Chico Hamilton 

Zmarł w Nowym Jorku (Nowy Jork, USA).

Ma siostrę oraz pięciu braci, m. in. Dona i Berniego.

Wydał następujące albumy:
- 1955 r. - "Chico Hamilton Trio", "Chico Hamilton Quintet feat. Buddy Collette";
- 1956 r. - "Chico Hamilton Quintet In Hi-Fi", "Chico Hamilton Trio";
- 1957 r. - "Chico Hamilton Quintet", "Zen: The Music Of Fred Katz", "Sweet Smell Of Success";
- 1958 r. - "South Pacific In Hi-Fi", "Chico Hamilton Trio intro. Freddie Gambrel";
- 1959 r. - "Ellington Suite", "With Strings Attached", "Gongs East!", "The Three Faces of Chico", "That Hamilton Man";
- 1960 r. - "Original Chico Hamilton Quintet", "Bye Bye Birdie / Irma La Douce", "Chico Hamilton Special";
- 1962 r. - "Drumfusion", "Litho", "A Different Journey", "Passin' Thru";
- 1963 r. - "The Great Chico Hamilton featuring Paul Horn", "Man from Two Worlds";
- 1965 r. - "Chic Chic Chico";
- 1966 r. - "El Chico", "The Further Adventures of El Chico", "The Dealer";
- 1967 r. - "The Best of Chico Hamilton";
- 1968 r. - "The Gamut";
- 1969 r. - "The Head Hunters";
- 1970 r. - "El Exigente / The Demanding One";
- 1973 r. - "The Master";
- 1975 r. - "Peregrinations";
- 1976 r. - "The Players";
- 1977 r. - "Catwalk";
- 1979 r. - "Reaching for the Top";
- 1980 r. - "Nomad";
- 1988 r. - "Euphoria";
- 1990 r. - "Transfusion";
- 1991 r. - "Reunion";
- 1992 r. - "Arroyo";
- 1993 r. - "Trio!";
- 1994 r. - "My Panamanian Friend (The Music of Eric Dolphy)", "Dancing to a Different Drummer";
- 1998 r. - "Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of the Chico Hamilton Quintet";
- 1999 r. - "Timely";
- 2000 r. - "Original Ellington Suite";
- 2001 r. - "Foreststorn";
- 2002 r. - "Thoughts of...";
- 2006 r. - "Juniflip", "Believe", "6th Avenue Romp", "Heritage";
- 2007 r. - "Hamiltonia", "Mysterious Maiden 12” 180 gram vinyl";
- 2008 r. - "It's About Time EP", "Chico Hamilton Presents: Alternative Dimensions of El Chico EP", "Andrew Hill and Chico Hamilton - Dreams Come True";
- 2009 r. - "The Alternative Dimensions of El Chico 12” double vinyl", "Twelve Tones of Love";
- 2011 r. - "Revelation EP 10" vinyl", "Euphoric EP", "Revelation".