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James Pankow
real name James Carter Pankow
St. Louis, United States
James Pankow is credited on 2,107 releases across 219 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,107
Credits
219
Albums
7
Decades active
873
In collections
Biography
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Born: August 20, 1947, St. Louis, Missouri.
American trombonist and songwriter who is best known as one of the founding members of the rock band Chicago.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,107 releases · 219 albums · active 1962–2025
- Performance · 4,951
- Other credits · 193
- Production · 3
Studios: Caribou Ranch · A&M Studios · Criteria Recording Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Toto IV
1982
Chicago IX Chicago's Greatest Hits
1975
Chicago Transit Authority
1969
Chicago
1970
Spirits Having Flown
1979
Chicago VI
1973
Chicago V
1972
Chicago 17
1984
A Star Is Born
1976
We Are The World
1985
Chicago X
1976
Greatest
1979
Chicago 16
1982
Chicago VIII
1975
Chicago VII
1974
Chicago At Carnegie Hall (Volumes I, II, III And IV)
1971
Chicago III
1971
Chicago XI
1977
The Seventh One
1988
Hot Streets
1978
If You Leave Me Now
1982
Suitable For Framing
1969
Past To Present 1977-1990
1990
Chicago 18
1986
Frequent collaborators
- Chicago (2)
- Various
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Toto
- Joe Bataan
- Bee Gees
- Percy Faith
- James Last
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