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Ronnie Foster
Ronnie (* 1950) has performed as a sideman with a wide range of musicians. He frequently
worked with guitarist George Benson, including playing electric piano and mini-moog.
Ronnie has also played organ with Chet Atkins, Grant Green, Grover Washington jr.,
Stanley Turrentine, Roberta Flack, Earl Klugh, Harvey Mason, Jimmy Smith, and Stevie
Wonder. His producing credits include albums by Brazilian artists Djavan, Guilherme
Arantes and Pepeu Gomes.
Ronnie was the musical director for "Smokey Robinson Presents: Human Nature" which appeared at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas from 2009-2015. from Wikipedia |
Alive! Blue Note BST 84360 released 1970 recorded August 1970 in Newark, NJ/USA |
Grant Green, guitar Ronnie Foster, organ Claude Bartee, tenor sax Joseph Armstrong, congas Idris Muhammad, drums |
Two-Headed Freap Blue Note BST-84382 released 1972 recorded January 1972 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Ronnie Foster, organ Gene Bertoncini, guitar Gene Bianco, harp George Devens, vibes, percussion George Duvivier, bass Gordon Edwards, bass Arthur Jenkins, congas Jimmy Johnson, drums |
Sweet Revival Blue Note BN-LA098-F released 1973 recorded December 1972 in New York, NY/USA |
Ronnie Foster, organ Ernest Hayes, piano David Spinozza, guitar John Tropea, guitar Seldon Powell, tenor sax Garnett Brown, trombone Wilbur Bascomb jr., bass Bernard Purdie, drums |
Live At Montreux Blue Note BN-LA250-G released 1974 recorded live 05 July 1973 in Montreux/Switzerland |
Ronnie Foster, organ Gregory Miller, guitar Marvin Chappell, drums |
On The Avenue Blue Note BN-LA261-G released 1974 recorded May 1974 in New York, NY/USA |
Ronnie Foster, organ, synthesizer, vocals Joel L. Kaye, baritone sax Gerald Ray Chamberlain, trombone Dean Robert Pratt, trumpet, flugelhorn John E. Gatchell, trumpet, flugelhorn Phil Upchurch, bass, guitar Marvin Chappell, drums Ray Armando, percussion |
Cheshire Cat Blue Note BN-LA425-G released 1975 recorded in New York, NY/USA |
Ronnie Foster, keyboards, vocals George Benson, guitar Joe Beck, guitar Gary King, bass William Allen, bass James Mtume, congas, percussion Dennis Davis, drums |
Songs In The Key Of Life Tamla T13-340C2 released 1976 recorded in Hollywood, CA; New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA/USA |
Stevie Wonder, harmonica, keyboards, vocals Hank Redd, alto sax, tenor sax Trevor Lawrence, tenor sax Jim Horn, sax George Bohannon, trombone Glenn Ferris, trombone Steve Madaio, trumpet Raymond Maldonado, trumpet, percussion Bobbi Humphrey, flute Dean Parks, guitar Howard "Buzz" Feiten, guitar George Benson, guitar, vocals Ben Bridges, guitar, sitar Michael Sembello, guitar W.G. Snuffy Walden, guitar Sneaky Pete Kleinow, pedal steel Ronnie Foster, organ Herbie Hancock, keyboards Greg Phillinganes, keyboards Dorothy Ashby, harp Nathan Watts, bass, percussion, vocals Greg Brown, drums Ray Pound, drums Raymond Lee Pounds, drums Nathan Alford jr., percussion Charles Brewer, percussion Shirley Brewer, percussion, vocals Colleen Carleton, percussion Carol Cole, percussion Eddie "Bongo" Brown, percussion Renee Hardaway, percussion, vocals Larry Latimer, percussion, vocals Nelson Hayes, percussion Bobbye Hall, percussion Amale Mathews, percussion Josette Valentino, percussion Marietta Waters, percussion Edna Orso, percussion Carmelo Garcia, percussion, timbales West Angeles Church Of God Choir |
Delight CBS 83776 released 1979 recorded in Hollywood and West Los Angeles, CA/USA |
Ronnie Foster, bass, keyboards Robert "Pops" Popwell, bass Nathan Watts, bass Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler, drums Steve Morris, drums Fred White, drums Freddie White, drums |
The Spread Of The Future Epic JE 35746 released 1979 recorded in Hollywood, CA/USA |
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler, vibes, drums, percussion Israel Baker, conductor Arnold Belnick, conductor George Bohannon, horn Oscar Brashear, horn Garnett Brown, horn Michael Harris, horn Ray Brown, horn Maurice Spears, horn Sidney Muldrow, horn Bobby Bryant, horn Gerald Albright, woodwind Bill Green, woodwind Fred Jackson jr., woodwind Ernie Watts, woodwind Don Myrick, woodwind Al McKay, guitar Greg Moore, guitar David T. Walker, guitar John Barnes, keyboards Greg Phillinganes, keyboards Ronnie Foster, keyboards, organ, piano George Duke, synthesizer string section Dorothy Ashby, harp Stanley Gilbert, bass Byron Miller, bass Virginia Ayers, vocals |
The Racer Electric Bird K28P 6441 released 1987 |
Ronnie Foster, keyboards, vocal, drums, FX-20 YAMAHA organ Mike O'Neil, guitar Phil Upchurch, guitar Jonathan 'Foot' Moffett, drums Ndugu, drums Harvey Mason, drums Paulinho Da Costa, percussion |
Wes Bound GRP 97052 released 1993 recorded September through October 1992 in Hollywood, CA/USA |
Lee Ritenour, guitar Maxi Priest, vocals Dan Higgins, sax, flute, alto flute, bass clarinet Steve Kujala, flute Gary Herbig, flute Kim Hutchcraft, flute, alto flute Jerry Hey, trumpet Gary Grant, trumpet, flugelhorn Bill Reichenbach, trombone, bass trombone Bob James, piano, keyboards Alan Broadbent, piano David Witham, Hammond organ Ronnie Foster, Hammond B-3 organ John Beasley, keyboards John Patitucci, bass Melvin Davis, bass Gary Novak, drums Harvey Mason, drums, percussion Cassio Duarte, percussion Aaron Smith, drum programming |
Alive! Blue Note CDP 0777 7 89793 2 19 released 1993 recorded live 15 August 1970 at Cliché Lounge, Newark, NJ/USA |
Grant Green, guitar Claude Bartee, tenor sax Earl Neal Creque, organ Ronnie Foster, organ William Bivens, vibes Idris Muhammad, drums Joseph Armstrong, congas |
Inner City Blues West Coast Records 3624-2 released 1994 recorded in New York City and various locations in CA/USA |
Doc Powell, guitar, piano, strings, drums, bass Ronnie Laws, soprano sax, tenor sax Kirk Whalum, sax Skip Anderson, piano Gerry Brown, piano George Duke, piano Ronnie Foster, organ Ivan Hampden, keyboards, drums, percussion Bob James, piano Patrice Rushen, piano Tom Barney, bass Stanley Clarke, bass Byron Miller, bass Munyungo Jackson, percussion Philip Bailey, vocals Siedah Garrett, vocals Howard Hewett, vocals Jeffrey Osborne, vocals |
The Lost Grooves Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31883 2 1 released 1995 compilation with various organists |
Grant Green, guitar Claude Bartee, tenor sax Ronnie Foster, organ Willie Bivens, vibes Joseph Armstrong, congas Idris Muhammad, drums |
Ratamacue Atlantic 82904-2 |
Harvey Mason, guitar, synthesizer, vibes, marimba, drums, percussion Bennie Maupin, soprano sax Michael Paulo, alto sax Gerald Albright, sax Herb Alpert, trumpet Hubert Laws, flute Paul Jackson jr., guitar Michael Landau, guitar Harvey Mason jr., synthesizer, percussion Lee Ritenour, guitar Ramón Stagnaro, guitar John Beasley, piano George Duke, piano Ronnie Foster, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer Don Grusin, piano Bob James, piano, synthesizer Wayne Lindsay, piano Jerry Peters, piano Me'Shell NdegéOcello, cello, bass Nathan East, bass Jimmy Haslip, bass Ricky Minor, bass Neil Stubenhaus, bass Freddie Washington, bass Sheila E., congas Phil Perry, vocals |
This Is Love i.e. Music 314 557 391-2 |
Lee Ritenour, bass, , guitar, synthesizer Frank Becker, sax, synthesizer Bill Evans, soprano sax, tenor sax Ernie Watts, tenor sax Jerry Hey, flugelhorn, trumpet Gary Grant, trumpet William Frank 'Bill' Reichenbach Jr., trombone Larry Williams, flute, Keyboards, alto sax, synthesizer, vibes Ronnie Foster, bass, organ Alan Pasqua , Fender Rhodes, organ, piano Hilary James, Fender Rhodes Ralph Morrison III, violin Paulinho Da Costa, percussion, timbales Melvin Davis, bass James Genus, bass Sonny Emory, drums Dave Weckl, drums Phil Perry, vocals Lisa Fischer, vocals |
Pleasures Of The Night Verve Forecast 314 557 613-2 recorded in Los Angeles, CA and Thousand Oaks, CA/USA |
Will Downing, vocals Gerald Albright, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, flute, alto flute Paul Jackson jr., guitar Ronnie Foster, organ, synthesizer Bobby Lyle, keyboards Patrice Rushen, keyboards Tony Dumas, bass Jimmy Haslip, bass Abraham Laboriel sr., bass Harvey Mason sr., drums Land Richards, drums John "J.R." Robinson, drums Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums Luis Conte, percussion |
Sensual Journey Verve Records 314 589 610-2 recorded in New York, NY/USA |
Will Downing, vocals Gerald Albright, sax Boney James, sax Ray Brown, trumpet Hubert Laws, flute Tariqh Akoni, guitar Marc Antoine, guitar Kevin Chokan, guitar Blake English, guitar Kashif, guitar, keyboards, drums Rohn Lawrence, guitar Russell Malone, guitar Lee Ritenour, guitar, keyboards Michael Hart Thompson, guitar John Beasley, keyboards, piano Ronnie Foster, keyboards, organ Kowan "Q" Paul, keyboards, bass Rex Rideout, keyboards Jochem van der Saag, keyboards, drums, percussion Sandy Stein, keyboards Stefon Harris, vibes string section Dave Carpenter, bass Melvin Davis, bass Ronnie Garrett, bass James Genus, bass Marcus Miller, bass Gregory Hutchinson, drums Will Kennedy, drums John "J.R." Robinson, drums Michael White, drums Luis Conte, percussion Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Bashiri Johnson, percussion Darcy Aldridge, vocals |
The Very Best Of GRP 314 589 281-2 compilation, recorded between 1984 and 2001 |
Lee Ritenour, guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizer Dan Higgins, alto sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute Ernie Watts, tenor sax Randy Kerber, horn William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach jr., trombone, bass trombone Gary Grant, trumpet, flugelhorn Jerry Hey, trumpet, flugelhorn Steve Kujala, flute, alto flute Larry Williams, flute, synthesizer Anthony Jackson, guitar, bass Barnaby Finch, keyboards Ronnie Foster, Hammond organ Dave Grusin, keyboards, piano Bob James, keyboards, piano Alan Pasqua, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ Jochem van der Saag, synthesizer David Witham, keyboards string section Jimmy Johnson, bass Carlinhos Brown, djembe, pandeiro Sonny Emory, drums Omar Hakim, drums Harvey Mason sr., drums, percussion Marcus Miller, drums Carlos Vega, drums Bob Wilson, drums Alex Acuña, percussion Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Cassio Duarte, percussion João Bosco, vocals Ivan Lins, vocals Carol Rogers, vocals Marietta Waters, vocals Regina Werneck, vocals |
Ain't It Funky Now Blue Note 7243 5 60140 2 2 compilation |
Grant Green, guitar Claude Bartee jr., soprano sax, tenor sax Harry DiVito, trombone Dick Hickson, bass trombone Blue Mitchell, trumpet Joe Newman, trumpet Victor Paz, trumpet James Sedlar, trumpet Joe Wilder, trumpet Phil Bodner, woodwind John Leone, woodwind George Marge, woodwind Romeo Penque, woodwind James Buffington, French horn Ronnie Foster, organ Shelton Laster, organ Clarence Palmer, piano Emanuel Riggins, clavinet, organ, piano William Bivens, vibes Gary Coleman, vibes Billy Wooten, vibes Chuck Rainey, bass Wilton Felder, bass Jimmy Lewis, bass Stix Hooper, drums Idris Muhammad, drums Greg Williams, drums Ray Armando, percussion Joseph Armstrong, conga Candido Camero, conga King Errisson, percussion Richard Landrum, bongos Hall Bobby Porter, percussion |
Live At Club Mozambique Blue Note 0946 63522 2 0 recorded January 1971 live at Club Mozambique in Detroit, MI/USA |
Grant Green, guitar Clarence Thomas, soprano sax, tenor sax Houston Person, tenor sax Ronnie Foster, organ Idris Muhammad, drums |
Reboot Blue Note B003521001 recorded in Los Angeles, CA/USA |
Ronnie Foster, organ, piano Michael O'Neill, guitar Chris Foster, drums Jimmy Branly, drums Lenny Castro, congas Luis Conte, timbales |
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