Fearless Frank Foster
1966 studio album by Frank Foster
Fearless Frank Foster | ||||
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Studio album by Frank Foster | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | December 2, 1965 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:20 | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7461 | |||
Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
Frank Foster chronology | ||||
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Fearless Frank Foster is an album by saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Foster performs five originals, some of which fall into the area of funky hard bop. Spirited music".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Frank Foster except as indicated
- "Raunchy Rita" - 5:28
- "Janie Huk" - 11:16
- "Thingaroo" - 3:30
- "Baby Ann" - 6:00
- "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 9:20
- "Disapproachment" - 5:46
Personnel
- Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
- Virgil Jones - trumpet
- Al Dailey - piano
- Bob Cunningham - bass
- Alan Dawson - drums
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed December 6, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 6, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 501. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Frank Foster
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Hope Meets Foster (1955)
- No 'Count (1956)
- Fearless Frank Foster (1965)
- Soul Outing! (1966)
- Manhattan Fever (1968)
- The Loud Minority (1972)
- The House That Love Built (1982)
- Two for the Blues (with Frank Wess, 1983)
- Frankly Speaking (1984)
- Generations (with Pepper Adams, 1985)
- Leo Rising (1996)