Frank Wess

The story

American jazz saxophonist, flutist, arranger and composer

Born 4th January 1922 Kansas City, Missouri, USA, died 30th October 2013 Manhattan, New York

Member of Billy Eckstine's orchestra from 1946 to 1947, Eddie Haywood's orchestra in 1947 and Lucky Millinder's orchestra in 1948. Worked with Bullmoose Jackson from 1948 to 1949, Count Basie from 1953 to 1964, where he formed a famous pairing, billed as "The Two Franks", with fellow saxophonist Frank Foster and Clark Terry's Big Band from 1967 to 1970. Has also done a lot of session work, Broadway shows, jingles and played in the bands for TV shows Saturday Night Live and The David Frost Show (1969-72). Made a National Endowment for the Arts jazz master in 2007.

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Records

• The Savoy And Prestige Collection: Eight Classic Albums On Four CDs · 2019 · compilation
• Jazz at Dukes Place: Live in New Orleans · 2016 · compilation
• Four Classic Albums · 2014 · compilation
• Seven Classic Albums · 2013 · compilation
• Tenor Sax & Flute Essentials · 2012 · compilation
• Wess Point: The Commodore Recordings · 2007 · compilation
• Body And Soul · 2005
• The Long Road · 2000 · compilation
• Tryin' To Make My Blues Turn Green · 1994
• Wess of the Moon · 1984
• I Hear Ya Talkin' · 1984
• Flute Juice · 1981
• Flute Of The Loom · 1973
• Wess To Memphis · 1971
• The Award Winner (Triple-Mismatched Factory Error: Erroneous Matrix/Audio/Label Configuration.") · 1966
• The Award Winner · 1964
• Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me · 1963
• Little Me · 1963
• Southern Comfort · 1962
• Lo-Fi / You'll Do · 1956 · Single
• East Wind / Kansas City Side · 1956 · Single
• Doin' The Thing / Blue's In A Cold Water Flat · 1955
• Cold Miner ·
• Southern Comfort Part 1 + 2 ·

Records from Discogs, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Bands and projects

• Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
• Count Basie Orchestra
• The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
• The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
• Count Basie And The Kansas City Seven
• Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra
• The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band
• Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
• Tony Scott And His Orchestra
• Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra
• Howard McGhee Sextet
• Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra
• The Ernie Wilkins Orchestra
• Joe Newman Sextet
• New York Jazz Quartet
• The Prestige All Stars
• Joe Newman & His Band
• Osie Johnson Quintet
• The Frank Wess Quartet
• Bennie Green And His Orchestra
• Joe Newman And The Count's Men
• The Frank Wess Orchestra
• The Philip Morris Superband
• The Frank Wess - Harry Edison Orchestra

The bands Frank Wess played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

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