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Al Foster

1943 - 2025

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Aloysius Tyrone Foster (January 18, 1943 – May 28, 2025) was an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-1960s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Foster played jazz fusion with Miles Davis during the 70s and was one of the few people to have contact with Davis during his retirement from 1975 to 1980. During Davis's retirement, Foster continued to play and record acoustic jazz with Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, and other band leaders. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al Foster is the 2,111th most popular musician, the 11,071st most popular biography from United States and the 840th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Al Foster ranks 2,111 out of 3,175. Before him are Lorenz Hart, Yip Harburg, Tom Scholz, Post Malone, Baby Dodds, and Mike McCready. After him are Barney Bigard, Herman Li, Omar Hakim, SWV, Jimmy McCulloch, and Devin Townsend.

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Among people born in 1943, Al Foster ranks 649. Before him are José del Castillo, Jackson C. Frank, Guillermo Yávar, Norman Thagard, Rolf Edling, and James L. Jones. After him are Gita Mehta, Pedro González, John Hunter, John Pendry, Lothar Kobluhn, and Nicolae Pescaru. Among people deceased in 2025, Al Foster ranks 163. Before him are David Souter, Maria Teresa Horta, Mara Corday, Émilie Dequenne, Dick Button, and Ferenc Mohácsi. After him are Athol Fugard, Barbie Hsu, Johnny Tillotson, Wings Hauser, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, and Greg Bell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Foster ranks 11,071 out of 20,380. Before him are Burton Jastram (1910), Baby Dodds (1898), Mike McCready (1966), Jam Master Jay (1965), April Bowlby (1980), and Lauren Weisberger (1977). After him are Balthazar Getty (1975), Matt Hardy (1974), Richard Edson (1954), James H. Billington (1929), Soraya (1969), and Thane Baker (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Al Foster ranks 840. Before him are Lorenz Hart (1895), Yip Harburg (1896), Tom Scholz (1947), Post Malone (1995), Baby Dodds (1898), and Mike McCready (1966). After him are Barney Bigard (1906), Omar Hakim (1959), Kim Fowley (1939), Andy Timmons (1963), Frank Ferrer (1966), and Tyler Bates (1965).

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