Chico Hamilton

Chico Hamilton

Movies for Chico Hamilton...

The Jazz Baroness
Title: The Jazz Baroness
Character: Self
Released: April 17, 2009
Type: Movie
The true story of a British heiress's love for jazz genius Thelonious Monk.
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Jazz Seen
Title: Jazz Seen
Character: Self
Released: October 6, 2001
Type: Movie
"Jazz Seen" is an exploration of the life of William Claxton, whose photographs turned the world of jazz on its keen and perceptive ear. Various jazz artists, photographers, and actors recount memories they had with Claxton and explore his work, while parts of his life are re-enacted by actors.
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The Sun Goddess
Title: The Sun Goddess
Released: December 30, 1993
Type: Movie
An American film-critic flies to Berlin to investigate about the life of German film-maker Murnau. After meeting his former girlfriend and finding a statue near Murnau´s tomb, begins a strange mystic journey through time and space: a romantic unification of ancient and modern world, suspicions and memories, art and life. And the critic is about to learn something new of himself...
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Magic Sticks
Title: Magic Sticks
Character: Mr. Jazz
Released: June 5, 1987
Type: Movie
Felix is a down-and-out young drummer who obtains a pair of magic drumsticks from a street vendor. He soon finds out the sticks are able to make native New Yorkers dance uncontrollably.
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Jazz on a Summer's Day
Title: Jazz on a Summer's Day
Character: Self
Released: March 28, 1960
Type: Movie
Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.
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Sweet Smell of Success
Title: Sweet Smell of Success
Character: Chico Hamilton Quintet Drummer & Leader (uncredited)
Released: July 4, 1957
Type: Movie
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.