Frank Wess
Настоящее имя: Frank Wess
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American jazz saxophonist, flautist, 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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Участие в группах:
- Quincy Jones And His Orchestra
- Count Basie Orchestra
- The Jazz Composer's 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 Joe Newman Septet
- Per Husby Orchestra
- Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra
- The Quincy Jones Big Band
- Clark Terry Big Band
- The Count's Men
- Leonard Feather's East Coast Stars
- The John Lewis Group
- The Urbie Green Octet
- The Frank Wess Quintet
- The Leiber-Stoller Big Band
- Joe Newman Quintet
- Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band
- The Frank Wess Sextet
- Buddy Rich All Stars
- Thad Jones Quintet
- Thad Jones Sextet
- Buddy Rich Ensemble
- The Benny Carter All-Star Sax Ensemble
- The Frank Wess Septet
- The Golden Horns (2)
- Buck Clayton And His Swing Band
- Flutology
- Paul Meyers Quartet
- Swing Summit
- Dameronia
- Four Flutes
- The Butch Miles Octet
- Frank Wess Nonet
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