For You Lot Al Foster - 1978 [2016] Mixed Roots

Al Foster (born Jan 18, 1943) is an American jazz drummer. Foster played amongst Miles Davis during the 1970s, together with was 1 of the few people to accept contact amongst Davis during his retirement from 1975–1981. Foster likewise played on Davis's 1981 comeback album The Man amongst the Horn inwards 1981. He was the exclusively participant to play inwards Davis's band both earlier together with later his retirement.
Foster has toured extensively amongst Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, together with Joe Henderson. He is a versatile drummer who has played inwards musical styles ranging from bebop to costless cast to jazz/rock.

Foster was born inwards Richmond, Virginia, together with grew upwards inwards New York. He began playing drums at the historic menstruum of thirteen together with made his recording debut amongst Blue Mitchell at 21.
He joined Miles Davis's grouping when Jack DeJohnette left inwards 1972, together with played amongst Davis until 1985. In his 1989 autobiography, Davis described the source fourth dimension he heard Foster play alive inwards 1972 at the Cellar Club inwards Manhattan: "He [Foster] knocked me out because he had such a groove together with he would simply lay it correct inwards there. That was the form of affair I was looking for. Al could ready it upwards for everybody else to play-off together with simply locomote along the groove going forever."

He was recording amongst Blue Mitchell (as "Aloysius Foster" on the Blue Note album The Thing to Do). In 1969, at the Cellar Club on 95th St. inwards Manhattan, Foster got his big break; every bit he was backing upwards bassist Earl May inwards a quartet, his drumming was noticed yesteryear trumpeter Miles Davis. Davis hired Foster on the spot every bit a replacement for Jack DeJohnette, who was therefore departing the ever-enlarging Davis grouping of that period. This indeed would attempt a long commitment for Foster, who played on every Miles Davis album ranging from Big Fun to You're Under Arrest, together with toured amongst him extensively.
Foster left Miles Davis inwards 1985, together with since therefore has worked independently, sometimes every bit leader, sometimes every bit sideman. Over his lengthy together with enduring career Al Foster has worked amongst Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Haden, Thelonious Monk, Freddie Hubbard, Dave Liebman, Herbie Hancock, together with Joe Henderson.

Track listing:

01. Mixed Roots
02. Ya' Damn Right
03. Pauletta
04. Double Stuff
05. doc Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Dedicated to Miles Davis)
06. El Cielo Verde
07. Soft Distant

Personnel:

Al Foster - drums (#1-7), pianoforte (#4)
Michael Brecker (#1-7) - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Bob Mintzer (#1,2), Sam Morrison (#5,6) - soprano saxophone
Jim Clouse - alto saxophone, flute (#5)
Paul Metzke - guitar (#1-3,5-7)
Masabumi Kikuchi (#1-6) - piano, keyboards
Teo Macero - pianoforte (#7)
Jeff Berlin (#1,2), T.M. Stevens (#3-6), Ron McClure (#7) - bass

Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York inwards 1978.