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Alphonso Johnson

Philadelphia, United States • b. 1951-02-02

Alphonso Johnson is credited on 1,117 releases across 214 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,117

Pressings credited

214

Albums

7

Decades active

323

In collections

Biography

Alphonso Johnson (born February 2, 1951) is an American jazz bassist active since the early 1970s. Johnson was a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1973 to 1975, and has performed and recorded with numerous high-profile rock and jazz acts including Santana, Phil Collins, members of the Grateful Dead, Steve Kimock, Jeffrey Osborne and Chet Baker.

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1,117 releases · 214 albums · active 1964–2025

  • Performance · 2,579
  • Other credits · 122
  • Production · 41
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Devonshire Studios · Old Croft · The Town House · The Village Recorder

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