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John Beal
John Beal is credited on 621 releases across 177 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
621
Credits
177
Albums
8
Decades active
327
In collections
Biography
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Bass and double bass player.
Beal played with big band leader Woody Herman and, on records, backed Judy Collins, Nina Simone, Bette Midler, Luther Vandross, Audra McDonald, Gloria Estefan, Wynton Marsalis and Paul Simon. Beal has been most active performing on Broadway, in concert and even for operatic works.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
621 releases · 177 albums · active 1955–2023
- Performance · 713
- Other credits · 12
Studios: Greene St. Recording · A&R Studios · RCA Studios, New York · RPM Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Imagine
1971
The Wild Heart
1983
Glassworks
1982
Fame (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
1980
Baltimore
1978
Koyaanisqatsi (Life Out Of Balance) (Original Soundtrack Album From The Motion Picture)
1983
The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978
A Girl Like Me
2006
Chess (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
1988
The Essential Paul Simon
2007
Forever, For Always, For Love
1982
Judith
1975
Two Of A Mind
1962
Music From The Miramax Motion Picture Chicago
2002
Songs From Liquid Days
1986
Thighs And Whispers
1979
Taking Off
1975
Songs From The Capeman
1997
My Romance
1990
Into The Woods (Original Cast Recording)
1988
Stephen King's It (Original Television Soundtrack)
2011
The Lion King - Original Broadway Cast Recording
1997
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
1994
Will Power
1987
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Philip Glass
- Garrison Keillor
- Gloria Estefan
- Stephen Sondheim
- The Rod Levitt Orchestra
- Gavin Bryars
- Rihanna
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