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Scott Hamilton
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Out of 11 votes - Similar Artists: Lester Young, Zoot Sims, Coleman Hawkins
Out of 11 votes
- Location: United Kingdom
- Genre: Jazz » Swing
Editor's review
Scene vet Hamilton's new Concord pairing with Rudy Van Gelder, the octogenarian studio maestro, is a deeply satisfying round of swing purism. The sax we get here is throaty and alive--in ideal counterpoint with warm, hollow-body guitar licks and cool drum shuffles.
Biography
Scott Hamilton has long been known as keeper of the flame for swinging tenor saxophone in the tradition of such icons as Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Gene Ammons, Illinois Jacquet, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. He has also been a Concord Jazz recording artist since 1977!?some thirty years, longer than any other Concord artist recorded more than thirty projects on Concord. Across the Tracks is the first time Scott Hamilton and legendary jazz engineer Rudy Van Gelder have worked together. The album was recorded at Rudy's studio (?across the tracks? from NYC) in New Jersey and features Grammy nominated (traditional blues) guitarist Duke Robillard (known for his work with Roomful of Blues and The Fabulous Thunderbirds).
