As critic Bob Blumenthal makes clear in his informative annotation, and as Aidan Levy explores further in his authoritative extended biography, “Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins ...

Al Foster, whose superbly alert and flexible drumming formed a swirling current in modern jazz for more than 60 years, propelling bands led by Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and many others, died on ...