Vicky Hamilton (musician)


Vicky Hamilton was an American jazz singer-songwriter-composer. She worked with American jazz pianist, singer-composer, Dave MacKay whom she was also married to. In the late-1960s Mackay and Vicky Hamilton formed a duo and produced three recordings together. Hamilton died in 1971.
On 25 June 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Vicky Hamilton among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.

Discography

New York Times critic Rex Reed wrote in 1969 of their self-titled album:
Reed also considered, "There isn't one band on this disk that could be considered less than perfect.... Their up tunes are filled with joy and sass, and their ballads are lush and hypnotic..... Miss Hamilton sings like a dream".
Other reviewers were also positive. One said, "a very good blending of voices... always gentle, never too loud.... a very tasteful album - quite surprising in fact." Another also commented, "The mellow voices of Dave and Vicky blend beautifully with the jazz sounds for some unusual effects", while a third found them "fresh and stimulting in the tradition of Jackie and Roy... experts at injecting unusual meters into their approach, giving their original compositions an off-beat style."