Jeff Hamilton – Biography, Discography & Instruments

Biography

Jeff Hamilton is a jazz musician who plays drum kit. Jeff Hamilton was born on 4 August 1953 in Richmond. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 4 albums, from “First Date” (1996) to “Catch Me If You Can” (2020).

Jeff Hamilton (born August 4, 1953) is an American jazz drummer and co-leader of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. A former member of the L.A. Four, Hamilton has played with jazz pianist Monty Alexander, bandleader Woody Herman, and singer Rosemary Clooney, and has worked extensively with singer Diana Krall.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

First Date 1996

The Best Things Happen 2004

Time After Time 2008

Catch Me If You Can 2020

Also plays on

Albums where Jeff Hamilton is credited as a sideman

1978	Road Father — Woody Herman	drums (drum set), percussion
1978	Chick, Donald, Walter & Woodrow — Woody Herman	percussion
1978	Soul Fusion — Milt Jackson	drums (drum set)
1979	Chamber Jazz — Laurindo Almeida	drums (drum set)
1979	Herb Ellis at Montreux — Herb Ellis	drums (drum set)
1983	My Buddy — Rosemary Clooney & Woody Herman and His Big Band	percussion, drums (drum set)
1988	Bill Holman Band — The Bill Holman Band	drums (drum set)
1989	Show Tunes — Rosemary Clooney	drums (drum set)
1989	The 20th Concord Festival All Stars — Ray Brown	drums (drum set)
1991	Unforgettable: With Love — Natalie Cole	drums (drum set)
1991	Spontaneous Combustion — Barney Kessel	double bass
1991	Facets — Monty Alexander	drums (drum set)
1993	Duets — Frank Sinatra	drums (drum set)
1993	Back to Broadway — Barbra Streisand	drums (drum set)
1993	Stepping Out — Diana Krall	drums (drum set)
1993	Explosive! — Milt Jackson meets The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra	drums (drum set)
1994	Still on the Road — Rosemary Clooney	drums (drum set)
1994	Elegy in Blue — Benny Carter	drums (drum set)
1994	Generations of Jazz — Till Brönner	drums (drum set)
1995	Bass Face — Ray Brown	drums (drum set)
1998	Metamorphosis: Jazz Meets the Symphony #4 — Lalo Schifrin	drums (drum set)
1999	When I Look in Your Eyes — Diana Krall	drums (drum set)
2000	Brazil — Rosemary Clooney with John Pizzarelli	drums (drum set), instruments
2001	The Look of Love — Diana Krall	drums (drum set)
2002	Return of the Marquis de Sade — Lalo Schifrin	drums (drum set)
2003	Falling in Love Again — Joey DeFrancesco	drums (drum set)
2004	The Girl in the Other Room — Diana Krall	drums (drum set)
2004	Renee Olstead — Renee Olstead	drums (drum set)
2005	It’s Time — Michael Bublé	drums (drum set)
2005	Christmas Songs — Diana Krall featuring The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra	drums (drum set)