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Chester Thompson

Biography

Chester Thompson (born December 11, 1948) is an American drummer best known for his tenures with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Weather Report, Santana, Genesis, and Phil Collins. Thompson has performed with his jazz group, the Chester Thompson Trio, since 2011.

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

2,193 releases · 246 albums · active 1966–2026

  • Performance · 2,999
  • Other credits · 246
  • Production · 3

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · The Roxy · Paramount Recording Studios · The Farm

Frequent collaborators

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