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Tom Coster

real name Thomas Joseph Coster

Detroit, United States

Tom Coster is credited on 1,179 releases across 215 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,179

Credits

215

Albums

6

Decades active

295

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Tom Coster (born August 21, 1941) is an American keyboardist and composer.
He was an important member of Santana in the 70's, composing some classic hits as "Europa" and "Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)".
Coster has played with and/or composed for many groups and musicians including The Loading Zone, Gábor Szabó, Carlos Santana, Billy Cobham, Third Eye Blind, Coryell/Coster/Smith, Claudio Baglioni, Stu Hamm, Boz Scaggs, Zucchero and Bobby Holiday, Joe Satriani, Frank Gambale, and Vital Information. Coster also produced several solo contemporary jazz and fusion jazz recordings as a leader for Fantasy, Headfirst, and JVC.
Father of Tommy Coster Jr. (who co-wrote "Zulu" with Santana as a youngster).

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1,179 releases · 215 albums · active 1972–2025

  • Performance · 4,673
  • Production · 325
  • Other credits · 96

Studios: The Automatt · CBS Studios, San Francisco · Soundmixers, New York City · Devonshire Studios

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