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Chester Thompson (11 Dec 1948 - )

Male Person - United States US drummer Chester Cortez Thompson

 Also known as (1)

Releases (6)

Official

Album

  1. A joyful noise 25 May 1999
  2. Approved 2013
  3. Simpler Times 2015
  4. Live at Drums 'N' Percussion Paderborn 2017
  5. Steppin 01 May 2019
  6. Wake Up Call 01 Oct 2023

Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. Santana (1984)
  2. Fire Merchants drums (drum set)

Supporting For

  1. Genesis (1977 - 1996) percussion, drums (drum set)
  2. Genesis (2006 - 13 Oct 2007) percussion, drums (drum set)

Recordings by (59)

  1. Tropical sunday 5:05 (25 May 1999)
  2. So-soka 4:43 (25 May 1999)
  3. Homeland 5:19 (25 May 1999)
  4. Drums are loud 1:42 (25 May 1999)
  5. A joyful noise 3:54 (25 May 1999)
  6. Chunky 4:51 (25 May 1999)
  7. Jussa Thang 5:07 (25 May 1999)
  8. Cool groove 3:30 (25 May 1999)
  9. Raw 5:25 (25 May 1999)
  10. Addatude 5:26 (25 May 1999)
  11. Amazing grace 4:36 (25 May 1999)
  12. Greetings 0:27 (2002)
  13. Black Market 4:50 (2013)
  14. Horn of Plenty 4:09 (2013)
  15. How Deep Is the Ocean 6:11 (2013)
  16. Follow You, Follow Me 3:21 (2013)
  17. I'm Old Fashioned 4:36 (2013)
  18. Mi Mia 5:07 (2013)
  19. Straight No Chaser 4:12 (2013)
  20. Partido Alto 4:52 (2013)
  21. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top 4:13 (2013)
  22. Windows 5:26 (2013)
  23. Yardbird Suite 5:04 (2013)
  24. Elation ?:?? (2015)
  25. You Are Sid ?:?? (2015)
  26. Joy Waltz ?:?? (2015)
  27. Naima ?:?? (2015)
  28. Desafinado ?:?? (2015)
  29. A Remark You Made ?:?? (2015)
  30. Better Git It In Your Soul ?:?? (2015)
  31. Serenity ?:?? (2015)
  32. Simpler Times ?:?? (2015)
  33. New Life ?:?? (2015)
  34. So In Love ?:?? (2015)
  35. Single Source ?:?? (2015)
  36. Better Get It in Your Soul 8:25 (2017)
  37. Steppin' 5:05 (01 May 2019)
  38. Inversion 4:11 (01 May 2019)
  39. Interlude 1 (Tribal) 0:47 (01 May 2019)
  40. Morning 5:22 (01 May 2019)
  41. Interlude 2 (Celebrate) 0:40 (01 May 2019)
  42. Emmanuel 3:55 (01 May 2019)
  43. Interlude 3 (Beast) 1:05 (01 May 2019)
  44. Conflagration 3:45 (01 May 2019)
  45. You and Me 3:08 (01 May 2019)
  46. My Beautiful Rae 3:31 (01 May 2019)
  47. Interlude 4 (Swang) 0:43 (01 May 2019)
  48. The New Four 3:58 (01 May 2019)
  49. Interlude 5 (Strut) 0:40 (01 May 2019)
  50. Amari 4:59 (01 May 2019)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Love Story 2:08 O’Donel Levy (1971) membranophone
  2. I’ll Be There 4:11 O’Donel Levy (1971) membranophone
  3. Watch What Happens 3:33 O’Donel Levy (1971) membranophone
  4. Call Me 4:02 O’Donel Levy (1971) membranophone
  5. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy 3:51 O’Donel Levy (1971) membranophone
  6. Misty 4:26 O’Donel Levy (1971) membranophone
  7. Nature’s Child 3:48 O’Donel Levy (1971) membranophone
  8. I’ll Close My Eyes 5:05 O’Donel Levy (1971) membranophone
  9. Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) 3:07 O’Donel Levy (1971) membranophone
  10. San Ber’dino 5:57 The Mothers of Invention (25 Jun 1975) drums (drum set)
  11. Can’t Afford No Shoes 2:41 The Mothers of Invention (25 Jun 1975) drums (drum set)
  12. Sofa No. 1 2:41 The Mothers of Invention (25 Jun 1975) drums (drum set)
  13. Sofa No. 2 2:47 The Mothers of Invention (25 Jun 1975) drums (drum set)
  14. Po‐Jama People 7:45 The Mothers of Invention (25 Jun 1975) drums (drum set)
  15. Inca Roads 8:47 The Mothers of Invention (25 Jun 1975) drums (drum set)
  16. Florentine Pogen 5:29 The Mothers of Invention (25 Jun 1975) drums (drum set)
  17. Andy 6:06 The Mothers of Invention (25 Jun 1975) drums (drum set)
  18. Cucamonga 2:24 Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart (02 Oct 1975) drums (drum set)
  19. 200 Years Old 4:32 Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart (02 Oct 1975) drums (drum set)
  20. Elegant People 5:04 Weather Report (Apr 1976) drums (drum set)
  21. Gibraltar 7:47 Weather Report (Apr 1976) drums (drum set)
  22. Barbary Coast 3:08 Weather Report (Apr 1976) drums (drum set)
  23. Herandnu 6:35 Weather Report (Apr 1976) drums (drum set)
  24. Flight to Hampstead Heath 5:55 Alphonso Johnson (1976) membranophone
  25. Tales of Barcelona 2:15 Alphonso Johnson (1976) membranophone
  26. Balls to the Wall 4:59 Alphonso Johnson (1976) membranophone
  27. One to One 3:52 Alphonso Johnson (1976) membranophone
  28. The Carpet Crawl 5:20 Genesis (21 Oct 1977) drums (drum set)
  29. The Musical Box (closing section) 3:18 Genesis (21 Oct 1977) drums (drum set)
  30. Mixing Pot (Tacho) 9:18 Hermeto Pascoal (1977) membranophone
  31. RDNZL 8:15 Frank Zappa (15 Sep 1978) drums (drum set)
  32. Revised Music for Guitar and Low‐Budget Orchestra 7:36 Frank Zappa (15 Sep 1978) drums (drum set)
  33. The Adventures of Greggery Peccary 20:33 Frank Zappa (15 Sep 1978) drums (drum set)
  34. Samba Michel 4:09 Flora Purim (1978) drums (drum set)
  35. In Brasil 3:52 Flora Purim (1978) drums (drum set)
  36. Flambay 4:54 Frank Zappa (12 Jan 1979) drums (drum set)
  37. Time Is Money 2:49 Frank Zappa (12 Jan 1979) drums (drum set)
  38. This Dream 9:00 Freddie Hubbard (29 Jun 1979) membranophone
  39. The Love Connection 8:17 Freddie Hubbard (29 Jun 1979) membranophone
  40. Lazy Afternoon 10:02 Freddie Hubbard (29 Jun 1979) membranophone
  41. Touch Me in the Morning 4:48 Ahmad Jamal (1980) drums (drum set)
  42. Something's Missing in My Life 4:02 Ahmad Jamal (1980) drums (drum set)
  43. When You Wish Upon a Star 4:51 Ahmad Jamal (1980) drums (drum set)
  44. Bad Times (Theme From Defiance) 4:30 Ahmad Jamal (1980) drums (drum set)
  45. Night Song 6:56 Ahmad Jamal (1980) drums (drum set)
  46. Need to Smile 5:29 Ahmad Jamal (1980) drums (drum set)
  47. Deja Vu 5:02 Ahmad Jamal (1980) drums (drum set)
  48. Theme From M*A*S*H 4:43 Ahmad Jamal (1980) drums (drum set)
  49. In the Cage: Cinema Show / Slippermen 11:52 Genesis (Jun 1982) drums (drum set)
  50. Thelonious 0:46 Bruce Fowler (1984) drums (drum set)

Credited as (6)

  1. Chester Thompson
  2. The Fusion Syndicate feat. Chester Thompson
  3. Chester Thompson Trio
  4. David Liebman, Jeff Coffin, Victor Wooten, Chester Thompson, Chris Walters, James Dasilva
  5. Glen Caruba featuring Tommy Keenum feat. John Tropea, Jeff Coffin, Lou Marini, Chester Thompson, Randy Leago
  6. Joe Lynn Turner, Jah Wobble, Chester Thompson & Marty Friedman

Works (3)

Wrote

  1. The Drum Thing

Composed

  1. Drum Duet
  2. Conversations With 2 Stools

Links (15)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.chesterthompson.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13989751s
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99084528
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no99084528
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134636376
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/chester_thompson

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/413752

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Thompson

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/252591

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000112157

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859969/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/200146997289618891595
  2. http://viaf.org/viaf/66660437

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1070766

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2157%20-%20Pittsburgh%20-%20Mellon%20Arena%20-%20Genesis%20-%20Drum%20Duet%20(Chester%20Thompson%20crop).JPG