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Chester Thompson (2)

Chester Thompson (2) is credited on 736 releases across 154 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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736

Pressings credited

154

Albums

6

Decades active

277

In collections

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.

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Credited work

736 releases · 154 albums · active 1971–2024

  • Performance · 2,180
  • Other credits · 179
  • Production · 131

Studios: Record Plant, Sausalito · The Plant Studios · Caribou Ranch · Trident Studios

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