In the collection
3 records
Played with
Wayne Andre
2 records together
Jaco Pastorius
1 record together
Count Basie
1 record together
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
1 record together
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony
1 record together
Howard Johnson
1 record together
Randy Emerick
1 record together
Peter Erskine
1 record together
John Clark
1 record together
Peter Gordon
1 record together
Toots Thielemans
1 record together
Don Alias
1 record together
About
American jazz saxophonist, flutist, 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.