Credit: Nancy Miller Elliott

Frank Wess

A big-band leader and arranger in the Count Basie tradition, and an accomplished saxophone and flute player.

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Active

1950s - 2010s

Born

January 4, 1922 in Kansas City, MO

Died

October 30, 2013 in New York, NY

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Bop, Cool, Swing, Progressive Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Modal Music, Modern Big Band

Also Known As

Frank Wellington Wess

Member Of

New York Jazz Quartet

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Surprise, Surprise! Live at the 1996 Floating Jazz Festival

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Frank Foster

Lew Tabackin

Sam Most

Al Cohn

Stan Getz

Ira Sullivan

Count Basie

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Credit: Nancy Miller Elliott

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