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Al Foster (18 Jan 1943 - )

Male Person - United States

Releases (5)

Official

Album

  1. Mixed Roots 1978
  2. Mr. Foster 1979
  3. Brandyn 1997 (as Al Foster Quartet)
  4. Inspirations & Dedications 2019
  5. Reflections 26 Aug 2022

Relationships (10)

Member Of

  1. Heads of State original, drums (drum set)
  2. Albert Sanz Trio original, drums (drum set)
  3. The Great Jazz Trio (1980) drums (drum set)
  4. McCoy Tyner Quartet drums (drum set)
  5. John Nugent Quartet drums (drum set)
  6. The Super Trio ( - 2004) drums (drum set)
  7. Mike Nock Quartet
  8. David Liebman Quintet
  9. Frank Morgan All Stars drums (drum set)
  10. Scolohofo drums (drum set)

Recordings by (46)

  1. Mixed Roots 6:56 (1978)
  2. Ya'Damn Right 5:29 (1978)
  3. Pauletta 6:28 (1978)
  4. Double Stuff 7:51 (1978)
  5. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 7:47 (1978)
  6. El Cielo Verde 4:28 (1978)
  7. Soft Distant 7:08 (1978)
  8. I've Been Blessed 5:47 (1979)
  9. Whatsoever 5:27 (1979)
  10. She Is the Greatest Dancer 6:30 (1979)
  11. To My Lady 4:30 (1979)
  12. Mr. Foster 5:02 (1979)
  13. Just Before Dawn 3:49 (1979)
  14. Love Eyes 8:14 (1979)
  15. The Chief 7:37 (1997)
  16. Brandyn 5:23 (1997)
  17. Monk Up and Down 9:13 (1997)
  18. Barney Rose 7:32 (1997)
  19. Amsterdam Blues 6:33 (1997)
  20. Hope 7:27 (1997)
  21. No Title 5:56 (1997)
  22. Black Nile 5:53 (1997)
  23. Cantaloupe Island 6:41 (2019)
  24. Ooh, What You Do to Me 5:39 (2019)
  25. Simone's Dance 5:01 (2019)
  26. Samba de Michelle 5:54 (2019)
  27. Kierra 5:31 (2019)
  28. Douglas 4:48 (2019)
  29. Brandyn 1:38 (2019)
  30. Our Son 2:42 (2019)
  31. Song for Monique 4:20 (2019)
  32. Jazzon 5:00 (2019)
  33. Bonnie Rose 5:35 (2019)
  34. Aloysius 7:25 (2019)
  35. Jean-Pierre 5:40 (2019)
  36. T.S. Monk 6:20 (26 Aug 2022)
  37. Pent‐Up House 5:04 (26 Aug 2022)
  38. Open Plans 7:17 (26 Aug 2022)
  39. Blues on the Corner 6:23 (26 Aug 2022)
  40. Anastasia 5:32 (26 Aug 2022)
  41. Six 8:21 (26 Aug 2022)
  42. Punjab 5:11 (26 Aug 2022)
  43. Beat 6:56 (26 Aug 2022)
  44. Alone and I 4:51 (26 Aug 2022)
  45. Half Nelson 5:36 (26 Aug 2022)
  46. Monk’s Bossa 6:18 (26 Aug 2022)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Mona’s Mood 5:17 Blue Mitchell (1964) drums (drum set)
  2. Step Lightly 10:26 Blue Mitchell (1964) drums (drum set)
  3. Fungii Mama 7:48 Blue Mitchell (1964) drums (drum set)
  4. The Thing to Do 7:05 Blue Mitchell (1964) drums (drum set)
  5. Chick’s Tune 9:35 Blue Mitchell (1964) drums (drum set)
  6. Heads Up! Feet Down! 5:40 Blue Mitchell (1968) drums (drum set)
  7. Togetherness 6:45 Blue Mitchell (1968) drums (drum set)
  8. The Folks Who Live on the Hill 5:25 Blue Mitchell (1968) drums (drum set)
  9. The People in Nassau 5:40 Blue Mitchell (1968) drums (drum set)
  10. Len Sirrah 7:15 Blue Mitchell (1968) drums (drum set)
  11. Good Humor Man 5:40 Blue Mitchell (1968) drums (drum set)
  12. The Eighteenth Hole 3:30 Illinois Jacquet (1969) drums (drum set)
  13. After Hours 7:30 Illinois Jacquet (1969) drums (drum set)
  14. St. Louis Blues 3:06 Illinois Jacquet (1969) drums (drum set)
  15. I'm a Fool to Want You 8:53 Illinois Jacquet (1969) drums (drum set)
  16. The Soul Explosion 9:21 Illinois Jacquet (1969) drums (drum set)
  17. I Will 3:09 Hugh Masekela (1970) drums (drum set)
  18. Sale Le Mane 5:05 Hugh Masekela (1970) drums (drum set)
  19. Leave Us Alone 4:24 Hugh Masekela (1970) drums (drum set)
  20. Woza 2:18 Hugh Masekela (1970) drums (drum set)
  21. Traces 5:38 Hugh Masekela (1970) drums (drum set)
  22. On the Corner / New York Girl / Thinkin’ of One Thing and Doin’ Another / Vote for Miles 19:59 Miles Davis (11 Oct 1972) drums (drum set)
  23. One and One 6:09 Miles Davis (11 Oct 1972) drums (drum set)
  24. Helen Butte / Mr. Freedom X 23:18 Miles Davis (11 Oct 1972) drums (drum set)
  25. Black Satin 5:20 Miles Davis (11 Oct 1972) drums (drum set)
  26. I Should Care 5:31 Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan (1973) drums (drum set)
  27. Jordu 5:26 Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan (1973) drums (drum set)
  28. Egg Head 3:16 Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan (1973) drums (drum set)
  29. Jazz Vender 4:29 Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan (1973) drums (drum set)
  30. Cu-Ba 6:05 Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan (1973) drums (drum set)
  31. I Want to Talk About You 3:45 Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan (1973) drums (drum set)
  32. Cerupa 5:12 Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan (1973) drums (drum set)
  33. No Problem 4:07 Cecil Payne & Duke Jordan (1973) drums (drum set)
  34. Ife 21:35 Miles Davis (19 Apr 1974) drums (drum set)
  35. Maiysha 14:53 Miles Davis (1974) drums (drum set)
  36. Calypso Frelimo 32:09 Miles Davis (1974) drums (drum set)
  37. Mtume 15:12 Miles Davis (1974) drums (drum set)
  38. Billy Preston 12:35 Miles Davis (1974) drums (drum set)
  39. He Loved Him Madly 32:17 Miles Davis (1974) drums (drum set)
  40. Rated X 6:51 Miles Davis (1974) drums (drum set)
  41. Red China Blues 4:08 Miles Davis (1974) drums (drum set)
  42. Theme From Jack Johnson 25:59 Miles Davis (15 Nov 1975) drums (drum set)
  43. Prelude, Part 1 22:27 Miles Davis (15 Nov 1975) drums (drum set)
  44. Interlude 26:35 Miles Davis (1975) drums (drum set)
  45. Barbara 7:36 Horace Silver (1975) drums (drum set)
  46. Dameron's Dance 5:19 Horace Silver (1975) drums (drum set)
  47. Adjustment 5:19 Horace Silver (1975) drums (drum set)
  48. Mysticism 8:08 Horace Silver (1975) drums (drum set)
  49. Part Three / Assimilation 5:19 Horace Silver (1976) drums (drum set)
  50. Mississippi Mud 2:53 Yusef Lateef (1976) drums (drum set)

Credited as (29)

  1. Tony Lakatos, Al Foster, Kirk Lightsey & George Mraz
  2. Charlie Haden, Joe Henderson & Al Foster
  3. Joe Henderson, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Charlie Haden & Al Foster
  4. Al Foster Quartet
  5. Hank Jones Trio with Mads Vinding and Al Foster
  6. David Kikoski, Eddie Gomez, Al Foster
  7. Al Foster
  8. Bud Shank, Ron Carter, Kenny Barron, Al Foster
  9. McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster
  10. Bud Shank and the rhythm section of Ron Carter, Kenny Barron, Al Foster
  11. Buster Williams, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Shunzo Ohno & Al Foster
  12. Tony Lakatos With Randy Brecker, David Kikoski, Marc Abrams, Al Foster
  13. Steve Kuhn, Ron Carter, Al Foster
  14. Bob Belden, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb, Billy Drummond, Jon Faddis, Joe Farnsworth, Al Foster, John Hart, Louis Hayes, David Hazeltine, John Hicks, Joe Henderson, Hank Jones & Christian McBride
  15. Eddie Daniels, Fred Hersch, John Patitucci & Al Foster
  16. Eddie Daniels, Roger Kellaway, Eddie Gomez, Al Foster, David Nadien, Elena Barere, Lamar Alsop & Beverly Lauridsen
  17. Eddie Daniels, Fred Hersch, John Patitucci, Al Foster & Steve Thornton
  18. Joe Henderson - Charlie Haden - Al Foster
  19. Jorge Rossy, Doug Weis, Al Foster & Peter Bernstein
  20. Tony Lakatos, Al Foster, Kirk Lightsey, Tibor Elekes
  21. Tony Lakatos, Joanne Brackeen, Cecil McBee, Al Foster
  22. Al Foster, Nicholas Payton, Chris Potter, Kevin Hays & Vicente Archer
  23. Eric Le Lann, Al Foster, David Kikoski & Douglas Weiss
  24. McCoy Tyner, Charnett Moffett & Al Foster
  25. Bruce Barth, Ugonna Okegwo & Al Foster
  26. Charlie Haden, Joe Henderson, Al Foster
  27. Charlie Haden with Joe Henderson and Al Foster
  28. Al Foster, Joe Henderson, Charlie Haden
  29. Mike Nock Quartet feat. Michael Brecker, George Mraz, Al Foster

Works (7)

Composed

  1. Bonnie Rose
  2. Brandyn
  3. Just Before Dawn
  4. Monk Up and Down
  5. Barney Rose
  6. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  7. Bittersweet

Links (14)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13938441c
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79106984
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79106984
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6389qb3
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134375971

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/154112

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/271001

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000604137

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/88077086

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341043

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4PqV4TEgVltnn4N47ODKV6

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/5784441

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/5784441

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/alfosterquartet