Frank Wess

Frank Wess

Frank Wellington Wess

On 10 records in 3 Record Tribe collections

Played on

Truth, Liberty & Soul - Live In NYC The Complete 1982 NPR Jazz Alive! RecordingsJaco Pastorius, 2017Tenor Saxophone 20/20George Benson, 1985Alto Saxophone L.A. Is My LadyFrank Sinatra With Quincy Jones And Orchestra, 1984Saxophone Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)Various, 1983Tenor Saxophone Disco BabyVan McCoy & The Soul City Symphony, 1975Horns Everybody’s Talkin’King Curtis, 1972Horns First TakeRoberta Flack, 1969Tenor Saxophone Sweet SoulKing Curtis, 1968Tenor Saxophone Chairman Of The BoardCount Basie, 1959Soloist, Flute, Tenor Saxophone I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 18Count Basie, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks, Annie RossAlto Saxophone

About

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.