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Al Foster

1943 - Today

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Aloysius Tyrone Foster (born January 18, 1943) is 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al Foster has received more than 179,224 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Al Foster is the 2,108th most popular musician (down from 1,880th in 2019), the 11,067th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,598th in 2019) and the 840th most popular American Musician.

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  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Al Foster ranks 2,108 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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Contemporaries

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.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Foster ranks 11,067 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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