RE: Oldie ?uestion

David Hodgson
Wed, 11 Mar 1998 18:37:21 -0800


Chester Thompson the drummer played with Weather Report for a while, the
last I was aware of him he was playing drums with Genesis at live shows so
that Phil Collins could wander around the stage

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suubi [SMTP:Suubi@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 5:50 PM
> To: daw@zoo.bt.co.uk
> Cc: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Re: Oldie ?uestion
>
> Thanks for the reply and info, Alex. I think there actually ARE two
> Chester
> Thompson's, from the same 'era' - but I think the other one is a drummer.
> I
> just can't recall his band affiliation at the moment, that's why I was
> curious
> about the one you mentioned.
>
> - Suubi
>
>
> In a message dated 98-03-11 18:35:58 EST, you write:
>
> <<
> > Would you happen to know if this is the same Chester Thompson who plays
> > keyboards with Santana in recent years?
> >
> > Suubi
>
> I'm pretty sure it is him. The All Music Guide says that he played on
> some
> Santana records and I know the horn section has played with Santana. Do
> you
> know
> the All Music Guide? It's pretty handy for checking discographies,
> biographies
> etc. The URL is http://205.186.189.2/amg/music_root.html
>
> Mind you, the AMG has 2 Chester Thompsons listed and it says the other
> one is
> the drummer who recorded "Power House". I think this is an error though.
> I
> think
> there is actually only one C.T
>
> Cheers,
> Alex.
>
> >>