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Don Thompson

real name Donald Winston Thompson

Don Thompson is credited on 507 releases across 147 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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507

Credits

147

Albums

7

Decades active

62

In collections

Biography

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Born: January 18, 1940, Powell River, British Columbia.
Canadian jazz multi-instrumentalist (including piano, bass, vibraphone and drums) as well as a composer, arranger and recording engineer.
After childhood piano lessons he took up the string bass and the vibraphone in his teens. He is essentially self-taught on all instruments.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

507 releases · 147 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 777
  • Engineering · 74
  • Other credits · 58
  • Production · 24
  • Mastering · 6

Studios: Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada · Eastern Sound · Soundstage, Toronto · Manta Sound

Discography

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