Foster, Al / Inspirations & Dedications
Album: Inspirations & Dedications   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Foster, Al   Added:Jul 2019
Label:Smoke Sessions  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-08-13 Pull Date: 2019-10-15 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Oct 13 Sep 29 Sep 22 Sep 8 Aug 25 Aug 18
Airplays: 2 1 2 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 15, 2021: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics (rebroadcast from Sep 17, 2019)
Cantaloupe Island
4. Sep 24, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Cantaloupe Island
2. Oct 10, 2019: Old fart at play
Jean-Pierre
5. Sep 20, 2019: old fart at play
Jazzon
3. Oct 08, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Aloysius
6. Sep 17, 2019: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Cantaloupe Island

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-07-08
Reviewed: 2019-07-09
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Foster’s resume as a supporting artist reads better than most other jazz drummers. He's recorded albums with many of the major jazz artists. Now, for the first time since 2002, you can hear him as a band leader. As its title suggests, the album is a somewhat autobiographical release. Foster's quintet is a top-tier group of musicians. Rather than featuring a standout single, each song on this release contributes more to a whole.
If You Like: Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock (acoustic), Freddie Hubbard, Lou Donaldson
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Cantaloupe Island (6:42) – piano starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
2/ Ooh, What You Do To Me (5:39) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
**3/ Simone’s Dance (5:01) – piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> fade on piano
*4/ Samba de Michelle (5:54) – piano starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
5/ Kierra (5:31) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> sax solo> fade
*6/ Douglas (4:48) – piano/horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> pause> fade
7/ Brandyn (1:38) – midtempo piano solo
8/ Our Son (2:42) – muted trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> slow jam> slow fade
**9/ Song For Monique (4:21) – piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
10/ Jazzon (5:00) – horns start> midtempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
*11/ Bonnie Rose (5:35) – piano solo starts> midtempo trio jam> bass solo> fade
***12/ Jean-Pierre (5:40) – drum solo starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo piano solo> sax solo> crescendo end

Track Listing
1. Cantaloupe Island   7. Brandyn
2. Ooh, What You Do To Me   8. Our Son
3. Simone's Dance   9. Song For Monique
4. Samba De Michelle   10. Jazzon
5. Kierra   11. Bonnie Rose
6. Douglas   12. Aloysius
  13. Jean-Pierre