Chester Cortez Thompson (born December 11, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American drummer and session musician. Thompson made his name as a session drummer, going on to play in Frank Zappa's touring band and with Weather Report. He played on such noted Zappa albums as One Size Fits All, Roxy & Elsewhere, and Overnite Sensation. His longest standing gig was with Genesis from 1977, playing on their tours in that year, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983/4, 1986/7, 1992 and the 2007 reunion Turn It On Again Tour. Chester is featured on their live albums Seconds Out, Three Sides Live and The Way We Walk Volume 1, Volume 2 and Live Over Europe 2007. Thompson continues to work with Phil Collins on his solo concert tours, drumming on the 1982/83 Hello I Must Be Going tour, 1985 No Jacket Required tour, 1990 But Seriously tour, The Tarzan Premiere tour of 1999 and The Final Farewell tour of 2004/05. Chester also appears on Phil Collins' Serious Hits... Live! live album and DVD, and has released his own solo album, A Joyful Noise.

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  • Chester Cortez Thompson (born December 11, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American drummer and session musician. Thompson made his name as a session drummer, going on to play in Frank Zappa's touring band and with Weather Report. He played on such noted Zappa albums as One Size Fits All, Roxy & Elsewhere, and Overnite Sensation. His longest standing gig was with Genesis from 1977, playing on their tours in that year, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983/4, 1986/7, 1992 and the 2007 reunion Turn It On Again Tour. Chester is featured on their live albums Seconds Out, Three Sides Live and The Way We Walk Volume 1, Volume 2 and Live Over Europe 2007. Thompson continues to work with Phil Collins on his solo concert tours, drumming on the 1982/83 Hello I Must Be Going tour, 1985 No Jacket Required tour, 1990 But Seriously tour, The Tarzan Premiere tour of 1999 and The Final Farewell tour of 2004/05. Chester also appears on Phil Collins' Serious Hits... Live! live album and DVD, and has released his own solo album, A Joyful Noise. Chester also plays on the Steve Hackett albums, Please Don't Touch and Genesis Revisited. Later on, he played on Tony Banks' solo album A Curious Feeling. He also appears on Tokyo Tapes album released in 1998 which features Steve Hackett and John Wetton amongst many others. Chester's playing style is widely acknowledged and respected, and can be seen on numerous live videos of Genesis, from late 1970s up to early 1990s. His live playing with the band is a striking mixture of his own style and Collins' own, being equally comfortable with acoustic and electronic drums. In the past, Chester has endorsed Pearl drums and Paiste cymbals, but now endorses DW drums and Sabian cymbals. (en)
  • Chester Thompson, né le 11 décembre 1948 à Baltimore, dans le Maryland, est un batteur américain qui a notamment accompagné Frank Zappa et le groupe Genesis. Élevé à Baltimore, il commence à jouer dans des clubs de la ville à l'âge de 13 ans. Il se fait connaître en tant que musicien de studio avant de participer à la tournée de Frank Zappa en 1973-1974. Il enregistre avec Frank Zappa les albums One Size Fits All et Roxy & Elsewhere. En 1976, il accompagne Weather Report sur Black Market. À partir de 1977, il rejoint en tournée le groupe Genesis pour assurer les parties de batterie que Phil Collins ne peut pas jouer quand il chante. Il devient alors le batteur suppléant du groupe pour les tournées de 1978 à 1992 et pour les concerts du tour Turn It On Again de 2007. Il est naturellement crédité sur les albums live de Genesis, Seconds Out, Three Sides Live, The Way We Walk (Volume 1 et Volume 2) et Live Over Europe 2007. Il collabore aussi avec Phil Collins sur la tournée de ses albums solos entre 1982 et 2005, et apparaît sur les albums live et les DVD tirés de ces tournées. Chester Thompson accompagne aussi d'anciens membres de Genesis, comme Steve Hackett sur Please Don't Touch et Genesis Revisited, puis Tony Banks sur A Curious Feeling . Il participe aussi à l'album The Tokyo Tapes, sorti en 1998, aux côtés de Steve Hackett et John Wetton. Le style de Chester Thompson, considéré comme un batteur hors pair, s'inspire à la fois du jazz et du rythm'n'blues, mais sa technique lui permet de s'adapter à des mesures inhabituelles aussi bien qu'à un répertoire pop rock plus classique. En 1991, il sort son propre album solo, A Joyful Noise. Installé à Nashville, il poursuit ses enregistrements et ses concerts, donne des cours de batterie à l'université Belmont depuis 1998 et dirige une formation de jazz. Il est en vedette sur le DVD On the Fly consacré au festival de batterie de Paderborn (2003) et a participé au DVD Drum Talk, El Habla Tabor avec le percussionniste cubain Luis Conte. (fr)
  • Chester Cortez Thompson (Baltimore -Maryland- 11 de diciembre de 1948 —) músico y baterista estadounidense, quien saltó a la fama tocando en una gira de Frank Zappa. Intervino en albumes de Zappa como "One Size Fits All", "Roxy & Elsewhere", y "Overnite Sensation". Desde 1977 estuvo con el grupo Genesis, tocando en sus conciertos de 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983/4, 1986/7 y 1992/3 y fue nuevamente llamado para actuar en el 2007 Turn it on again tour, del que resultó el album Live Over Europe 2007. Chester participa en sus albumes en directo de Seconds Out, Three Sides Live y The Way We Walk 1 y 2. Thompson continuó trabajando con Phil Collins en sus conciertos en solitario Hello I must be going tour, No Jacket Required tour, But Seriously tour, The Tarzan Première tour y The Final Farewell tour . Chester aparece en el Serious Hits... Live! de Phil collins en versiones de CD y DVD, y ha lanzado un álbum en solitario: A Joyful Noise. Chester Thompson ha tocado en el álbum de Steve Hackett, Genesis revisited. Aparece también en el Tokyo Tapes de 1998 con Steve Hackett y John Wetton, entre otros. También ha tocado con Carlos Santana en algunas giras. Chester Thompson (es)
  • Chester Cortez Thompson (Baltimora, Maryland USA 11 dicembre 1948) è un batterista statunitense.Si affermò suonando in tour in una delle più apprezzate formazioni allestite da Frank Zappa fra il 1973 ed il 1974. Con Zappa partecipò all'incisione di album come One Size Fits All, Roxy & Elsewhere e Overnite Sensation nonché del doppio Zappa in New York registato tra il 1976 ed il 1977Sempre nel 1977 partecipò al tour mondiale dei Genesis dal quale fu tratto il doppio live Seconds Out come secondo batterista; la sua collaborazione col gruppo inglese durò fino al 1993, e successivamente con la reunion del turn it on again tour del 2007. Resta comunque legato all'esperienza maturata con i Weather Report con i quali suona come componente fisso nella metà degli anni settanta. Altri artisti e gruppi con i quali Thompson ha collaborato sono: Steve Hackett, Phil Collins, Ahmad Jamal, Peter Cetera, Neil Diamond, Bee Gees, Flora Purim, Ben E. King, Freddie Hubbard e Joe Henderson. (it)
  • Chester Cortez Thompson (Baltimore, 11 de dezembro de 1948) é um baterista dos Estados Unidos da América. Thompson tornou-se conhecido como um músico de sessão, tocando com a banda de turnê de Frank Zappa e com o Weather Report. Ele participou dos álbuns One Size Fits All, Roxy & Elsewhere e Overnite Sensation, de Zappa. Seu período mais longo com uma banda foi com o Genesis, nas turnês de 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983/1984, 1986/1987, 1992 e na reunião de 2007 . Com o Genesis, Chester é creditado nos álbuns ao vivo Seconds Out, Three Sides Live, The Way We Walk Volume 1 e Volume 2.O músico continua trabalhando com Phil Collins, nas turnês de sua carreira solo. Chester também tocou nos álbuns de Steve Hackett, Please Don't Touch e Genesis Revisited. (pt)
  • Chester Thompson (* 11. Dezember 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schlagzeuger. Geboren und aufgewachsen in Baltimore, begann er bereits im Alter von neun Jahren Schlagzeug zu spielen. Bekannt ist Thompson vor allem für seine langjährige Zusammenarbeit mit Genesis und Phil Collins als Tourneeschlagzeuger. Im Laufe seiner Karriere hat Thompson viel Zeit in den unterschiedlichsten Musikzentren verbracht, darunter Los Angeles und London. Nach einem intensiven Tourneeprogramm in den 1970er-, 1980er- und 90er-Jahren lebt er heute gemeinsam mit seiner Familie in Nashville. Von Jazz über Rock und Pop bis hin zu Gospel ist Chester Thompson in vielen Musikgenres beheimatet. Sein Schlagzeugspiel hat mehr als drei Jahrzehnte hinweg zahlreiche Musiker beeinflusst. Stationen seiner Karriere sind unter anderem Genesis, Steve Hackett, Frank Zappa und The Mothers of Invention, Weather Report, Eric Clapton, Tony Banks, Peter Cetera, Donna Summer, Bee Gees, Flora Purim, Ahmad Jamal, Neil Diamond, Ben E. King, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson und andere. Mit A Joyful Noise hat er sein erstes Soloalbum veröffentlicht. Seine erste Solo DVD Chester Thompson – On the fly hat er in Zusammenarbeit mit Uli Frost und Drums’n’Percussion Paderborn 2003 veröffentlicht. Schon 2005 war er wieder bei Drums’n’Percussion Paderborn, und es entstand die zweite DVD Chester & Luis – Drum Talk zusammen mit Luis Conte und wiederum unter der Regie von Uli Frost. Momentan verbringt er viel Zeit im Studio, ein neues Soloprojekt soll bald veröffentlicht werden. Chester Thompson ist seit 1998 Dozent für Schlagzeug und Leiter des Jazzensembles der Belmont University in Nashville/Tennessee. Nebenbei geht er weiterhin auf Tournee und veröffentlicht Soloprojekte. Seine Frau Roz Thompson hat mit ihrem ersten Album Face to Face, das sich hauptsächlich mit christlichen Themen beschäftigt, mittlerweile ebenfalls eine musikalische Karriere begonnen. Chester Thompson ist nicht zu verwechseln mit dem Keyboarder von Santana und ehemals auch Tower of Power, der den selben Namen trägt. (de)
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  • Chester Cortez Thompson (born December 11, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American drummer and session musician. Thompson made his name as a session drummer, going on to play in Frank Zappa's touring band and with Weather Report. He played on such noted Zappa albums as One Size Fits All, Roxy & Elsewhere, and Overnite Sensation. His longest standing gig was with Genesis from 1977, playing on their tours in that year, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983/4, 1986/7, 1992 and the 2007 reunion Turn It On Again Tour. Chester is featured on their live albums Seconds Out, Three Sides Live and The Way We Walk Volume 1, Volume 2 and Live Over Europe 2007. Thompson continues to work with Phil Collins on his solo concert tours, drumming on the 1982/83 Hello I Must Be Going tour, 1985 No Jacket Required tour, 1990 But Seriously tour, The Tarzan Premiere tour of 1999 and The Final Farewell tour of 2004/05. Chester also appears on Phil Collins' Serious Hits... Live! live album and DVD, and has released his own solo album, A Joyful Noise. (en)
  • Chester Thompson, né le 11 décembre 1948 � Baltimore, dans le Maryland, est un batteur américain qui a notamment accompagné Frank Zappa et le groupe Genesis. (fr)
  • Chester Cortez Thompson (Baltimore -Maryland- 11 de diciembre de 1948 —) músico y baterista estadounidense, quien saltó a la fama tocando en una gira de Frank Zappa. Intervino en albumes de Zappa como "One Size Fits All", "Roxy & Elsewhere", y "Overnite Sensation". (es)
  • Chester Cortez Thompson (Baltimora, Maryland USA 11 dicembre 1948) è un batterista statunitense.Si affermò suonando in tour in una delle più apprezzate formazioni allestite da Frank Zappa fra il 1973 ed il 1974. Con Zappa partecipò all'incisione di album come One Size Fits All, Roxy & Elsewhere e Overnite Sensation nonché del doppio Zappa in New York registato tra il 1976 ed il 1977Sempre nel 1977 partecipò al tour mondiale dei Genesis dal quale fu tratto il doppio live Seconds Out come secondo batterista; la sua collaborazione col gruppo inglese durò fino al 1993, e successivamente con la reunion del turn it on again tour del 2007. Resta comunque legato all'esperienza maturata con i Weather Report con i quali suona come componente fisso nella met� degli anni settanta. Altri artisti e gruppi con i quali Thompson ha collaborato sono: Steve Hackett, Phil Collins, Ahmad Jamal, Peter Cetera, Neil Diamond, Bee Gees, Flora Purim, (it)
  • Chester Cortez Thompson (Baltimore, 11 de dezembro de 1948) é um baterista dos Estados Unidos da América. Thompson tornou-se conhecido como um músico de sessão, tocando com a banda de turnê de Frank Zappa e com o Weather Report. (pt)
  • Chester Thompson (* 11. Dezember 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schlagzeuger. (de)
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