Frank Foster

Born: 
09/23/1928
City: 
Cincinnati
Region: 
Ohio
Country: 
USA
Died: 
07/26/2011
Years Active: 
1948-2001
Genre(s): 
Jazz
Instruments: 
Flute, Sax
Notable Equipment: 
Alto Sax
Tenor Sax
Associated Artists: 
Wardell Gray
Frank Wess
Played With: 
Count Basie
Elvin Jones
Thad Jones
Mel Lewis
Jimmy Smith
Recorded With: 
Gene Ammons
Donald Byrd
Milt Jackson
Thelonious Monk

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Frank Foster was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger and composer. Foster collaborated frequently with Count Basie and worked as a bandleader from the early 1950s.

Discography

Thelonious Monk
Released: 1956
Byrd's Word
Released: 1956
Kenny Burrell Volume 2
Released: 1956
All Day Long
Released: 1957
Plenty, Plenty Soul
Released: 1957
Mad Thad
Released: 1957
The Swingin'est
Released: 1959
Good 'n' Groovy
Released: 1961
Elvin!
Released: 1962
Heavy Sounds
Released: 1967
Fancy Free
Released: 1969
Coalition
Released: 1970
Electric Byrd
Released: 1970
Genesis
Released: 1971
Merry-Go-Round
Released: 1972
Body Talk
Released: 1973
New Agenda
Released: 1975
Suite For Pops
Released: 1975
The Prime Element
Released: 1976
Main Force
Released: 1976
New Life (Dedicated To Max Gordon)
Released: 1976
Time Capsule
Released: 1977
Live in Japan 1978: Dear John C.
Released: 1978
Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Live in Japan, Vol. 2
Released: 1978
Elvin Jones Music Machine
Released: 1982
Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. I
Released: 1984
L.A. Is My Lady
Released: 1984
Kofi
Released: 1995
At This Point in Time
Released: 1998