Al Foster

Al Foster
Al Foster was born in Richmond, VA, but was raised in New York. He taught himself drums at about the age of 13, and by the age of 16 he was recording with Blue Mitchell (as "Aloysius Foster" on the Blue Note album The Thing to Do). In 1969, at

-the Cellar Club on 95th St. in Manhattan, Foster got his big break; as he was backing up bassist Earl May in a quartet, his drumming was noticed by trumpeter Miles Davis. Davis hired Foster on the spot as a replacement for Jack DeJohnette, who was...
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Al Foster Brandyn
By: Al Foster
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Chief, Brandyn, Monk Up and Down
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Al Foster New Morning: The Paris Concert
By: Al Foster
Song List: So What, So Near So Far, Shed
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