Al Foster Quintet | The Paris Concert | DVD

Al Foster is an American jazz drummer whose ensemble recordings give rhythmic interaction and instrumental conversation a central role. His quintet performances connect distinctive solo voices with an attentive rhythm section, balancing established jazz repertoire with the changing character of improvisation.

The Paris Concert includes So What, So Near So Far, Shed. The programme places Al Foster Quintet’s distinctive performances within a sequence of contrasting musical passages, presented here in a DVD edition.

Programme

1. So What
2. So Near So Far
3. Shed
4. Missing Miles
5. Cantaloupe Island
6. Alyosius
7. Peter's Mood
8. The Chief
9. Tuneup
10. Jean-pierre