Ronnie Foster first caught the Foster first caught the ear of Blue Note co-founder Francis Wolff in 1970 when he made his first-ever recording as a sideman on jazz guitar legend Grant Green’s searingly funky Blue Note LP, Alive!. A few months later, Ronnie was officially signed to the prestigious label making him the next in an illustrious lineage of Hammond B3 organ artisans the label had presented which included the legendary Jimmy Smith, Larry Young, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. His music has been sampled by hip hop artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, Kendrick Lamar, Madlib, J.Cole and more.