On May 28, 2025, Aloysius Tyrone Foster aka Al Foster, died aged 82. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Blue Mitchell, Illinois Jacquet, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Joanne Brackeen, Cedar Walton, Larry Willis, Steve Kuhn, Tommy Flanagan, Chris Potter, George Adams, Richie Beirach, Peter Bernstein, Walter Bishop Jr, Donald Byrn, Eli Degibri, Eliane Elias, Eric Le Lann, Red Garland, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Haden, Sadik Hakim, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Shirley Horn, Bobby Hutcherson, Sam Jones, Yusef Lateef, Andy LaVerne, Abbey Lincoln, Fred Lipsius, Larry Willis, George Mraz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Joe Lovano, Frank Morgan, Johnny Lytle, Hugh Masakela, Ronnie Mathews, Tete Montoliu, Sam Morrison, Bud Shank, Reggie Workman, Peter Zak, Cecil Payne, Dave Liebman and Art Pepper. As leader, Foster released eighth albums.
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Cedar Walton / Hank Mobley Quintet: Breakthrough!
In April 1972, “Cobblestone” label released “Breakthrough!”, album by the Cedar Walton/Hank Mobley Quintet. It was recorded in February 1972, at “Bell Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.
Personnel:
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Cedar Walton — piano, electric piano
- Charles Davis – soprano and baritone saxophone
- Sam Jones — double bass
- Billy Higgins — drums
Track listing:
- Breakthrough – Hank Mobley
- Sabiá – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque
- House on Maple Street – Cedar Walton
- (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story – Francis Lai, Carl Sigman
- Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
- 18th Hole – Hank Mobley
Blue Mitchell: African Violet
On March 13, 1978, “Impulse!” label released “African Violet”, the 27th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1977, at “The Burbank Studios” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Herman Riley, Harold Land – tenor saxophone
- Sonny Burke – electric piano, piano
- McKinley Jackson, Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
- Lee Ritenour – electric guitar, guitar
- Scott Edwards – bass, electric bass
- Chuck Domanico – electric bass, bass
- James Gadson, Harold Mason – drums
- Paulinho Da Costa – congas
- Eddie “Bongo” Brown – congas, percussion
- Bob Zimmitti – marimba, percussion
- Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters Willard, Oren Waters – vocals
- The Sid Sharp Strings
Track listing:
- Mississippi Jump – Larry Nash
- Ojos de Rojo – Cedar Walton
- Sand Castles – Dana Kaproff
- African Violet – Steve Hulse
- As – Stevie Wonder
- Square Business – Cedar Walton
- Forget – Don Sebesky
Blue Mitchell: Summer Soft
On February 22, 1978, “Impulse!” label released “Summer Soft”, the 28th and the final Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1977, at “ABC Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
- Blue Mitchell – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
- Eddie Harris, Harold Land, Herman Riley – tenor saxophone
- Cedar Walton – piano, electric piano
- Bobby Lyle – electric piano, piano
- Richard Tee – keyboard
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
- Mike Dosco, Lee Ritenour – guitar
- Scott Edwards – bass
- James Gadson – drums
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
- Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters Willard, Oren Waters – vocals
Track listing:
- Try Not to Forget – Cedar Walton
- Summer Soft – Stevie Wonder
- A Day at the Mint – Blue Mitchell
- Love Has Made Me a Dreamer – Mike Dosco, Esmond Edwards
- Evergreen – Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams
- 30 Degrees to the Wind – Cedar Walton, Susan Brickell
- Funkthesizer – Eddie Harris
Junior Cook: Pressure Cooker
In December 1977, “Catalyst” label released “Pressure Cooker”, the third Junior Cook album. It was recorded in November 1977, at “Blank Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Cedar Walton.
Personnel:
- Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
- Mickey Tucker – piano
- Juini Booth – bass
- Cecil McBee – bass
- Leroy Williams – drums
Track listing:
- Sweet Lotus Lips – Mickey Tucker
- The Crucifier – Mickey Tucker
- The 8th Cat – Tex Allen
- Not Quite That – Garnett Brown
- Yardbird Suite – Charlie Parker
- Moment to Moment (Part One) – Henry Mancini
- Moment to Moment (Part Two) – Henry Mancini
Blue Mitchell: Boss Horn
In November 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Boss Horn”, the 13th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in November 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Jerry Dodgion – flute, alto saxophone
- Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Julian Priester – trombone
- Chick Corea – piano
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Gene Taylor – bass
- Mickey Roker – drums
- Duke Pearson – arrangements
Track listing:
- Millie – Duke Pearson
- O Mama Enit – Blue Mitchell
- I Should Care – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
- Rigor Mortez – Dave Burns
- Tones for Joan’s Bones – Chick Corea
- Straight Up and Down – Chick Corea
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messemgers: Golden Boy
In November 1964, “Colpix” label released “Golden Boy” (full title Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Play Selections from the New Musical Golden Boy), the 21st Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded in 1963 in New York City, and was produced by Jack Lewis.
Personnel:
- Art Blakey – drums
- James Spaulding – alto saxophone
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone, arrangements
- Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone, arrangements
- Julius Watkins – French horn
- Bill Barber – tuba
- Cedar Walton – piano, arrangements
- Reggie Workman – bass
- Billy Taylor – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse.
- Theme from Golden Boy
- Yes I Can
- Lorna’s Here
- This Is the Life
- There’s a Party
- I Want to Be with You
Sam Jones: Something In Common
On September 13, 1977, “Muse” label released “Something in Common” the eighth Sam Jones album. It was recorded April 1974 – September 1977, at “C.I. Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Cedar Walton and Bob Porter.
Personnel:
- Sam Jones – bass
- Bob Berg – tenor saxophone
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet
- Slide Hampton – trombone
- Cedar Walton – keyboards, piano
- Louis Hayes – drums
- Billy Higgins – drums
- Thomas Hampson – engineer
- Chuck Irwin – engineer
- Gene Paul – mastering
- Page Simon – design
- Tom Copi – photography
- Todd Barkan – liner notes
- Dan Mueller – production coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Cedar Walton, except where noted.
- Seven Minds – Sam Jones
- Bolivia
- Something in Common
- Every Man Is a King – Slide Hampton
- For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
- Blue Silver – Blue Mitchell
- Shoulders
- One for Amos – Sam Jones
- You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Three Blind Mice
In August 1962, “United Artists Jazz” label released “Three Blind Mice”, album by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. It was recorded 1961 – 1962, at “Village Gate” in New York City and “Club Renaissance” in Hollywood, and was produced by Alan Douglas.
Personnel:
- Art Blakey – drums
- Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Curtis Fuller – trombone
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Jymie Merritt – bass
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
Three Blind Mice
- Three Blind Mice – Curtis Fuller
- Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- That Old Feeling – Lew Brown, Sammy Fain
- Plexis – Cedar Walton
- Up Jumped Spring – Freddie Hubbard
- When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter, Spencer Williams
Three Blind Mice, Vol. 1
- Three Blind Mice – Curtis Fuller
- Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- That Old Feeling – Lew Brown, Sammy Fain
- Plexis – Cedar Walton
- Up Jumped Spring – Freddie Hubbard
- Up Jumped Spring (alternate take) – Freddie Hubbard
- When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter, Spencer Williams
- Children of the Night – Wayne Shorter
Three Blind Mice, Vol. 2
- It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, Billy Rose
- Mosaic – Cedar Walton
- Ping Pong – Wayne Shorter
- The Promised Land – Cedar Walton
- Arabia – Curtis Fuller
Archie Shepp: For Losers
In July 1970, “Impulse!” label released “For Losers”, the 17th Archie Shepp album. It was recorded in September 1968, February – August 1969, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele and Ed Michel.
Personnel:
- Archie Shepp – soprano and tenor saxophone, liner notes
- Robin Kenyatta – alto saxophone, flute
- James Spaulding- alto saxophone
- Clarence Sharpe – alto saxophone
- Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone, flute
- Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
- Martin Banks – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jimmy Owens – trumpet
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Matthew Gee – trombone
- Grachan Moncur III – trombone
- Leon Thomas – vocals
- China-Lin Sharpe – vocals
- Cedar Walton – piano
- Andrew Bey – piano
- Dave Burrell – organ
- Wally Richardson – guitar
- Bert Payne – guitar
- Wilbur Ware – bass
- Albert Winston – electric bass, bass
- Bob Bushnell – electric bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Beaver Harris – drums
- Joe Chambers – drums
- Tasha Thomas, Doris Troy – backing vocals
- George Whiteman – design
- Chuck Stewart – photography
- Bob Thiele, Ed Michel – supervision
Track listing:
All tracks by Archie Shepp, except where noted.
- Stick ‘Em Up
- Abstract
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
- What Would It Be Without You – Cal Massey
- Un Croque Monsieur
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