Scott hamilton musician biography sample

Born on September 12, 1954, in Providence, RI. Addresses: Record company--Concord Records, P.O. Box 15096, Beverly Hills, CA 90209, phone: (310) 385-4455, website: http://www.concordrecords.com.

Tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton emerged as a major jazz talent in the late 1970s by bucking the trend.

Whereas many jazz artists had gravitated toward free jazz in the 1960s and jazz fusion in the 1970s, Hamilton looked back toward swing and bop from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

Scott hamilton musician biography sample

Grounded in the classic American songbook, his style embraced the lyricism of Ben Webster and the passion of John Coltrane. "What I love about his consistent tenor sax playing," noted John Barrett Jr. in Jazz Review, "is his ability to present these old standards the way the songs were originally intended---a refreshing change as everything is new again." Despite his dedication to old styles, however, Hamilton has excelled by leaving his own mark on yesterday's standards.

Mark Miller in the Toronto Globe a