Biography:
Scott
Hamilton was born in 1954, in Providence, Rhode Island. During his
early childhood he heard a lot of jazz through his father’s extensive
record collection, and became acquainted with the jazz greats. He tried
out several instruments, including drums at about the age of five, piano
at six and mouth-organ. He had some clarinet lessons when he was about
eight years of age, but that was the only formal music tuition he has
ever had. Even at that age he was attracted to the sound of Johnny
Hodges, but it was not until he was about sixteen that he started
playing the saxophone seriously. From his playing mainly blues on mouth
organ, his little band gradually became more of a jazz band.
He
moved to New York in 1976 at the age of twenty-two, and through Roy
Eldridge, with whom he had played a year previously in Boston, got a
six-week gig at Michael’s Pub. Roy also paved the way for him to work
with Anita O’Day and Hank Jones. Although it was the tail-end of the of
old New York scene, a lot of the greats were still playing and he got to
work and learn from people like Eldridge, Illinois Jacquet, Vic
Dickenson and Jo Jones. Eldridge was Scott’s champion, but pulled no
punches, and could be extremely critical, something for which Scott has
always been grateful. In December of the same year John Bunch got Scott
his first recording date, for Famous Door, and was also responsible for
him joining Benny Goodman. He continued to work with Goodman at
different times until the early 1980s.
In 1977 he formed his own
quartet, which later became a quintet, with Bunch added to the group.
The same year Carl Jefferson heard him, and began recording him for his
Concord record label. More than forty albums later he is still recording
for them, having made many under his own leadership, several with his
regular British quartet of John Pearce, Dave Green and Steve Brown,
including his latest, Nocturnes & Serenades. The Quartet plus two
guests, Dave Cliff and Mark Nightingale recorded Our Delight! for Alan
Barnes’ Woodville label. A new release, Across the Tracks on Concorde is
due this May. Along the way he has made albums with Dave McKenna, Jake
Hanna, Woody Herman, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Flip Phillips, Maxine
Sullivan, Buddy Tate, Warren Vache, many with Rosemary Clooney and a
number with another of his mentors, Ruby Braff, with whom he played
residencies at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, London in the mid-1980s.
Over the years Scott has also performed and recorded with such touring
bands as the Concord Jazz All Stars, the Concord Super Band and George
Wein’s Newport Jazz Festival All Stars.
For some years he was based
in London, where he first played in 1978, but now travels the world from
Italy. Each year, in addition to two or three residencies with the
quartet at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, British jazz club dates and
festival work including Brecon, where he is one of the patrons, he
regularly tours Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Japan, Spain and
Italy. He returns to America three or four times a year to play at
festivals, including in 2007, the New York JVC festival in June and
Irvine, California in September, and in February 2008 for three nights
at the Lincoln Centre New York.
His playing has best been described
by fellow tenor saxophonist and writer, Dave Gelly: “Following a Scott
Hamilton solo is like listening to a great conversationalist in full
flow. First comes the voice, the inimitable, assured sound of his tenor
saxophone, then the informal style and finally the amazing fluency and
eloquent command of the jazz language.” Scott was awarded the ‘Ronnie’
for International Jazz Saxophonist of the Year in the 2007 inaugural
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Awards. It is no wonder that Scott Hamilton is in
demand the world over.
(Brian Peerless)
http://www.scotthamiltonsax.com/
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Se mudó a Nueva York en 1976 a la edad de veintidós años, y a través de Roy Eldridge, con quien había tocado un año antes en Boston, consiguió un concierto de seis semanas en el Michael's Pub. Roy también le allanó el camino para trabajar con Anita O'Day y Hank Jones. Aunque era el final de la vieja escena neoyorquina, muchos de los grandes seguían tocando y él se puso a trabajar y a aprender de gente como Eldridge, Illinois Jacquet, Vic Dickenson y Jo Jones. Eldridge era el campeón de Scott, pero no se andaba con rodeos y podía ser extremadamente crítico, algo por lo que Scott siempre ha estado agradecido. En diciembre del mismo año John Bunch le consiguió a Scott su primera fecha de grabación, para Famous Door, y también fue responsable de que se uniera a Benny Goodman. Continuó trabajando con Goodman en diferentes momentos hasta principios de los 80.
En 1977 formó su propio cuarteto, que más tarde se convirtió en quinteto, con Bunch añadido al grupo. Ese mismo año Carl Jefferson lo escuchó y comenzó a grabarlo para su sello discográfico Concord. Más de cuarenta álbumes después sigue grabando para ellos, habiendo hecho muchos bajo su propia dirección, varios con su cuarteto británico habitual de John Pearce, Dave Green y Steve Brown, incluyendo su último, Nocturnos y Serenatas. El cuarteto más dos invitados, Dave Cliff y Mark Nightingale grabaron Our Delight! para el sello Woodville de Alan Barnes. Un nuevo lanzamiento, Across the Tracks en el Concorde, está previsto para este mayo. Por el camino ha hecho álbumes con Dave McKenna, Jake Hanna, Woody Herman, Tony Bennett, Gerry Mulligan, Flip Phillips, Maxine Sullivan, Buddy Tate, Warren Vache, muchos con Rosemary Clooney y un número con otra de sus mentoras, Ruby Braff, con quien hizo residencias en el Pizza Express Jazz Club de Londres a mediados de los 80. A lo largo de los años, Scott también ha tocado y grabado con bandas de gira como la Concord Jazz All Stars, la Concord Super Band y la Newport Jazz Festival All Stars de George Wein.
Durante algunos años estuvo basado en Londres, donde tocó por primera vez en 1978, pero ahora viaja por el mundo desde Italia. Cada año, además de dos o tres residencias con el cuarteto en el Pizza Express Jazz Club, fechas de clubes de jazz británicos y trabajos en festivales como el de Brecon, donde es uno de los patrocinadores, realiza giras regulares por Alemania, los Países Bajos, Escandinavia, Japón, España e Italia. Regresa a América tres o cuatro veces al año para tocar en festivales, entre ellos, en 2007, el festival JVC de Nueva York en junio e Irvine, California, en septiembre, y en febrero de 2008 durante tres noches en el Lincoln Centre de Nueva York.
Su forma de tocar ha sido mejor descrita por su compañero saxofonista tenor y escritor, Dave Gelly: "Seguir un solo de Scott Hamilton es como escuchar a un gran conversador a todo volumen. Primero viene la voz, el inimitable y seguro sonido de su saxo tenor, luego el estilo informal y finalmente la asombrosa fluidez y el dominio elocuente del lenguaje del jazz". Scott fue galardonado con el premio 'Ronnie' al Saxofonista Internacional de Jazz del Año en la edición inaugural de los Premios de Jazz Ronnie Scott de 2007. No es de extrañar que Scott Hamilton sea solicitado en todo el mundo.
(Brian Peerless)
http://www.scotthamiltonsax.com/
www.scotthamiltonsax.com ...
1 - I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me - 6:55
2 - Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - 5:36
3 - I've Found A New Baby - 5:08
4 - When I Fall In Love - 5:46
5 - Whispering - 7:04
6 - Sultry Serenade - 6:36
7 - Stardust - 3:53
8 - One O'Clock Jump - 5:05
9 - After You've Gone - 5:00
Credits:
Bass – Phil Flanigan
Clarinet – Eiji Kitamura
Drums – Chuck Riggs
Guitar – Chris Flory
Piano – John Bunch
Tenor Saxophone – Scott Hamilton
1990
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