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Thomas Z. Shepard

Thomas Z. Shepard is credited on 1,854 releases across 358 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,854

Pressings credited

358

Albums

7

Decades active

53

In collections

Biography

Thomas Z. Shepard (born June 26, 1936) is an American record producer who is best known for his recordings of Broadway musicals, including the works of Stephen Sondheim. Shepard is also a composer, conductor, music arranger and pianist. He has won twelve Grammy Awards and produced the original cast recordings of many of the Sondheim musicals, including Sweeney Todd, Company and Sunday in the Park with George, among others. He also produced the original cast recordings of 1776, La Cage aux Folles, Chicago and 42nd Street, among over a hundred others. He has produced hundreds of classical music and popular music recordings.

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Credited work

1,854 releases · 358 albums · active 1962–2025

  • Production · 1,922
  • Performance · 108
  • Other credits · 70
  • Engineering · 33
  • Mastering · 18

Studios: Columbia 30th Street Studio · Philharmonic Hall, New York · RCA Studio A · Manhattan Center

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