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Chester Thompson

Chester Thompson is credited on 1,383 releases across 247 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,383

Pressings credited

247

Albums

7

Decades active

387

In collections

Biography

Chester Thompson (born December 11, 1948) is an American drummer best known for his tenures with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Weather Report, Santana, Genesis, and Phil Collins. Thompson has performed with his jazz group, the Chester Thompson Trio, since 2011.

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1,383 releases · 247 albums · active 1966–2025

  • Performance · 1,836
  • Other credits · 117
  • Production · 2

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · The Farm · Armadillo World Headquarters · Paramount Recording Studios

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