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Bob Belden

real name James Robert Belden

Evanston, United States · 1956-10-31 – 2015-05-20

Bob Belden is credited on 972 releases across 288 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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972

Credits

288

Albums

7

Decades active

1,656

In collections

Biography

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Bob Belden (born October 31, 1956, Evanston, Illinois, USA - died May 20, 2015, Manhattan, New York, USA) was an American saxophonist, arranger, composer, bandleader, producer and historian. He was raised in Goose Creek, South Carolina and died after suffering a massive heart attack.

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Credited work

972 releases · 288 albums · active 1965–2025

  • Production · 846
  • Performance · 328
  • Other credits · 88
  • Engineering · 5

Studios: Sony Music Studios, New York City · Columbia 30th Street Studio · Columbia Recording Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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