Chico Hamilton (Foreststorn Hamilton) (September 21, 1921, Los Angeles - di… Read Full Bio ↴Chico Hamilton (Foreststorn Hamilton) (September 21, 1921, Los Angeles - died November 25, 2013) was a jazz drummer and bandleader.

He was born in Los Angeles in 1921 and was raised locally as the Central Avenue jazz scene was beginning to coalesce. In the 1940s, he performed with Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington and Count Basie. He appears in the "March Milastaire" number in the film You'll Never Get Rich (1941) as part of the backing group supporting Fred Astaire. He was one of the original members of the Gerry Mulligan quartet of the early 1950s. During the late 1950s, Hamilton pioneered a style sometimes called chamber jazz. He performed on the soundtrack of the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope film, "The Road to Bali" and on a number of tours with Lena Horne. In 1958, he brought Eric Dolphy to wider prominence.

The group changed directions in the 1960s. New talents such as saxophonist Charles Lloyd and guitarists Gabor Szabo and Larry Coryell started out performing with him. He composed the soundtracks for films such as Roman Polanski's "Repulsion".
Over the years, Hamilton has performed with legendary artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Nat King Cole.

Hamilton died aged 92 on November 25, 2013 in Manhattan.[15] Hamilton was survived by his daughter (Denise), a brother, a granddaughter and two great-granddaughters. His wife, Helen, and his brother Bernie, an actor who starred in Starsky and Hutch, both died in 2008.[16]

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Chico Hamilton among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[17]

The Morning Side Of Love
Chico Hamilton Lyrics

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The atmosphere on the streets tonight
Is the driving beat of the world
The word down here on the streets tonight
Is the truest music you've heard
So take your share of the gifts that are there
They all belong to you
And come what may at the break of each day
We all begin anew once more, we all begin anew

Baby, baby, baby, let's investigate
The other side of life tonight
The lovers and the fighters and the risk they take
Are on the other side of life tonight
Let's loose our way, go completely astray
And find ourselves again
You know the only way to get there is to take that step
To the other side of life tonight
The atmosphere on the streets tonight
Is the driving beat of the world
The word down here on the streets tonight
Is the truest music you've heard
So take your share of the gifts that are there
They all belong to you
And come what may at the break of each day
We all begin anew once more, we all begin anew
Baby, baby, baby, let's investigate
The other side of life tonight
The lovers and the fighters and the risk they take
Are on the other side of life tonight
Let's loose our way, go completely astray
And find ourselves again
You know the only way to get there is to take that step
To the other side of life tonight
Let's loose our way, go completely astray
And find ourselves again

You know the only way to get there is to take that step
To the other side of life tonight

Overall Meaning

The song "The Morning Side of Love" is a call to adventure and exploration, a plea to open oneself up to the possibilities of life, to take risks and to experience the full spectrum of human emotion. The lyrics describe the frenetic energy of the city streets, a place where the beat of the world can be heard and the truest music is found. The song urges the listener to embrace this energy and to take their share of the gifts that are available to them, to throw caution to the wind and to allow themselves to be transported to the other side of life.

The "other side" represents a place of excitement and possibility, a place where lovers and fighters take risks and where one can lose themselves completely and then find themselves again. The song acknowledges that this journey is not without risk, but it urges the listener to take that step anyway, to venture out into the unknown and to trust that new beginnings are always possible.

Overall, "The Morning Side of Love" offers a powerful message of hope and possibility, encouraging us to embrace life's challenges and to keep moving forward, no matter what.

Line by Line Meaning

The atmosphere on the streets tonight
The feeling in the air outside right now

Is the driving beat of the world
Is the sound that motivates us all

The word down here on the streets tonight
What people are talking about in the streets tonight

Is the truest music you've heard
Is the most sincere expression of beauty in sound you've heard

So take your share of the gifts that are there
Take advantage of the opportunities available

They all belong to you
You deserve them

And come what may at the break of each day
No matter what happens every new day

We all begin anew once more, we all begin anew
We all start over again from scratch

Baby, baby, baby, let's investigate
Hey, let's explore something together

The other side of life tonight
A different way of being alive right now

The lovers and the fighters and the risk they take
Those who dare to love and those who fight, and what they risk