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But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.

~Chico Hamilton

Topics: Any Basic Beyond Extend Fundamentals Go Musically Point Without You

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I don't dig staying in one groove.

~Chico Hamilton

Topics: Dig Groove Staying

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And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay.

~Chico Hamilton

Topics: Able Am Been Beings Black Find Go Happy Human Human Beings Intend Just People Say Stay Where Wherever White I Am

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We incorporate various electronic devices - the echo plugs and things like that. Actually, all we're trying to do is make that sound musical. As opposed to just making sounds, we do musical things with them.

~Chico Hamilton

Topics: Actually Devices Echo Electronic Incorporate Just Like Make Making Musical Opposed Sound Sounds Them Things Trying Various

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The type of band that I have now, the type of music that we're playing you either like it or you dislike it. If you dislike it, you probably don't know why. By the same token, you can't even really say why you like it.

~Chico Hamilton

Topics: Band Dislike Either Even Know Like Music Now Playing Really Same Say Token Type Why You

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Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry.

~Chico Hamilton

Topics: Angry Any Anyone Beautiful Being How Music Out Personally Produce See

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My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of rock bands. And they're tremendously exciting players.

~Chico Hamilton

Topics: Bands Basically Come Exciting Fellows Jazz Out Players Rock Rock Bands Roots Tremendously Two Us Victor Young

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Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people.

~Chico Hamilton

Topics: Find Mentally People Physically Play I Can

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Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so.

~Chico Hamilton

Topics: Able Because Being Desire Luckily Now Play Position Purely

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In fact, I had to make an enormous adjustment to this, not only in listening to it but in playing with it. It's a full sound. In some instances, you must have the volume to get the effect.

~Chico Hamilton

Topics: Adjustment Effect Enormous Fact Full Get Had In Fact Listening Make Must Only Playing Some Sound Volume You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 21st, 1921

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