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Jimmy Hamilton

A longtime person in the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Jimmy Hamilton’s great vibrato-less tone and advanced design (that was ultimately influenced by bop) initially bothered some listeners more familiar with Barney Bigard’s warmer New Orleans sound, but Hamilton eventually won them over along with his outstanding playing. Instead of how he …

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