American musician
| Description | American musician Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943-01-18 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Richmond Richmond Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2025-05-28 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Manhattan New York City Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | drummer composer jazz musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | drum kit Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Blue Note Verve Records Columbia Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Great Jazz Trio The Super Trio Scolohofo Albert Sanz Trio Heads of State John Nugent Quartet McCoy Tyner Quartet Frank Morgan Quartet Frank Morgan All Stars David Liebman Quintet Mike Nock Quartet McCoy Tyner Trio Tommy Flanagan Trio Vladimir Shafranov Trio Art Pepper Quartet Gary Bartz Quintet Quest (13) Hank Jones Trio The Blue Mitchell Quintet Jens Winther Quintet George Adams Quintet The Al Gafa Quinteto Mal Waldron Trio Tete Montoliu Trio Steve Kuhn Trio Kenny Barron Trio The Joanne Brackeen Trio Duke Jordan Trio The David Liebman Quintet Dexter Gordon Quartet Duke Jordan Quartet Miles Davis Septet The Chris Potter Quartet Donald Byrd Sextet Herbie Hancock Trio Duke Jordan Quintet Al Foster Band (2) Cyrus Chestnut Trio Herbie Hancock Quartet Sam Jones Quintet Buster Williams Quartet Al Foster Quartet Miles Davis Group Andy Laverne Trio Ted Rosenthal Trio Joanne Brackeen And Special Friends Denny Zeitlin Trio Andy LaVerne Quartet Larry Willis Trio Kochi (4) Super Trio (2) The Phil Markowitz Trio Harry Allen Quartet Eric Reed Trio Heads Of State (3) Peter Zak Trio Sadik Hakim Trio Midnight DIggers Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet Joe Henderson Trio Bobby Enriquez Trio Tim Armacost Chordless Quintet David Sanborn Quartet Jack Wilkins Sextet The Great Jazz Trio Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
A. Foster All Foster Aloysius 'Al' Foster Aloysius Foster Aloysius Tyrone Foster Foster アル・フォスター
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