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Gene Estes
Gene Estes is credited on 1,164 releases across 208 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,164
Credits
208
Albums
8
Decades active
783
In collections
Biography
American jazz (but also rock) drummer, percussionist and vibraphonist.
Born: October 03, 1931 in Texas.
Died: March 17, 1996 in North Hollywood, California.
Gene played with Shorty Rogers, Jean-Luc Ponty, Frank Zappa, Neil Diamond, Harry Nilsson, Boz Scaggs, Tina Turner, Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,164 releases · 208 albums · active 1955–2025
- Performance · 1,375
- Other credits · 236
- Production · 2
Studios: Gold Star Studios · T.T.G. Studios · Devonshire Studios · Whitney Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Pet Sounds
1966
Freak Out!
1966
More Of The Monkees
1967
The Monkees
1966
The Smile Sessions
2011
Headquarters
1967
Death Of A Ladies' Man
1977
Lumpy Gravy
1968
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Original Motion Picture Sound Track)
1973
River Deep-Mountain High
1966
Hits!
1980
15 Big Ones
1976
Simply The Best
1991
Song Of Innocence
1968
Feel Flows (The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971)
2021
Slow Dancer
1974
Ridin' The Storm Out
1973
The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
1968
Back To Mono (1958-1969)
1991
Let's Get Serious
1980
The Mack
1973
Did You Ever?
1971
Good Vibrations (Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys)
1993
Duit On Mon Dei
1975
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