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{{Short description|American keyboardist and composer}}
{{about|Tom Coster elder|the article about his son|Tommy Coster}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name = Tom Coster
| name = Tom Coster
| image = Tom Coster (4032206100).jpg
| image = Tom Coster (4032206100).jpg
| caption = Tom Coster in 2009<br/> (Steve Smith and Vital Information)
| caption = Coster in 2009<br/> (Steve Smith and Vital Information)
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|08|21|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|08|21}}
|birth_place =[[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]] [[United States]]
| birth_place = [[Detroit]], Michigan, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_date =
| instrument = Keyboards, synthesizer, programming, piano, organ, accordion, guitar, bass guitar, drum machine
| instrument = Keyboards
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Latin rock]], [[jazz fusion]], [[Classical music|classical]]
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Latin rock]], [[jazz fusion]], [[Classical music|classical]]
| occupation = [[Musician]], [[composer]], [[pianist]]
| occupation = Musician, composer
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| associated_acts = [[Carlos Santana]]<br />[[Billy Cobham]]<br />[[Third Eye Blind]]<br />[[Vital Information]]
| associated_acts = [[Carlos Santana]]<br />[[Billy Cobham]]<br />[[Third Eye Blind]]<br />[[Vital Information]]
| website =
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| notable_instruments = Various Keyboard Instruments
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'''Tom Coster''' (born August 21, 1941) 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 [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force Band]].<ref>http://www.bandofthepacific.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123194272</ref>
'''Tom Coster''' (born August 21, 1941) is an American keyboardist, composer, and longtime backing musician for [[Carlos Santana]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Rich |date=1976-05-06 |title=Carlos Santana Comes Home |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carlos-santana-comes-home-231082/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Early years==
[[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 [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force Band]].

==Career==
Coster has played with and/or composed for many groups and musicians including [[The Loading Zone]], [[Gábor Szabó]], [[Carlos Santana]], [[Billy Cobham]], [[Third Eye Blind]], [[Larry Coryell|Coryell]]/Coster/[[Steve Smith (musician)|Smith]], Claudio Baglioni, [[Stu Hamm]], [[Boz Scaggs]], [[Zucchero]] and Bobby Holiday, [[Joe Satriani]], [[Frank Gambale]], and [[Vital Information]]. Coster also produced several solo [[jazz fusion]] recordings as a leader for Fantasy, Headfirst, and JVC.
Coster has played with and/or composed for many groups and musicians including [[The Loading Zone]], [[Gábor Szabó]], [[Carlos Santana]], [[Billy Cobham]], [[Third Eye Blind]], [[Larry Coryell|Coryell]]/Coster/[[Steve Smith (musician)|Smith]], Claudio Baglioni, [[Stu Hamm]], [[Boz Scaggs]], [[Zucchero]] and Bobby Holiday, [[Joe Satriani]], [[Frank Gambale]], and [[Vital Information]]. Coster also produced several solo [[jazz fusion]] recordings as a leader for Fantasy, Headfirst, and JVC.


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


==Personal life==
His son [[Tommy Coster]] is also a keyboardist, producer and composer, penning one of the biggest Hip Hop tracks to date, [[The Real Slim Shady]], recorded by [[Eminem]].
Coster's son was born in 1966, also called Tom Coster, also a keyboardist and composer.

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==Solo Discography and Personnel==


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==Solo discography and personnel==
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* ''T.C.'' (Fantasy, 1981)
* ''T.C.'' (Fantasy, 1981)
** Tom Coster - keyboards, Linn-1 drum machine programming
** Tom Coster - keyboards, Linn-1 drum machine programming
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** [[Randy Jackson]] - bass
** [[Randy Jackson]] - bass
** [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] - drums
** [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] - drums

* ''Ivory Expeditions'' (Fantasy, 1983)
* ''Ivory Expeditions'' (Fantasy, 1983)
** Tom Coster - keyboards
** Tom Coster - keyboards
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** [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] - drums
** [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] - drums
** [[Walter Afanasieff]] - additional keyboards
** [[Walter Afanasieff]] - additional keyboards
** [[Tommy Coster]] - additional keyboards
** Tommy Coster - additional keyboards

* ''Did Jah Miss Me?!?'' (Headfirst/JVC, 1989)
* ''Did Jah Miss Me?!?'' (Headfirst/JVC, 1989)
** Tom Coster - keyboards
** Tom Coster - keyboards
** [[Tommy Coster]] - keyboards
** Tommy Coster - keyboards
** [[Jordan Rudess]] - keyboards
** [[Jordan Rudess]] - keyboards
** [[Ernie Watts]] - alto, soprano and tenor saxophones, and Yamaha WX-7 wind driver
** [[Ernie Watts]] - alto, soprano and tenor saxophones, and Yamaha WX-7 wind driver
** [[Norbert Stachel]] - tenor saxophone
** [[Frank Gambale]] - acoustic and electric guitars
** [[Frank Gambale]] - acoustic and electric guitars
** [[Randy Jackson]] - electric bass
** [[Randy Jackson]] - electric bass
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** [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] - drums
** [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] - drums
** [[Larry Grenadier]] - acoustic bass
** [[Larry Grenadier]] - acoustic bass

* ''From Me to You'' (Headfirst/JVC, 1990)
* ''From Me to You'' (Headfirst/JVC, 1990)
** Tom Coster - keyboards
** Tom Coster - keyboards
** [[Tommy Coster]] - keyboards
** Tommy Coster - keyboards
** [[Mark Russo]] - saxophones
** [[Mark Russo]] - saxophones
** [[Corrado Rustci]] - guitar
** [[Corrado Rustci]] - guitar
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** [[Armando Peraza]] - congas, bongos
** [[Armando Peraza]] - congas, bongos
** [[Jimi Tunnell]] - vocals
** [[Jimi Tunnell]] - vocals

* ''Gotcha'' (JVC, 1992)
* ''Gotcha'' (JVC, 1992)
** Tom Coster - keyboards, computer programming, synth and drum programming
** Tom Coster - keyboards, computer programming, synth and drum programming
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** [[Dennis Chambers]] - drums
** [[Dennis Chambers]] - drums
** [[Norbert Stachel]] - saxophones
** [[Norbert Stachel]] - saxophones

* ''Let's Set the Record Straight'' (JVC, 1993)
* ''Let's Set the Record Straight'' (JVC, 1993)
** Tom Coster - keyboards
** Tom Coster - keyboards
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** [[Karl Perazzo]] - congas, bongos
** [[Karl Perazzo]] - congas, bongos
** [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] - drums
** [[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] - drums
** [[Tommy Coster]] - Producer, keyboards and synth
** Tommy Coster - Producer, keyboards and synth

* ''The Forbidden Zone'' (JVC, 1994)
* ''The Forbidden Zone'' (JVC, 1994)
** Tom Coster - keyboards, synthe bass
** Tom Coster - keyboards, synthe bass
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** [[Raul Rekow]] - congas, bata, chekere, vocal chant
** [[Raul Rekow]] - congas, bata, chekere, vocal chant
** [[Karl Perazzo]] - timbales, congas, miscellaneous percussion
** [[Karl Perazzo]] - timbales, congas, miscellaneous percussion
** [[Tommy Coster]] - Producer
** Tommy Coster - Producer

* ''[[Interstate '76]]'' Soundtrack (w/Bullmark) (Activision, 1996)
* ''[[Interstate '76]]'' Soundtrack (w/Bullmark) (Activision, 1996)
** Tom Coster - keyboards
** Tom Coster - keyboards
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** Les Harris (Curveball) -
** Les Harris (Curveball) -
** [[Dave Schul]] (Curveball) -
** [[Dave Schul]] (Curveball) -

* ''From the Street'' (JVC, 1996)
* ''From the Street'' (JVC, 1996)
** Tom Coster - keyboards, synthe bass
** Tom Coster - keyboards, synth bass
** [[Bob Malach]] - tenor saxophone
** [[Bob Malach]] - tenor saxophone
** [[Michael Brecker]] - tenor saxophone
** [[Michael Brecker]] - tenor saxophone
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** [[Mark Isham]] - trumpet and cornet
** [[Mark Isham]] - trumpet and cornet
** [[Tim Landers]] - electric and acoustic bass
** [[Tim Landers]] - electric and acoustic bass
** [[Tommy Coster]] - Producer
** Tommy Coster - Producer
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==References==
==References==

{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
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*[http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=5938 All About Jazz]


==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110923210118/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=5938 All About Jazz]
*[http://www.vitalinformation.com/vital/index.htm Vital Information Web Site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051026015315/http://www.vitalinformation.com/vital/index.htm Vital Information Web Site]


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Latest revision as of 00:51, 11 November 2024

This article is about Tom Coster elder. For the article about his son, see Tommy Coster.

Tom Coster
Coster in 2009 (Steve Smith and Vital Information)
Coster in 2009
(Steve Smith and Vital Information)
Background information
Born (1941-08-21) August 21, 1941 (age 83)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
GenresRock, Latin rock, jazz fusion, classical
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentKeyboards

Tom Coster (born August 21, 1941) is an American keyboardist, composer, and longtime backing musician for Carlos Santana.[1]

Early years

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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.

Career

[edit]

Coster has played with and/or composed for many groups and musicians including The Loading Zone, Gábor Szabó, 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 jazz fusion recordings as a leader for Fantasy, Headfirst, and JVC.

Some of Coster's best-known compositions are "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.

Personal life

[edit]

Coster's son was born in 1966, also called Tom Coster, also a keyboardist and composer.

Solo discography and personnel

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Wiseman, Rich (May 6, 1976). "Carlos Santana Comes Home". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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