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Pops Foster
real name George Murphy Foster
Pops Foster is credited on 966 releases across 339 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
966
Credits
339
Albums
8
Decades active
51
In collections
Biography
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American jazz bassist, trumpet and tuba player.
Born: May 18, 1892 in Plantation McCall near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Died: October 30, 1969 in San Francisco, California.
Played with Fate Marable, Kid Ory, Charlie Creath, Luis Russell, Art Hodes, Mezz Mezzrow, Sidney Bechet, Bob Wilber, Sammy Price, Earl Hines, Elmer Snowden
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
966 releases · 339 albums · active 1950–2022
- Performance · 1,664
- Other credits · 3
Studios: WOR Studios · WMGM Studios · Reeves Sound Studios · The Birdhouse
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy
1954

The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973

Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute To The Immortal Fats Waller By Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars
1955

Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Lead Belly Legacy Vol. 1)
1996

Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man: 1923-1934
1994

The Genius Of Louis Armstrong Volume 1: 1923-1933
1971

A Gift To Pops
2021

The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz
2000

Priceless Jazz Collection
1997

The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Sidney Bechet
1985

Jazz Masters Of The Sax
1983

James P. Johnson
1982

The Guitarists
1980

Giants Of Jazz: Sidney Bechet
1980

Písně Otce Vod 2
1978

Back In N.Y. Vol.1 (1935)
1969

The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes
1969

Armstrong For Ever
1966

Really The Blues
1964

Out Of The Gallion
1964

Jazz In The Making - The Classic Era
1963

Father Of The Stride Piano
1962

Alberta Hunter With Lovie Austins Blues Serenaders
1961

The Grand Master Of The Soprano Saxophone And Clarinet
1956
Frequent collaborators
- Sidney Bechet
- Various
- Louis Armstrong
- Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
- Fats Waller
- Jelly Roll Morton
- The Mezzrow-Bechet Quintet
- James P. Johnson
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