Hamilton And The New York Jazz Quintet
  3. Della Reese with Jimmy Hamilton Orchestra
  4. Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra feat. Jimmy Hamilton
  5. Cat Anderson, Harold Ashby, Lawrence Brown, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Elvin Jones, Ray Nance, Russell Procope
  6. Aaron Bell, Jimmy Hamilton, Earl Hines, Elvin Jones
  7. Cat Anderson, Harold Ashby, Lawrence Brown, Paul Gonsalves, Sonny Greer, Jimmy Hamilton, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Russell Procope
  8. Jimmy Hamilton & The Duke's Men
  9. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra & Jimmy Hamilton
  10. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Zoot Sims, Paul Gonsalves & Jimmy Hamilton
  11. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Jimmy Hamilton & Paul Gonsalves
  12. Jimmy Hamilton feat. The Duke's Men
  13. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (Soloist is Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet)
  14. Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra feat. Harold "Shorty" Baker, Clark Terry, Lawrence Brown, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney & Louie Bellson

Works (6)

Wrote

  1. I'm Ready (If You're Ready)
  2. Air-Conditioned Jungle

Composed

  1. Three J's Blues
  2. Big Shoe
  3. Nix It Mix It
  4. Tutti for Cootie

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119537524
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13894926z
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81072982
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81072982
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w60w0q5q
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103204

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/312427

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000294810

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/10033368

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1375774