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Nathan East
Philadelphia, United States
Nathan East is credited on 3,916 releases across 1,082 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
3,916
Pressings credited
1,082
Albums
6
Decades active
1,396
In collections
Biography
Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from the University of California, San Diego (1978). He is a founding member of contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay and has recorded, performed, and co-written songs with performers such as Bobby Womack, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Joe Satriani, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Toto, Kenny Loggins, Daft Punk, Chick Corea, and Herbie Hancock.
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Credited work
3,916 releases · 1,082 albums · active 1977–2026
- Performance · 7,218
- Other credits · 306
- Production · 100
- Engineering · 24
Studios: The Town House · Ocean Way Recording · Lion Share Recording Studios · A&M Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Random Access Memories
2013
Bad
1987
No Jacket Required
1985
Can't Slow Down
1983
Whitney Houston
1985
Unplugged
1992
Footloose (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1984
Whitney
1987
Be Yourself Tonight
1985
...But Seriously
1989
Dancing On The Ceiling
1986
Lionel Richie
1982
Starboy
2016
Christmas
2011
Journeyman
1989
Break Out
1983
Highly Evolved
2002
Serious Hits...Live!
1990
Passion (Music for The Last Temptation Of Christ)
1989
Victory
1984
Justified
2002
No Strings Attached
2000
Shaking The Tree (Sixteen Golden Greats)
1990
August
1986
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