Al Foster Discography
1975 (age 31)
Al Foster Band
Al Foster, drums; Ivano Alberto Fossati, Oscar Prudente, composer.
Italy, released 1975
| 20360-S | The Night Of The Wolf Part I | Roulette R-7162 |
| 20361-S | The Night Of The Wolf Part II | - |
| 20360-S | The Night Of The Wolf (long version) | Roulette R-7162 (DJ) |
| 20361-S | The Night Of The Wolf (short version) | - |
* Roulette R-7162 Al Foster - The Night Of The Wolf Parts I & II 1975
* Roulette R-7162 (DJ) Al Foster - The Night Of The Wolf (long&short version) 1975
1978
Al Foster
Bob Mintzer, soprano sax; Mike Brecker, tenor sax; Masabumi Kikuchi, piano; Paul Metzke, guitar; Jeff Berlin, bass; Al Foster, drums.
CBS Studios, NYC, 1978
| Mixed Roots | CBS/Sony (J) 25AP-896 |
same session.
| Ya'Damn Right | - |
Jim Clouse, flute; Mike Brecker, soprano sax; Masabumi Kikuchi, piano; Paul Metzke, guitar; T.M. Stevens, bass; Al Foster, drums.
| Pauletta | - |
Mike Brecker, tenor sax; Masabumi Kikuchi, piano; T.M. Stevens, bass; Al Foster, drums, piano.
| Double Stuff | - |
Sam Morrison, soprano sax; Jim Clouse, alto sax; Mike Brecker, tenor sax; Masabumi Kikuchi, piano; Paul Metzke, guitar; T.M. Stevens, bass; Al Foster, drums.
| Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde | - |
Mike Brecker, Sam Morrison, soprano sax; Masabumi Kikuchi, piano; Paul Metzke, guitar; T.M. Stevens, bass; Al Foster, drums.
| El Cielo Verde | - |
Mike Brecker, tenor sax; Teo Macero, piano; Paul Metzke, guitar; Ron McClure, bass; Al Foster, drums.
| Soft Distant | - |
* CBS/Sony (J) 25AP-896; Laurie LES 6002 Al Foster - Mixed Roots 1978
= Sony Records (J) SRCS 9389 - 1998
= Sony Music (J) SICJ 164 - 2016
1979
Midnight Diggers
Hajime Ohno, Kunihiko Sugano, piano, electric piano; Eizo Honda, bass; Al Foster, drums.
Sound City Studio, 1st Studio, Tokyo, Japan, February 7, 1979
| Lady Bird | Victor (J) SJX-20138 | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (mistitled as I Left A Song Go Out Of My Heart) | - | |
| Menina Moca | - | |
| Give Me The Simple Life | - | |
| What Is This Thing Called Love (mistitled as What Is Thing Called Love) | - | |
| Parky Morning | - | |
| Barbados | - |
* Victor (J) SJX-20138 Midnight Diggers - Parky Morning 1979
Al Foster
Hubert Eaves, electric piano; Shiro Mori, Minimoog; Hiram Bullock, solo electric guitar, rhythm electric guitar; T.M. Stevens, electric bass; Al Foster, drums, synthesizer drums, vocal; Cheryl Alexander, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough, vocal; Harry Lookofsky, Gene Orloff, violin.
A&R Studios, NYC, August 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 22, 1979
| I've Been Blessed | Better Days (J) YX-7599-ND |
Tom Harrell, trumpet; Bob Berg, tenor sax; Hubert Eaves, acoustic, electric piano; Onaje Allan Gumbs, solo Minimoog; Shiro Mori, solo electric guitar, melody synthesizer; Hiram Bullock, rhythm guitar; T.M. Stevens, electric bass; Al Foster, drums.
| Whatsoever | - |
Harold Vick, tenor sax; Onaje Allan Gumbs, acoustic piano, synthesizer bass, string synthesizer; Hubert Eaves, electric piano; Hiram Bullock, electric guitar; T.M. Stevens, bass; Al Foster, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion; Cheryl Alexander, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough, vocal; Onaje, Al, Carmen, Charlie, Georgi, Hubert, Tsutomu and Yagi, handclaps.
| She Is The Greatest Dancer | - |
Bob Mintzer, flute; Hubert Eaves, electric piano; Shiro Mori, acoustic guitar, synthesizer; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums, vocal; Harry Lookofsky, Gene Orloff, violin; Jesse Levy, cello.
| To My Lady | - |
Bill Ohashi, Sal Randazzo, trombone; Dave Liebman, soprano sax; Shiro Mori, acoustic, electric guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.
| Mr. Foster | - |
Shiro Mori, acoustic guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums, vocal; Sammy Figueroa, toys; Carmen Barnes, vocal; Harry Lookofsky, Gene Orloff, violin; Jesse Levy, cello.
| Just Before Dawn | - |
Hubert Eaves, electric, acoustic piano, string synthesizer; Shiro Mori, acoustic guitar; Hiram Bullock, electric guitar; T.M. Stevens, electric bass; Al Foster, drums.
| Love Eyes | - |
* Better Days (J) YX-7599-ND Al Foster - Mr. Foster 1979
1996 (age 52)
Al Foster Quartet
Chris Potter, sax; Dave Kikoski, piano; Doug Weiss, bass; Al Foster, drums.
Studio 44, Monster, Holland, October 14, 1996
| The Chief | Laika Records (G) 3510083.2 | |
| Brandyn | - | |
| Monk Up And Down | - | |
| Barney Rose | - | |
| Amsterdam Blues | - | |
| Hope | - | |
| No Title | - | |
| Black Nile | - |
* Laika Records (G) 3510083.2 Al Foster - Brandyn 1997
2007 (age 63)
Al Foster Quartet
Eli Degibri, sax; Kevin Hays, piano; Douglas Weiss, double bass; Al Foster, drums.
Village Vanguard, NYC, April 27 and 28, 2007
| The Chief | Jazz Eyes (It) 004 | |
| ESP | - | |
| Blue In Green | - | |
| Peter's Mood | - | |
| Brandyn | - | |
| Fungii Mama | - |
* Jazz Eyes (It) 004; diskunion (J) DUJ-034 Al Foster Quartet - Love, Peace And Jazz! 2008
Al Foster Quintet
Eddie Henderson, trumpet; Eli Degibri, sax; George Colligan, Aaron Goldberg, piano; Doug Weiss, bass; Al Foster, drums.
New Morning, Paris, France, July 25, 2007
| So What | inakustik INAK 6467 DVD | |
| So Near So Far | - | |
| Shed | - | |
| Missing Miles | - | |
| Cantaloupe Island | - | |
| Alyosius | - | |
| Peter's Mood | - | |
| The Chief | - | |
| Tune Up | - | |
| Jean-Pierre | - |
* inakustik INAK 6467 DVD Al Foster Quintet - The Paris Concert - New Morning 2008