Thompson recorded eight albums over his 26 years with santana, and contributed greatly to their 1999 commercial zenith supernatural, which sold over 30 million copies and won nine grammy awards, including album of the year. Thompson started playing the piano at his home in oklahoma city at age five, picking out the notes from popular songs he heard on the radio. Tour is an upcoming concert tour by english rock band genesis, staged following the announcement of their reunion after a year hiatus. Thompson, whos played drums with everyone from freddie hubbard to frank zappa and now resides in nashville, found synergistic bandmates in area musicians. He joined the band in 1983, and brought an impressive blend of talent, versatility and skill that helped drive the groups powerful bluesbased, latinflavored rock n roll sound. Watch the video for follow you, follow me from chester thompson trio s approved for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. He is primarily a drummer, percussionist, session musician, producer, and teacher. From jazz weather report to rock frank zappa and the mothers to pop genesisphil collins to gospel ron kenoly, chester thompson has surpassed the boundaries of musical genres. Not on label chester thompson trio selfreleased none format. Chester thompson, the bands longtime touring drummer, will not. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Keyboard player with tower of power from 1973 to 1983. Approved by chester thompson trio on amazon music unlimited. Simpler times cd, by chester thompson trio atresillado.
Find the song lyrics for chester thompson trio top tracks. Find chester thompson discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Chester s performance and recording experiences have influenced over three decades of. Album and tour ahead chester to play several shows in europe. Contemporary jazz chester thompson trio simpler times 2015, cd discogs. Skip to the main navigation skip to the main content skip to search skip to footer skip to the main content back to the top. Listen to approvedby chester thompson trio on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. Not one to rest on his laurels, thompson has just released a second cd from his latest band, the eponymous chester thompson trio. Listen to simpler timesby chester thompson trio on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs.
Thompson, whos played drums with everyone from freddie hubbard to frank zappa and now resides in. Approved chester thompson trio free internet radio. Check out simpler times by chester thompson trio on amazon music. Chester thompson earthy, energetic, exciting are all terms that have been used to describe the musical style of santana keyboardist19832009, chester thompson. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from chester thompson trio at the discogs marketplace. Atresillado simpler times cd, by chester thompson trio. Chester thompson is a renowned drummerpercussionist, highly regarded for his ability to move seamlessly between multiple genres. Today i felt this urge to let all of you know about this record because i absolutely loved it from a to z. From jazz weather report, to rock frank zappa and the mothers, to pop genesisphil collins to gospel ron kenoly, chester thompson has surpassed the boundaries of musical genres. Chester thompson has recorded a new album with joe davidian on piano and keyboards and michael rinne on upright and electric bass. It exemplifies thompson s creative direction as bandleader and prompted a successful european tour.
Explore releases from chester thompson trio at discogs. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen to your favorite songs from simpler times by chester thompson trio now. Thompson s known best for his work with genesis and phil collins, with whom he shared the worldwide stage, as well as time in the studio, for over 30 years. Upon leaving the santana fold in 2009, thompson dove headlong back into jazz and released his followup to powerhouse, entitled. By age 16 he focused mainly on hammond b3 organ playing with rock bands in. It will feature the core trio of keyboardist tony banks, drummersinger phil collins, and bassistguitarist mike rutherford, the most successful and longestlasting lineup in the bands history, with daryl stuermer on. Simpler times by chester thompson trio on amazon music. Chester s performance and recording experiences have influenced over three decades of music and musicians. The next giant step in chester s career would come with the santana band which he joined in 1983. Listen to your favorite songs from approved by chester thompson trio now. Johnson asked thompson to join the rudy johnson trio and, at age 19, thompson packed his bags and spent the next three years touring the country with that group.
James harris, a family friend and jazz drummer, first introduced chester to the drum kit at age 11, and by the time he was, thompson was already doing club gigs in the greater baltimore area. Check out approved by chester thompson trio on amazon music. Download phil collins take me home live 1990 chester thompson drum cam. Not to be confused with drummer chester thompson who is known for his work with frank zappa, weather report, genesis, and phil collins. He also wrote many of the bands hits which now comprise their legendary playlist. Listen to how deep is the ocean from chester thompson trio s approved for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The album is due for release soon, most likely some time in april.
Thompson is perhaps best known for working with frank zappa and the mothers of invention from 1973 to 1975, and with the progressive rock band genesis from 1977 to 1992, and again in 2007. Other notable legends chester performed or recorded with. Nashvilles chester thompson has had a long and storied career, from his days with weather report, frank zappa, genesis, and phil collins to his current gigs recording, performing and teaching at belmont university. Simpler times, an album by chester thompson trio on spotify. Chester cortez thompson born december 11, 1948 is an american musician. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. You might expect that chester, a virtuoso drummer with an impressive resume that includes weather report, genesis, phil collins, and years as an l. Chester thompson trio simpler times cd for sale online. Drummer chester thompson weather report, genesis, phil collins performs an original latin arrangement of the thelonious monk standard straight, no chaser with his trio in the jazz cave at the. Featured on spring 2016 jazziz on disc disc two the chester thompson trio came together while working as the rhythm section for the 2011 international trombone festival in nashville.
The new album wil simply be calles chester thompson trio. Chester thompson trio simpler times 2015, cd discogs. Approved, an album by chester thompson trio on spotify. Find chester thompson trio discography, albums and singles on allmusic. When teenage organist chester thompson first heard records by jazz organ innovator jimmy smith in oklahoma city during the mid1960s, he knew that was what he. Born and raised in baltimore, maryland, chester thompson took to the drums at an early age. Daryl stuermer, who has been the bands touring bassistguitarist since 1978, will be returning for this tour. Thompson played drums on the genesis tours allowing collins to concentrate on singing, although there were always two drum kits on stage. Chester thompson, who became popular for being live drummer for frank zappa, phil collins and genesis and also steve hackett, has released a couple of albums with his chester thompson trio. Chester thompson, chester thompson trio, joe davidian, michael rinne.