finetune artist: Scott Hamilton

b. 12 September 1954, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. As a child, Hamilton began playing clarinet, on which he had a few lessons, and piano. He then briefly played blues harmonica in a rock 'n' roll band. He took up tenor saxophone as a young teenager, teaching himself largely by listening to records in his father's collection. These records were by jazzmen of the 30s and 40s, and Hamilton appeared on the scene as an apparent throwback to those times, recreating the tenor styling of the likes of Ben Webster. As such he was rapturously received by audiences who thought players in this style were long defunct. He worked extensively in and around New York, often teaming up with Warren Vach, similarly regarded as an important addition to the fading jazz mainstream.

Listen to Scott Hamilton at Finetune.

(2008) Across The Tracks
(2007) Scott Hamilton Plays Ballads
(2006) Heavy Juice
(2006) Ballad Essentials
(2006) Nocturnes And Serenades
(2006) East Of The Sun
(2006) After Hours
(2006) From The Beginning
(2006) Tenorshoes
(2006) Scott Hamilton With Strings
(2006) The Red Door - Scott Hamilton & Bucky Pizzarelli Remember Zoot Sims
(2006) The Concord Jazz Heritage Series
(2006) Blues Bop & Ballads
(2006) Late Night Christmas Eve: Romantic Sax With Strings
(2006) Jazz Signatures

Skylark
'Round Midnight
Autumn Leaves
The Look Of Love
September In The Rain