Jun 3, 2025 11:25 AM
In Memoriam: Al Foster, 1943–2025
Al Foster, a drummer regarded for his fluency across the bebop, post-bop and funk/fusion lineages of jazz, died May 28…
Verve Records will release Dream of Nite from Dave Liebman, Roberto Tarenzi, Paolo Benedettini, and Tony Arco on Nov. 6. The album’s six pieces were recorded live in Italy in 2005, and feature Liebman on tenor, soprano sax and recorder, Tarenzi on piano, Benedettini on double bass and Arco on drums.
The group plays Miles Davis’ “Fran Dance,” which Liebman says is “played here at a tempo considered quite challenging by jazz players.” Liebman calls the more free-form “En Noir,” written by Tarenzi, “an example of a style of playing which we call technically ‘time, no changes,’ first popularized by Ornette Coleman in the late 1950s and then the Miles Davis Quintet of the ‘60s.”
Dream of Nite closes with the tile track, written by Liebman and inspired by Wayne Shorter’s “Night Dreamer.”
More info: vervemusicgroup.com
Foster was truly a drummer to the stars, including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Joe Henderson.
Jun 3, 2025 11:25 AM
Al Foster, a drummer regarded for his fluency across the bebop, post-bop and funk/fusion lineages of jazz, died May 28…
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