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Peter Erskine
real name Peter Clark Erskine
US jazz drummer
Somers Point, United States · b. 1954-06-05
Peter Erskine is credited on 1,273 releases across 427 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,273
Credits
427
Albums
6
Decades active
495
In collections
Biography
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American jazz drummer & composer
Born June 5, 1954 in Somers Point, New Jersey
Works as an adjunct professor at University Of Southern California.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,273 releases · 427 albums · active 1972–2025
- Performance · 2,069
- Other credits · 256
- Production · 36
Studios: Rainbow Studio · Power Station · Devonshire Studios · Clinton Recording Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
1965
Christmas
2011
Mingus
1979
La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2016
Mr. Gone
1978
Word Of Mouth
1981
Night Passage
1980
8:30
1979
Aerial
2005
Alive In America
1995
Painted From Memory
1998
Conquistador
1977
The Look Of Love
2001
Watchmen: Vol. 02 (Music From The HBO Series)
2019
Magic Touch
1985
Mank (Original Musical Score)
2020
The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981
2015
Both Sides Now
2000
Steps Ahead
1983
The Absence
2012
The Girl In The Other Room
2004
North
2003
Weather Report
1982
Montreux Summit, Volume 1
1977
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Weather Report
- John Abercrombie
- Bob Mintzer
- Eliane Elias
- Jaco Pastorius
- Jaco Pastorius Big Band
- Bob Mintzer Big Band
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