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From 1970 to 1972 (and on occasional later dates) he played with Elvin Jones, [1] and in 1972 and 1975 with the Thad Jones – Mel Lewis big band. [4] Foster was an Artist in Residence at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston in 1971.
Jul 27, 2011 · Frank Foster, a saxophonist, composer and arranger who helped shape the sound of the Count Basie Orchestra during its popular heyday in the 1950s and ’60s and later led expressive large and...
Jan 5, 2008 · Born September 23, 1928 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Frank Benjamin Foster III began his long musical career at age eleven, when he took up the clarinet. Two years later he began playing alto saxophone, advancing technically to the point of performing with local dance bands at age 14.
Mar 31, 2014 · Frank Foster - Jazz lounge, bebop & swing, Frank Foster Live At the Nhita Jazz Club. February 24th 1979, deep in the heart of Flanders, Belgium. In Heist Op Den Berg, near Antwerp, was...
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Jul 26, 2011 · Frank Foster, a saxophonist and composer/arranger best known for his longtime association with the Count Basie Orchestra, has died. He passed away in his sleep early Tuesday morning at his home...
Jul 26, 2011 · Although best known for his work in the Count Basie Orchestra (and as the composer of the Count Basie hit, "Shiny Stockings"), Frank Foster's saxophone playing owed more to the bebop of Charlie Parker and Sonny Stitt than the swing of Basie.
Jul 12, 2010 · Playing Jazz, And Making a Living. May 5, 2005 • Frank Foster is among many jazz musicians who spent the 1940s and '50s playing jazz and thinking more about getting girls then getting...
