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Chester Thompson started to play piano at the age of 5. After High School he played at local Oklahoma bands until joining Rudy Johnson Trio at the age of 19. In 1973 he was heard by a member of Tower Of Power and was asked to join the band. Next 10 years he played with them until joining Santana's band in 1983.
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Releases:
Powerhouse (Album) (2 versions)   Black Jazz Records 1971
Production:
Rise Sleeping Beauty (LP)   Motown 1975
Blues For Salvador (CD, Album)   CBS 1987
Veracruz (7", Promo, S/Sided)   CBS 1987
Somewhere In Heaven (7", Single)   Polydor 1992
Paradisiac 2 (2xCD, Comp) Bella ULM Electro, ULM Electro, ULM Electro 2000
Freedom (LP)   CBS  
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Tower Of Power (Album) (4 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1973
Back To Oakland (Album) (2 versions) Squib Cakes, Squib Cakes Warner Bros. Records 1974
Caribou (2 versions) Stinker DJM Records (2) 1974
Funkland (LP, Comp)   Warner Bros. Records 1974
Urban Renewal (Album) (4 versions) Maybe It'll Rub Off, W... Warner Bros. Records 1974
In The Slot (Album) (3 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1975
Rise Sleeping Beauty (LP)   Motown 1975
We Came To Play (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia 1978
Back On The Streets (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1979
Gonna Getcha' Love (LP, Album)   Capitol Records 1979
Rock Baby / Heaven Must Have Made You (7", Single) Rock Baby Columbia 1979
Splash (Album) (2 versions)   Fantasy ... 1981
Tower Of Power Direct (LP, Ltd) Squib Cakes, That's Wh... Sheffield Lab 1981
Beyond Appearances (Album) (2 versions)   CBS 1985
We Gotta Do It (2 versions)   Tabu Records 1985
Blues For Salvador (CD, Album)   CBS 1987
Veracruz (7", Promo, S/Sided)   CBS 1987
Viva Santana (3xLP, Comp)   Columbia 1988
The Healer (Album) (4 versions) The Healer, The Healer Chameleon Music Group ... 1989
Gypsy Woman (7") Goodness And Mercy CBS 1990
Spirits Dancing In The Flesh (LP, Album) Let There Be Light / S... CBS 1990
Mr. Lucky (Album) (4 versions) Stripped Me Naked Silvertone Records 1991
Somewhere In Heaven (7", Single) We Don't Have To Wait Polydor 1992
The Chart Show Ultimate Blues (2xCD, Comp) The Healer The Hit Label 1994
Chill Out (Album) (3 versions) Chill Out (Things Gonn... Virgin 1995
Mr. Lucky + Boom Boom (2xCD, Album) Stripped Me Naked EMI Music (Australia) 1996
The Best Of Friends (CD, Comp) The Healer, Chill Out ... Pointblank, Virgin Records America, Inc. 1998
Supernatural (CD, Album)   Arista, BMG Music Canada 1999
Paradisiac 2 (2xCD, Comp) Bella, Bella ULM Electro, ULM Electro, ULM Electro 2000
Supernatural Live (VHS, PAL)   Warner Vision (Australia) 2000
Shaman (CD, Album, Enh) The Game Of Love, You ... Arista 2002
The Game Of Love (CD, Single) The Game Of Love (Radi... Arista 2002
Why Don't You & I (Maxi, Single) (2 versions) Why Don't You & I (Rad... Arista 2003
Sunset Scavenger (Album) (5 versions) Organ Eyes Wide Hive Records ... 2004
Possibilities (CD, Album)   WEA International Inc. 2005
Samurai (CD, Album, RM) Niin Yksin Mä Oon (Wh... AXR, Edel Records Finland Oy 2006
The Trinity (Bonus CD Edition) (2xCD) Cry Baby Cry Atlantic, VP Records 2006
Unofficial Releases:
Black Jazz Records 1971-1976 (2 versions) Powerhouse Universal Sound 1996
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