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Author: ruben
Date: 2023-12-29 14:01
I, personally, never studied with Jimmy Hamilton -the great clarinetist of the Duke Ellington band for some 25 years- but I knew him well and had tremendous admiration for him. Are any of you out there former Jimmy Hamilton students? If, so, how did he teach? I know that he retired to the Virgin Islands and taught there privately. For years, I have been looking for the clarinet trios and quartets he composed on the 60s. -no way of finding the original manuscripts (they were never published).
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Post Edited (2023-12-29 14:12)
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Author: ruben
Date: 2023-12-30 14:06
There don't seem to be many...no answers. If any Jimmy Hamilton students exist, they're from the Virgin Islands. He never taught before retiring to that part of the world.
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Author: Clarineat
Date: 2024-01-06 00:19
If anyone knows of a way to contact Jimmy PLEASE reach out to me I've been trying to get him as a guest on Clarineat and my other show about Radiohead for nearly 10 years.
Sean Perrin
Host of the Clarineat Podcast
Listen FREE at www.clarineat.com
hello@clarineat.com
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Author: lydian
Date: 2024-01-06 00:47
Unfortunately, the only way to contact Jimmy Hamilton would be to have a seance since he passed away 30 years ago.
Perhaps you could reach Jimmy Hastings through his brother Pye who is on Facebook.
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Author: Jim J
Date: 2024-01-11 11:03
A friend of mine in Los Angeles, trumpet player Ron Sewer, grew up in the Caribbean and Jimmy Hamilton was his high school band director! I could put you in touch with him if you wish. Email me at jimjedeikin@gmail.com
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Author: ruben
Date: 2024-01-12 22:09
Jim: Great! Thank you. I will email you. Can you imagine having Jimmy Hamilton as a high school band director?! A personal memory of Jimmy Hamilton: he would be sitting in his hotel room watching a baseball game on television and composing at the same time. We would chat a bit and he would compose at the same time. He played all saxophones, the baritone horn, piano, flute...and a little clarinet. Duke Ellington never used him on the flute because he didn't care for that instrument. He was an excellent Classical clarinetist, but never got a chance to play Classical music in public, unlike Benny Goodman. In fact, his tone was perhaps more suited to Classical music than Benny Goodman's was.
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