Tom Coster

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Tom Coster is an American keyboardist and composer. Detroit-born and San Francisco-raised, Coster played piano and accordion as a youth, continuing his studies through college and a productive five-year stint as a musician in the U.S. Air Force Band.

Coster has played with and/or composed for many groups and musicians including The Loading Zone, Gabor Szabo, Carlos Santana, Billy Cobham, Third Eye Blind, Coryell/Coster/Smith, Claudio Baglioni, Stu Hamm, Boz Scaggs, Zucchero and Bobby Holiday, Joe Satriani, Frank Gambale, and Vital Information. Coster also produced several solo contemporary jazz and fusion jazz recordings.

Some of Coster's best known compositions include "Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile)", "Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)" and "Dance, Sister, Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)" performed by Santana, and "The Perfect Date" performed by Vital Information.

[edit] Solo Discography and Personnel

  • T.C. - Fantasy 1981
  • Gotcha - JVC 1992
    • Tom Coster: Keyboards, Computer Programming, Synth and Drum Programming
    • Mark Russo: Saxophones
    • Chris Camozzi: Guitar
    • Alphonso Johnson: Electric and Fretless Bass
    • Dennis Chambers: Drums
    • Norbert Stachel: Saxophones
  • Let’s Set The Record Straight - JVC 1993
  • The Forbidden Zone - JVC 1994
    • Tom Coster: Keyboards, Synthe Bass
    • Bob Berg: Tenor Saxophone
    • Scott Henderson: Guitars
    • Jeff Andrews: Electric Bass
    • Alphonso Johnson: Electric and Fretless Bass
    • Dennis Chambers: Drums
    • Raul Rekow: Congos, Bata, Chekere, Vocal Chant
    • Karl Perazzo: Timbales, Congas, Miscellaneous Percussion


  • Interstate '76 Soundtrack (w/Bullmark) - Activision 1996
    • Tom Coster: Keyboards
    • Arion Salazar(Third Eye Blind): Electric Bass
    • Brian Mantia(Primus): Drums & Percussion
    • Jon Bendich:
    • Les Harris(Curveball):
    • Dave Schul(Curveball):


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