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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-60s, 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 164,843 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Al Foster is the 1,887th most popular musician (down from 1,813th in 2019), the 9,619th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,302nd in 2019) and the 768th most popular American Musician.

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  • 160k

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  • 41.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Al Foster ranks 1,887 out of 2,662Before him are Robin Thicke, Malcolm Bilson, Ellis Marsalis Jr., Michael Landau, Nick Lowe, and Jimmy Heath. After him are Jimmy Buffett, Mr. Oizo, Elvin Bishop, Carita Holmström, A. R. Rahman, and Gem Archer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Al Foster ranks 560Before him are Cosimo Pinto, John Casper, Roy Estrada, Veronica Hamel, Iñaki Azkuna, and Van Dyke Parks. After him are Bob Kerrey, John Pendry, Safi Faye, Geraldo Rivera, Mary Woronov, and Joe Namath.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Foster ranks 9,619 out of 18,182Before him are AJ McLean (1978), Helen Twelvetrees (1908), Dorothea Dix (1802), Johnny Otis (1921), Eric Bischoff (1955), and Tommy Roe (1942). After him are Diana Lynn (1926), Mike Bookie (1904), Tim Gunn (1953), Cy Young (1928), Kenyon Cox (1856), and Paul Bartel (1938).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Al Foster ranks 768Before him are Larry Young (1940), Robin Thicke (1977), Malcolm Bilson (1935), Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), Michael Landau (1958), and Jimmy Heath (1926). After him are Jimmy Buffett (1946), Elvin Bishop (1942), Tom Paxton (1937), Steve Smith (1954), Woody Shaw (1944), and Sleepy John Estes (1899).