Note: This discography is my tribute to Frank Wess in his centennial year and is limited to sessions on which he is leader, co-leader or featured artist. His career spanned 70 years and he was one of the most ubiquitous and in-demand musicians in New York City and throughout the world. To include ALL of his sessions is well beyond my current capabilities. If anyone would be interested in undertaking this substantial endeavor, I would be happy to provide advice and support. Noal Cohen, July 2022
The Frank Wess Discography (Sessions as Leader, Co-leader or Featured Artist)
by Noal Cohen
Page generated on April 24, 2023
1954 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1970 1973 1975 1977 1978 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013
Note: For conventions and abbreviations used in this discography, please see: Discography Key.
Note: As of March 15, 2019, most digital download issues will no longer be displayed. This decision was made because of the ephemeral nature of these issues, sometimes deficient audio quality and legitimacy questions.
Date: May 8, 1954
Location: Beltone Recording, New York City
Label: Commodore
Frank Wess Quintet
Frank Wess (ldr), Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (ts, f), Jimmy Jones (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Osie Johnson (d)
a. | A-4953 (tk. 3) | Some Other Spring(Arthur Herzog, Irene Kitchings)
- 4:24 Commodore LP 10"FL 20031 — The Frank Wess Quintet (1954)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
Commodore LP 12"CCL 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess (1988)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Commodore CDCCD 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess (1988)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
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b. | A-4953-2 (tk. 1)alt | Some Other Spring(Arthur Herzog, Irene Kitchings) - 4:05 |
c. | A-4955 (tk. 3) | Mishawaka(Leonard Feather)
- 4:48 Commodore LP 10"FL 20031 — The Frank Wess Quintet (1954)
Mainstream LP 12"56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner (1965)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TL 5291 — The Award Winner (1966)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Mainstream (Jpn.) LP 12"YS-2058-MSD — The Award Winner
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 45232 — The Award Winner (2017)
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d. | A-4958 (tk. 2) | Flute Song(Frank Wess, Leonard Feather)
- 3:35 Commodore LP 10"FL 20031 — The Frank Wess Quintet (1954)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
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e. | A-4954 (tk. 2) | Wess Point(Frank Wess)
- 2:10 Commodore LP 10"FL 20031 — The Frank Wess Quintet (1954)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
Commodore LP 12"CCL 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess (1988)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Commodore CDCCD 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess (1988)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
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f. | A-4954-2 (tk. 1)alt | Wess Point(Frank Wess)
- 2:11 Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
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g. | A-4952 (tk. 3) | Basie Ain't Here(Frank Wess)
- 1:54 Commodore LP 10"FL 20031 — The Frank Wess Quintet (1954)
Mainstream LP 12"56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner (1965)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TL 5291 — The Award Winner (1966)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
Commodore LP 12"CCL 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess (1988)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Mainstream (Jpn.) LP 12"YS-2058-MSD — The Award Winner
Commodore CDCCD 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess (1988)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 45232 — The Award Winner (2017)
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h. | A-4952-2/3 (tk. 1/2)alt | Basie Ain't Here(Frank Wess)
- 3:19 Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
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i. | A-4956 (tk. 1) | Frankosis(Osie Johnson)
- 5:55 Commodore LP 10"FL 20031 — The Frank Wess Quintet (1954)
Mainstream LP 12"56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner (1965)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TL 5291 — The Award Winner (1966)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Mainstream (Jpn.) LP 12"YS-2058-MSD — The Award Winner
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 45232 — The Award Winner (2017)
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j. | A-4957 (tk. 3) | You're My Thrill(Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney)
- 2:38 Commodore LP 10"FL 20031 — The Frank Wess Quintet (1954)
Mainstream LP 12"56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner (1965)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TL 5291 — The Award Winner (1966)
Mainstream (Jpn.) LP 12"YS-2058-MSD — The Award Winner
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 45232 — The Award Winner (2017)
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All titles on: |
Mosaic LP 12"MR20-134 — The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Volume III (1990)
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Henry Coker (tb) on a-f; Benny Powell (tb) on g-i; Frank Wess (ts) on a-i, (f) on c-d, j; Oscar Pettiford (b) on a-i; Osie Johnson (d) on a-i.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars very close to theme; Henry Coker (tb) 16 bars entering at bridge; Jimmy Jones (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 14 bars entering at brdige and cadenza
b - Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars very close yo theme; Henry Coker (tb) 16 bars entering at bridge; Jimmy Jones (p) 16 vars; Frank Wess (ts) 14 bars entering at bridge and cadenza
c - Henry Coker (tb) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Jimmy Jones (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Henry Coker (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges with flute; Oscar Pettiford (b) 16 bars
d - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Henry Coker (tb) 16 bars
e - Frank Wess (ts) 80 bars
f - Frank Wess (ts) 80 bars
g - Jimmy Jones (p) 12-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Benny Powell (tb) 20 bars
h - Jimmy Jones (p) 12-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Benny Powell (tb) 20 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Benny Powell (tb) 20 bars
i - Benny Powell (tb) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Jimmy Jones (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Oscar Pettiford (b) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 54 bars (2 choruses)
j - Jimmy Jones (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus) theme
The longer take of "Basie Ain't Here" is a composite of alternate takes. The matrix numbers assigned by Atlantic are 25899 for "Frankosis" and 25897 for the longer take of "Basie Ain't Here."
There is substantial variation in track timings shown on the various issues. Some of the reissues may contain edited tracks.
Not surprisingly, "Mishawaka" is based on the chord structure of "Indiana."
Track j is essentially a flute-piano duet although a cymbal roll is heard at the very end.
Date: August 12, 1954
Location: Beltone Recording, New York City
Label: Commodore
Frank Wess Sextet
Frank Wess (ldr), Joe Wilder (t), Henry Coker, Urbie Green (tb), Frank Wess (ts, f), Jimmy Jones (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Osie Johnson (d)
a. | A-4959 (tk. 2) | Pretty Eyes(Ona P. Welsh, Jimmy Lunceford, J. Milton Reddie)
- 3:11 Commodore LP 10"FL 20032 — The Frank Wess Sextet (1954)
Mainstream LP 12"56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner (1965)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TL 5291 — The Award Winner (1966)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
Commodore LP 12"CCL 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess (1988)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Mainstream (Jpn.) LP 12"YS-2058-MSD — The Award Winner
Commodore CDCCD 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess (1988)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 45232 — The Award Winner (2017)
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b. | A-4959-2 (tk. 1)alt | Pretty Eyes(Ona P. Welsh, Jimmy Lunceford, J. Milton Reddie) - 3:06 |
c. | A-4960 (tk. 3) | Wess of the Moon(Osie Johnson)
- 5:30 Commodore LP 10"FL 20032 — The Frank Wess Sextet (1954)
Mainstream LP 12"56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner (1965)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TL 5291 — The Award Winner (1966)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Mainstream (Jpn.) LP 12"YS-2058-MSD — The Award Winner
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 45232 — The Award Winner (2017)
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d. | A-4960-2 (tk. 1)alt | Wess of the Moon(Osie Johnson) - 5:11 |
e. | A-4961 (tk. 3) | I'll Be Around(Alec Wilder)
- 3:05 Commodore LP 10"FL 20032 — The Frank Wess Sextet (1954)
Mainstream LP 12"56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner (1965)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TL 5291 — The Award Winner (1966)
Mainstream (Jpn.) LP 12"YS-2058-MSD — The Award Winner
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 45232 — The Award Winner (2017)
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f. | A-4962 (tk. 2) | Danny's Delight(Frank Wess)
- 3:13 Commodore LP 10"FL 20032 — The Frank Wess Sextet (1954)
Mainstream LP 12"56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner (1965)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TL 5291 — The Award Winner (1966)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Mainstream (Jpn.) LP 12"YS-2058-MSD — The Award Winner
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 45232 — The Award Winner (2017)
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g. | A-4962-2 (tk. 1)alt | Danny's Delight(Frank Wess) - 3:14 |
h. | A-4963 (tk. 2) | All My Life(Sam Stept, Sidney Mitchell)
- 3:16 Commodore LP 10"FL 20032 — The Frank Wess Sextet (1954)
Mainstream LP 12"56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner (1965)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TL 5291 — The Award Winner (1966)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
Commodore LP 12"CCL 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess (1988)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Mainstream (Jpn.) LP 12"YS-2058-MSD — The Award Winner
Commodore CDCCD 7003 — Giants of the Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins/Frank Wess (1988)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 45232 — The Award Winner (2017)
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i. | A-4963-2 (tk. 1)alt | All My Life(Sam Stept, Sidney Mitchell) - 3:07 |
j. | A-4964 (tk. 2) | Romance(Walter Donaldson, Edgar Leslie)
- 3:13 Commodore LP 10"FL 20032 — The Frank Wess Sextet (1954)
Mainstream LP 12"56033/S 6033 — The Award Winner (1965)
Fontana (Eng.) LP 12"TL 5291 — The Award Winner (1966)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Mainstream (Jpn.) LP 12"YS-2058-MSD — The Award Winner
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 45232 — The Award Winner (2017)
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k. | A-4965 (tk. 2) | Frankly the Blues(Frank Wess)
- 2:47 Commodore LP 10"FL 20032 — The Frank Wess Sextet (1954)
Atlantic LP 12"SD2-306 — The Tenor Sax: The Commodore Years (1973)
Commodore (Ger.) LP 12"6.25897 — Wess of the Moon 1954 (1984)
London (Jpn.) LP 12"SLC 514 — Wess of the Moon
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 469 — Wess Point - The Commodore Recordings (2007)
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l. | A-4965-2 (tk. 1)alt | Frankly the Blues(Frank Wess) - 2:46 |
All titles on: |
Mosaic LP 12"MR20-134 — The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Volume III (1990)
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Henry Coker (tb) on a-e; Urbie Green (tb) on f-l; Frank Wess (ts) on a-d, f-i, k-l, (f) on c-e, j.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) very close to theme; Frank Wess (ts) 20 bars very close to theme
b - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) very close to theme; Frank Wess (ts) 14 bars very close to theme
c - Henry Coker (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Joe Wilder (t) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Jimmy Jones (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 28 bars; Oscar Pettiford (b) 36 bars (3 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with flute
d - Henry Coker (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Joe Wilder (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Jimmy Jones (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Oscar Pettiford (b) 12 bars walking; Frank Wess (f) 40 bars; Oscar Pettiford (b) 36 bars (3 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with flute
e - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus) mostly theme; Jimmy Jones (p) 6 bars entering at bridge; Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus) theme
f - Joe Wilder (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Urbie Green (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars
g - Joe Wilder (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Urbie Green (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars
h - Frank Wess (ts) 40 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
i - Frank Wess (ts) 40 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 4 bars
j - Frank Wess (f) 4-bar break + 64 bars (1 chorus); Joe Wilder (t) 16 bars bridge
k - Urbie Green (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); Joe Wilder (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus)
l - Urbie Green (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); Joe Wilder (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus)
There is substantial variation in track timings shown on the various issues. Some of the reissues may contain edited tracks.
Date: March 5, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy
Frank Foster/Frank Wess: No Count & North, South, East...Wess (septet)
Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ldr), Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Burrell (g), Eddie Jones (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
a. | 69153 | Serenata(Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish)
- 4:52 Savoy LP 12"MG 12078 — No Count (1956)
Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12"COJY 9061 — No Count (1995)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0114 — No Count (1991)
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b. | 69154 | Dill Pickles(Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
- 6:08 London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15051 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess (1991)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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c. | 69155 | Hard Sock Dance(Frank Wess)
- 7:42 London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15051 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess (1991)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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d. | 69156 | Dancing on the Ceiling(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- 3:45 London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15051 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess (1991)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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e. | 69157 | Alternative(Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
- 8:56 Savoy LP 12"MG 12078 — No Count (1956)
Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12"COJY 9061 — No Count (1995)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0114 — No Count (1991)
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f. | 69158 | Stop Gap(Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
- 6:01 Savoy LP 12"MG 12078 — No Count (1956)
Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12"COJY 9061 — No Count (1995)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0114 — No Count (1991)
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All titles on: |
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please (1980)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 704 — Frank Wess Septet Featuring Frank Foster: North, South, East...Wess/No Count (2012)
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Frank Wess (ts) on b-f, (f) on a.
a - Frank Foster (ts) 16 bars; Henry Coker (tb) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 30 bars
b - Frank Foster (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Benny Powell (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Henry Coker (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 12 bars; Kenny Burrell (g) 44 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 8 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 4 bars
c - Frank Wess (ts) 28 bars; Henry Coker (tb) 4 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 4 bars; Henry Coker (tb) 28 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 4 bars; Henry Coker (tb) 4 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 28 bars; Benny Powell (tb) 4 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 4 bars; Benny Powell (tb) 28 bars; Kenny Burrell (g) 4 bars; Benny Powell (tb) 4 bars; Kenny Burrell (g) 28 bars; Eddie Jones (b) 4 bars; Kenny Burrell (g) 4 bars; Eddie Jones (b) 12 bars walking; Kenny Clarke (d) 12 bars
d - Frank Foster (ts) 48 bars
e - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) 8-bar exchanges with Foster; Frank Foster (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Henry Coker (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Henry Coker (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus) 8-bar exchanges with Powell; Benny Powell (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges with drums; Frank Foster (ts) 8 bars bridge
f - Frank Foster (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus) 1-bar exchanges with Wess; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Henry Coker (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus) 1-bar exchanges with Powell; Henry Coker (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Benny Powell (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 12 bars (1 chorus)
Date: March 7, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy
Frank Foster/Frank Wess: No Count & North, South, East...Wess (septet)
Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ldr), Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Burrell (g), Eddie Jones (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
a. | 69159 | What'd Ya Say?(Ozzie Cadena)
- 9:41 London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15051 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please (1980)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess (1991)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 704 — Frank Wess Septet Featuring Frank Foster: North, South, East...Wess/No Count (2012)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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b. | 69160 | Salvation(Frank Wess)
- 3:51 London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15051 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please (1980)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess (1991)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 704 — Frank Wess Septet Featuring Frank Foster: North, South, East...Wess/No Count (2012)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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c. | 69161 | Apron Strings(Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
- 3:53 Savoy LP 12"MG 12078 — No Count (1956)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please (1980)
Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12"COJY 9061 — No Count (1995)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0114 — No Count (1991)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 704 — Frank Wess Septet Featuring Frank Foster: North, South, East...Wess/No Count (2012)
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d. | 69162 | Casa De Marcel(Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
- 6:31 Savoy LP 12"MG 12078 — No Count (1956)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please (1980)
Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12"COJY 9061 — No Count (1995)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0114 — No Count (1991)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 704 — Frank Wess Septet Featuring Frank Foster: North, South, East...Wess/No Count (2012)
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e. | 69163 | Lazy Sal(Henry Coker) / arr: Frank Foster
- 6:10 London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15051 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12072 — North, South, East...Wess (1956)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please (1980)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0139 — North, South, East...Wess (1991)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 704 — Frank Wess Septet Featuring Frank Foster: North, South, East...Wess/No Count (2012)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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f. | 69164 | Unknown Title unissued
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g. | 69165 | Excursion(Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
- 5:13 Savoy LP 12"MG 12078 — No Count (1956)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2249 — Two Franks Please (1980)
Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12"COJY 9061 — No Count (1995)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0114 — No Count (1991)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 704 — Frank Wess Septet Featuring Frank Foster: North, South, East...Wess/No Count (2012)
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Frank Wess (f) on e-f.
a - Benny Powell (tb) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 72 bars (6 choruses); Henry Coker (tb) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses)
b - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 128 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars bridge
c - Frank Foster (ts) 2-bar break + 128 bars (4 choruses)
d - Frank Foster (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) 16-bar exchanges with Wess; Frank Foster (ts) 32 bars 8-bar exchanges with Wess; Frank Foster (ts) 32 bars 4-bar exchanges with Wess; Henry Coker (tb) 32 bars 16-bar exchanges with Powell; Henry Coker (tb) 32 bars 8-bar exchanges with Powell; Henry Coker (tb) 32 bars 4-bar exchanges with Powell; Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars; Eddie Jones (b) 16 bars walking
e - Frank Foster (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Benny Powell (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Henry Coker (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 8 bars bridge
g - Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) 8-bar exchanges with Foster; Henry Coker (tb) 16 bars; Benny Powell (tb) 16 bars; Henry Coker (tb) 32 bars 8-bar exchanges with Powell; Frank Foster (ts) 32 bars; Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 4 bars; Kenny Clarke (d) 4 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 4 bars; Kenny Clarke (d) 4 bars
Nothing is known about track f.
Date: June 20, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy
Frank Wess-Kenny Burrell Quintet
Kenny Burrell, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (f), Kenny Burrell, Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
a. | 69230 | Wess Side(Frank Wess) - 4:58 |
b. | 69231 | Kansas City Side(Frank Wess)
- 8:28 Savoy 4545-4516 (1957)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53254 — Freddie Green: King Of Rhythm Session (1996)
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c. | 69232 | East Wind(Frank Wess)
- 5:09 Savoy 4545-4516 (1957)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12126 — The Jazz Hour (1957)
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d. | 69233 | Over the Rainbow(Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg)
- 5:57 Musica Jazz (It.) CDSVZ 0901 — The Savoy Story (1992)
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e. | 69234 | Southern Exposure(Kenny Burrell) - 6:46 |
All titles on: |
Savoy LP 12"MG 12085 — Opus In Swing (1856)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1120 — Monday Stroll (1978)
Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12"MGJ 12085 — Opus In Swing (1985)
Arista (Jpn.) LP 12"WAJ 70107 — Opus In Swing
CBS/Sony (Jpn.) LP 12"SOPU-15-SY — Opus In Swing
Jazz Heritage CD513637W — Opus In Swing (1992)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0144 — Opus In Swing (1992)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 78175 — Monday Stroll (1994)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0246 — Monday Stroll (1994)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 78528 — Opus In Swing (1995)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCB 50298 — Opus In Swing (2000)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCB 53768 — Opus In Swing (2008)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCB 53951 — Opus In Swing (2010)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1124 — Frank Wess: Four Classic Albums (2014)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 9827 — Opus In Swing
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a - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 2X2-bar breaks; Kenny Clarke (d) 2X2-bar breaks; Kenny Burrell (g) 8 bars bridge; Eddie Jones (b) 2-bar break; Kenny Clarke (d) 2-bar break; Kenny Burrell (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 8 bars bridge
b - Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Burrell (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 96 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Clarke (d) 4 bars; Frank Wess (f) 96 bars (3 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 32 bars (1 chorus) walking
c - Kenny Burrell (g) 18 bars; Frank Wess (f) 12 bars entering at bridge
d - Frank Wess (f) 16 bars; Kenny Burrell (g) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars; Kenny Burrell (g) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (f) coda
e - Frank Wess (f) 80 bars; Kenny Burrell (g) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (3 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 24 bars (2 choruses) walking; Kenny Clarke (d) 8 bars
Tracks b and c are edited on Savoy 45-4516.
Date: July 8, 1956
Location: Webster Hall (Ray Hall, Eng.), New York City
Label: Vik
Joe Newman-Frank Wess Septet
Joe Newman, Frank Wess (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Frank Wess (f), Barry Galbraith, Freddie Green (g), Hank Jones (p), Eddie Jones (b), Osie Johnson (d)
a. | G2JB6009 | No Moon at All(Dave Mann, Redd Evans) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 2:46 |
b. | G2JB6010 | Valerie(Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 2:55 |
c. | G2JB6011 | My Dog Friday(Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 3:28 |
d. | G2JB6012 | Scooter(Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 2:54 |
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Vik LP 12"LX 1060 — The Midgets (1956)
RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"RGP 1087 — The Midgets (1976)
Vik (Jpn.) LP 12"BVJJ 2802 — The Midgets (1992)
RCA (Eu.) CD74321 22613 2 — The Complete Joe Newman RCA Victor Recordings 1955-56 - The Basie Days (1994)
RCA Jazz Tribune (Fr.) CD07863 66610-2 — The Complete Joe Newman RCA Victor Recordings 1955-56 - The Basie Days (1994)
RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD74321 60987 2 — The Midgets (2004)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1047 — Joe Newman: Four Classic Albums (2012)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 379 — Joe Newman: Eight Classic Albums (2013)
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a - Barry Galbraith (g) 8-bar intro; Joe Newman (t) 16 bars; Barry Galbraith (g) 16 bars entering at bridge; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars; Eddie Jones (b) 8 bars bridge
b - Eddie Jones (b) walking intro; Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 16 bars; Joe Newman (t) 16 bars; Osie Johnson (d) 6 bars
c - Frank Wess (f) 16 bars; Hank Jones (p) 14 bars; Joe Newman (t) 2-bar break + 30 bars; Osie Johnson (d) breaks; Barry Galbraith (g) 8 bars
d - Joe Newman (t) 16 bars; Hank Jones (p) 16 bars
Joe Newman’s trumpet is muted throughout this album. Frank Wess plays only flute. Barry Galbraith is the guitar soloist while Freddie Green plays rhythm guitar.
Date: July 10, 1956
Location: Webster Hall (Ray Hall, Eng.), New York City
Label: Vik
Joe Newman-Frank Wess Septet
Joe Newman, Frank Wess (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Frank Wess (f), Barry Galbraith, Freddie Green (g), Hank Jones (p, or), Eddie Jones (b), Osie Johnson (d)
a. | G2JB6013 | The Late Late Show(Murray Berlin, Roy Alfred) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 2:58 |
b. | G2JB6014 | Indeed the Blues(Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 3:39 |
c. | G2JB6015 | The Midgets(Joe Newman) / arr: Ernie Wilkins
- 6:09 RCA (Fr.) LP 12"430.278 — Jazzorama No. 2 (1958)
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All titles on: |
Vik LP 12"LX 1060 — The Midgets (1956)
RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"RGP 1087 — The Midgets (1976)
Vik (Jpn.) LP 12"BVJJ 2802 — The Midgets (1992)
RCA (Eu.) CD74321 22613 2 — The Complete Joe Newman RCA Victor Recordings 1955-56 - The Basie Days (1994)
RCA Jazz Tribune (Fr.) CD07863 66610-2 — The Complete Joe Newman RCA Victor Recordings 1955-56 - The Basie Days (1994)
RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD74321 60987 2 — The Midgets (2004)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1047 — Joe Newman: Four Classic Albums (2012)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 379 — Joe Newman: Eight Classic Albums (2013)
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Hank Jones (p) on b-c, (or) on a.
a - Frank Wess (f) 16 bars; Barry Galbraith (g) 16 bars; Joe Newman (t) 16 bars; Hank Jones (or) 16 bars entering at bridge; Osie Johnson (d) 8 bars bridge
b - Joe Newman (t) 22 bars
c - Hank Jones (p) 48 bars (4 choruses); Barry Galbraith (g) 8 bars; Barry Galbraith (g) 56 bars; Frank Wess (f) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 8 bars; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars; Joe Newman (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Joe Newman (t) 8 bars; Joe Newman (t) 8 bars; Hank Jones (p) 48 bars (4 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 24 bars (2 choruses) walking; Joe Newman (t) 96 bars (8 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with flute; Osie Johnson (d) 8 bars; Osie Johnson (d) 8 bars
Joe Newman’s trumpet is muted throughout this album. Frank Wess plays only flute. Barry Galbraith is the guitar soloist while Freddie Green plays rhythm guitar.
Date: July 13, 1956
Location: Webster Hall (Ray Hall, Eng.), New York City
Label: Vik
Joe Newman-Frank Wess Septet
Joe Newman, Frank Wess (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Frank Wess (f), Barry Galbraith, Freddie Green (g), Hank Jones (p), Eddie Jones (b), Osie Johnson (d)
a. | G2JB6016 | One Lamper(Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 3:04 |
b. | G2JB6017 | Living Dangerously(Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 2:50 |
c. | G2JB6018 | Really? Healy?(Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 2:52 |
d. | G2JB6019 | She Has Red Hair(Ernie Wilkins) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 3:29 |
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Vik LP 12"LX 1060 — The Midgets (1956)
RCA Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"RGP 1087 — The Midgets (1976)
Vik (Jpn.) LP 12"BVJJ 2802 — The Midgets (1992)
RCA (Eu.) CD74321 22613 2 — The Complete Joe Newman RCA Victor Recordings 1955-56 - The Basie Days (1994)
RCA Jazz Tribune (Fr.) CD07863 66610-2 — The Complete Joe Newman RCA Victor Recordings 1955-56 - The Basie Days (1994)
RCA (BMG) (Sp.) CD74321 60987 2 — The Midgets (2004)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1047 — Joe Newman: Four Classic Albums (2012)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 379 — Joe Newman: Eight Classic Albums (2013)
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a - Hank Jones (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars entering at bridge; Joe Newman (t) 16 bars; Joe Newman (t) 4 bars; Eddie Jones (b) 8 bars
b - Hank Jones (p) 8-bar intro; Joe Newman (t) 2-bar break + 16 bars; Hank Jones (p) 16 bars entering at bridge; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars; Barry Galbraith (g) 16 bars entering at bridge
c - Joe Newman (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Barry Galbraith (g) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 12 bars (1 chorus); Hank Jones (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 12 bars (1 chorus); Barry Galbraith (g) 12 bars (1 chorus); Joe Newman (t) 10 bars
d - Joe Newman (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Barry Galbraith (g) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars entering at bridge
Joe Newman’s trumpet is muted throughout this album. Frank Wess plays only flute. Barry Galbraith is the guitar soloist while Freddie Green plays rhythm guitar.
Date: July 18, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy
Frank Wess: Trombones & Flute (nonet)
Frank Wess (ldr), Jimmy Cleveland, Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (f), Freddie Green (g), Ronnell Bright (p), Eddie Jones (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
a. | 69247 | You'll Do(Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
- 5:20 Savoy 454501 (1956)
London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15088 — Trombones & Flute (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12086 — Trombones & Flute (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12126 — The Jazz Hour (1957)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2253 — The Trombone Album (1980)
Savoy Jazz (Ger.) LP 12"WL 70523 — The Trombone Album (1984)
Arista (Jpn.) LP 12"WAJ 50037 — Trombones & Flute
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0190 — Trombones & Flute (1992)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 75923 — Trombones & Flute (1994)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0276 — The Trombone Album (1995)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 397 — Frank Wess: Seven Classic Albums (2013)
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b. | 69248 | Wanting You(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Frank Foster
- 4:23 London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15088 — Trombones & Flute (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12086 — Trombones & Flute (1956)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2253 — The Trombone Album (1980)
Savoy Jazz (Ger.) LP 12"WL 70523 — The Trombone Album (1984)
Arista (Jpn.) LP 12"WAJ 50037 — Trombones & Flute
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0190 — Trombones & Flute (1992)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 75923 — Trombones & Flute (1994)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0276 — The Trombone Album (1995)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 397 — Frank Wess: Seven Classic Albums (2013)
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c. | 69249 | Lo-Fi(Frank Foster) / arr: Frank Foster
- 9:14 Savoy 454501 (1956)
London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15088 — Trombones & Flute (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12086 — Trombones & Flute (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12125 — The Many Faces of Blues (1957)
Savoy LP 12"SJL 2253 — The Trombone Album (1980)
Savoy Jazz (Ger.) LP 12"WL 70523 — The Trombone Album (1984)
Arista (Jpn.) LP 12"WAJ 50037 — Trombones & Flute
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0190 — Trombones & Flute (1992)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 75923 — Trombones & Flute (1994)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0276 — The Trombone Album (1995)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 397 — Frank Wess: Seven Classic Albums (2013)
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d. | 69250 | Unknown Title arr: Frank Foster
unissued
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e. | 69251 | Unknown Title arr: Frank Foster
unissued
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f. | 69252 | Don't Blame Me(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) / arr: Frank Foster
- 3:18 London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15088 — Trombones & Flute (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12086 — Trombones & Flute (1956)
Arista (Jpn.) LP 12"WAJ 50037 — Trombones & Flute
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0190 — Trombones & Flute (1992)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 75923 — Trombones & Flute (1994)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 397 — Frank Wess: Seven Classic Albums (2013)
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g. | Cracker Jack(Henry Coker) / arr: Frank Foster
- 9:52 London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15088 — Trombones & Flute (1956)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12086 — Trombones & Flute (1956)
Arista (Jpn.) LP 12"WAJ 50037 — Trombones & Flute
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0190 — Trombones & Flute (1992)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 75923 — Trombones & Flute (1994)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 397 — Frank Wess: Seven Classic Albums (2013)
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a - Benny Powell (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Henry Coker (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ronnell Bright (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
b - Frank Wess (f) 34 bars; Jimmy Cleveland (tb) 16 bars
c - Ronnell Bright (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (3 choruses); Bill Hughes (tb) 36 bars (3 choruses); Ronnell Bright (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Benny Powell (tb) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 24 bars (2 choruses); Jimmy Cleveland (tb) 36 bars (3 choruses); Ronnell Bright (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Henry Coker (tb) 36 bars (3 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 12 bars (1 chorus) walking
f - Ronnell Bright (p) 4-bar intro; Bill Hughes (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus) theme; Bill Hughes (tb) 14 bars entering at bridge and cadenza
g - Frank Wess (f) 8 bars 1st chorus bridge; Bill Hughes (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Benny Powell (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ronnell Bright (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Henry Coker (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Jimmy Cleveland (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ronnell Bright (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Clarke (d) 8 bars last chorus bridge
"Cracker Jack" is probably one of the unknown titles.
Date: August 27, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Regent
Dorothy Ashby Quartet featuring Frank Wess
Dorothy Ashby, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (f), Dorothy Ashby (hrp), Wendell Marshall (b), Ed Thigpen (d)
a. | RDA2032 | Dancing on the Ceiling(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:27 |
b. | RDA2033 | Lamentation(Dorothy Ashby) - 3:57 |
c. | RDA2034 | Spicy(Dorothy Ashby) - 3:38 |
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Regent LP 12"MG 6039 — The Jazz Harpist (1957)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12212 — The Jazz Harpist (1969)
King (Jpn.) LP 12"KIJJ 2044 — The Jazz Harpist (1991)
Doxy (Eu.) LP 12"DOY 698 — The Jazz Harpist (2014)
Sowing Records (Eu.) LP 12"SOW005 — The Jazz Harpist (2021)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0194 — The Jazz Harpist (1992)
Jazz Heritage CD513673K — The Jazz Harpist (1994)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 709 — Dorothy Ashby: The Jazz Harpist (2012)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1120 — Dorothy Ashby: Four Classic Albums Plus (2014)
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a - Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 64 bars; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 32 bars 4-bar exchanges with flute
b - Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 32 bars; Frank Wess (f) 32 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
c - Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 36 bars; Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 36 bars; Wendell Marshall (b) 12 bars
The Fresh Sound CD compilation indicates that this session was recorded in 1957.

Date: August 29, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Regent
Dorothy Ashby Quartet featuring Frank Wess
Dorothy Ashby, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (f), Dorothy Ashby (hrp), Eddie Jones (b), Ed Thigpen (d)
a. | RDA2035 | Thou Swell(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:58 |
b. | RDA2036 | Quietude(Dorothy Ashby) - 2:48 |
c. | RDA2037 | Stella by Starlight(Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 3:05 |
d. | RDA2038 | Aeolian Groove(Dorothy Ashby) - 4:12 |
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Regent LP 12"MG 6039 — The Jazz Harpist (1957)
Savoy LP 12"MG 12212 — The Jazz Harpist (1969)
King (Jpn.) LP 12"KIJJ 2044 — The Jazz Harpist (1991)
Doxy (Eu.) LP 12"DOY 698 — The Jazz Harpist (2014)
Sowing Records (Eu.) LP 12"SOW005 — The Jazz Harpist (2021)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0194 — The Jazz Harpist (1992)
Jazz Heritage CD513673K — The Jazz Harpist (1994)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 709 — Dorothy Ashby: The Jazz Harpist (2012)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1120 — Dorothy Ashby: Four Classic Albums Plus (2014)
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a - Frank Wess (f) 2-bar breaks + 64 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 96 bars; Eddie Jones (b) 8 bars walking; Eddie Jones (b) 8 bars walking
d - Frank Wess (f) 60 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 60 bars; Frank Wess (f) 48 bars 4-bar exchanges with harp
The Fresh Sound CD compilation indicates that this session was recorded in 1957.
Tracks b and c appear to have no improvised solos.
Date: December 26, 1956
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy
Frank Wess-Joe Newman Sextet
Joe Newman, Frank Wess (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Frank Wess (f), Kenny Burrell, Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Ed Thigpen (d)
a. | SJN6922 | Playboy(Ernie Wilkins) - 5:23 |
b. | SJN6923 | Miss Blues(Joe Newman) - 9:40 |
c. | SJN6924 | Low Life(Johnny Mandel)
- 5:03 Savoy LP 12"MG 12126 — The Jazz Hour (1957)
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Savoy LP 12"MG 12095 — Jazz For Playboys (1957)
Realm (Eng.) LP 12"RM 166 — Jazz For Playboys (1964)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJC 412 — Jazz For Playboys (1985)
Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12"MGJ 12095 — Jazz For Playboys (1985)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"30 SA 6028 — Sextette
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0191 — Jazz For Playboys (1992)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17088 — Jazz For Playboys (2002)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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a - Joe Newman (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Burrell (g) 48 bars; Joe Newman (t) 32 bars entering at bridge; Frank Wess (f) 32 bars entering at bridge; Kenny Burrell (g) 16 bars entering at bridge; Joe Newman (t) 8 bars; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars; Kenny Burrell (g) 8 bars; Joe Newman (t) 8 bars
b - Joe Newman (t) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 48 bars (4 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 48 bars (4 choruses); Joe Newman (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 24 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 24 bars (2 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 24 bars (2 choruses) walking; Joe Newman (t) 24 bars 2-bar exchanges with flute
c - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Joe Newman (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars (1 chorus)
Freddie Green plays rhythm guitar.
Date: January 5, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Savoy
Frank Wess-Kenny Burrell Quintet
Kenny Burrell, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Burrell, Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (d)
a. | SFW6925 | Baubles, Bangles and Beads(Chet Forrest, Bob Wright, Alexander Borodin)
- 4:18 Savoy LP 12"MG 12095 — Jazz For Playboys (1957)
Realm (Eng.) LP 12"RM 166 — Jazz For Playboys (1964)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJC 412 — Jazz For Playboys (1985)
Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12"MGJ 12095 — Jazz For Playboys (1985)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"30 SA 6028 — Sextette
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0191 — Jazz For Playboys (1992)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17088 — Jazz For Playboys (2002)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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b. | SFW6926 | Blues for a Playmate(Kenny Burrell)
- 11:02 Savoy LP 12"MG 12095 — Jazz For Playboys (1957)
Realm (Eng.) LP 12"RM 166 — Jazz For Playboys (1964)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJC 412 — Jazz For Playboys (1985)
Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12"MGJ 12095 — Jazz For Playboys (1985)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"30 SA 6028 — Sextette
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0191 — Jazz For Playboys (1992)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17088 — Jazz For Playboys (2002)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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c. | SFW6927 | Woolafunt's Lament (Wolafunt's Lament)(Bill Graham)
- 7:02 Savoy LP 12"MG 12102 — Flute Suite (1957)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1120 — Monday Stroll (1978)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 78175 — Monday Stroll (1994)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0246 — Monday Stroll (1994)
Giants of Jazz (It.) CD53254 — Freddie Green: King Of Rhythm Session (1996)
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d. | SFW6928 | Monday Stroll(Frank Wess)
- 4:18 Savoy LP 12"MG 12123 — Jazz Is Busting Out All Over (1956)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1120 — Monday Stroll (1978)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJC 408 — Jazz Is Busting Out All Over (1984)
London (Eng.) LP 12"LTZ-C 15143 — Jazz Is Busting Out All Over (2959)
RCA (Ger.) LP 12"WL 70839 — Jazz Is Busting Out All Over
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0178 — Jazz Is Busting Out All Over (1992)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 78175 — Monday Stroll (1994)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0246 — Monday Stroll (1994)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCB 50310 — Jazz Is Busting Out All Over (2000)
Not Now Music (Eng.) CDNOT3CD 137 — Jazz On Savoy 1957-1962 (2014)
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e. | SFW6929 | Pin Up(Frank Wess)
- 4:07 Savoy LP 12"MG 12095 — Jazz For Playboys (1957)
Realm (Eng.) LP 12"RM 166 — Jazz For Playboys (1964)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJC 412 — Jazz For Playboys (1985)
Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12"MGJ 12095 — Jazz For Playboys (1985)
Musidisc/Jazz Anthology (Fr.) LP 12"30 SA 6028 — Sextette
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0191 — Jazz For Playboys (1992)
Savoy Jazz CDSVY 17088 — Jazz For Playboys (2002)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a-c, (f) on d-e; Gus Johnson (d) on a-d.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 36 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Burrell (g) 72 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (1 chorus)
b - Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses) 2-bar exchanges with Burrell; Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 24 bars (2 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 24 bars (2 choruses) walking
c - Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with Burrell; Kenny Burrell (g) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Burrell (g) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 12 bars (1 chorus)
d - Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Gus Johnson (d) 8 bars bridge
e - Kenny Burrell (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 8 bars bridge walking; Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses)
Date: February 16, 1957
Location: Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Prestige
Prestige All Stars Sextet
Teddy Charles, Thad Jones, Prestige All Stars, Mal Waldron, Frank Wess (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Frank Wess (ts, f), Teddy Charles (vib), Mal Waldron (p), Doug Watkins (b), Elvin Jones (d)
a. | 1100 | Touche(Mal Waldron) / arr: Mal Waldron
- 6:25 Prestige CDPRCD-24275-2 — The Prestige Legacy, Vol. 3: The All Star Jam Sessions (1990)
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b. | 1101 | Potpourri(Mal Waldron) / arr: Mal Waldron
- 6:04 Prestige CDPRCD-11024-2 — Soul Eyes: The Mal Waldron Memorial Album (1998)
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c. | 1102 | Blues Without Woe(Teddy Charles) / arr: Teddy Charles - 7:58 |
d. | 1103 | Hello Frisco(Teddy Charles) / arr: Teddy Charles
- 6:22 Metronome (Swd.) EPMEP 325 — Olio (1958)
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e. | 1104 | Dakar(Teddy Charles) / arr: Teddy Charles
- 6:58 Metronome (Swd.) EPMEP 325 — Olio (1958)
Prestige CDPRCD-11024-2 — Soul Eyes: The Mal Waldron Memorial Album (1998)
Musica Jazz (It.) CDMJCD 1236 — To You: Thad Jones (2011)
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f. | 1105 | Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) / arr: Teddy Charles - 4:17 |
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Esquire (Eng.) LP 12"32-065 — Olio (1957)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7084 — Olio (1957)
Status LP 12"ST 8310 — Touche (1965)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"VIJ 5026 — Olio (1977)
Prestige LP 12"P 24107 — After Hours (1982)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 23756 — Olio (1992)
Prestige CDOJCCD-1004-2 — Olio (1999)
Dutton Vocalion (Eng.) CDCDNJT 5307 — Mad Thad & Olio (2008)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 401 — Prestige All Stars: Seven Classic Albums (2013)
Prestige/Universal (Jpn.) CDUCCO 5284 — Olio (2014)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9071 — Mal Waldron: The Recordings, Part One, 1956-1957 (2016)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9134 — Thad Jones: The Complete Albums Collection 1954-1959 (2017)
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Frank Wess (ts) on c-d, f, (f) on a-b, e.
a - Frank Wess (f) 38 bars (1 chorus); Thad Jones (t) 38 bars (1 chorus); Teddy Charles (vib) 38 bars (1 chorus); Mal Waldron (p) 38 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 16 bars 4-bar exchanges with trumpet
b - Elvin Jones (d) 2-bar breaks on first chorus bridge; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (1 chorus); Thad Jones (t) 64 bars (1 chorus); Teddy Charles (vib) 64 bars (1 chorus); Mal Waldron (p) 64 bars (1 chorus); Elvin Jones (d) 2-bar breaks on last chorus bridge
c - Thad Jones (t) 132 bars (11 choruses); Teddy Charles (vib) 84 bars (7 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (8 choruses); Mal Waldron (p) 84 bars (7 choruses); Thad Jones (t) 72 bars (6 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums alternating with Charles and Wess
d - Mal Waldron (p) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Thad Jones (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Teddy Charles (vib) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus)
e - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Teddy Charles (vib) 32 bars (1 chorus); Thad Jones (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Mal Waldron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
f - Mal Waldron (p) 4-bar intro; Thad Jones (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 30 bars and cadenza
The Prestige All Stars were a variety of small ensembles assembled by the label to showcase its artists in what was basically a jam session format. They were not working groups. A common denominator was pianist Mal Waldron who would compose original compositions for the dates, many of which were blues and "I Got Rhythm" variants. This session was different featuring new material by Waldron and Charles that was rather adventurous for the time.
Date: June 21, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Prestige
Prestige All Stars sextet with Frank Wess, Thad Jones and Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell, Thad Jones, Prestige All Stars, Mal Waldron, Frank Wess (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Burrell (g), Mal Waldron (p), Paul Chambers (b), Arthur Taylor (d)
a. | 1305 | Count One(Mal Waldron) - 7:52 |
b. | 1306 | Empty Street(Mal Waldron) - 12:35 |
c. | 1307 | Blue Jelly(Mal Waldron) - 11:20 |
d. | 1308 | Steamin'(Mal Waldron) - 9:20 |
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Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7118 — After Hours (1957)
Esquire (Eng.) LP 12"32-080 — After Hours (1959)
Prestige LP 12"PR/PRST 7278 — Steamin' (1963)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"LPR 88017 — After Hours (1974)
Prestige LP 12"P 24107 — After Hours (1982)
Prestige CDIJCCD-1782-2 — After Hours (1991)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 23714 — After Hours (1991)
Prestige/Universal (Jpn.) CDUCCO 9797 — After Hours (2009)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 336 — Thad Jones: Seven Classic Albums (2012)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1124 — Frank Wess: Four Classic Albums (2014)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9072 — Mal Waldron: The Recordings, Part Two, 1957-1961 (2016)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9134 — Thad Jones: The Complete Albums Collection 1954-1959 (2017)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a, d, (f) on b-d.
a - Mal Waldron (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Thad Jones (t) 60 bars (5 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 48 bars (4 choruses); Mal Waldron (p) 48 bars (4 choruses); Paul Chambers (b) 36 bars (3 choruses)
b - Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Thad Jones (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Mal Waldron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Paul Chambers (b) 8 bars bridge
c - Thad Jones (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Thad Jones (t) 32 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges in the order trumpet, guitar, flute; Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges in the order guitar, flute, trumpet; Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges in the order flute, trumpet, guitar; Mal Waldron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Paul Chambers (b) 32 bars (1 chorus) arco
d - Arthur Taylor (d) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 120 bars (10 choruses); Kenny Burrell (g) 72 bars (6 choruses); Thad Jones (t) 120 bars (10 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 132 bars (11 choruses); Thad Jones (t) 72 bars (6 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with flute; Mal Waldron (p) 144 bars (12 choruses); Arthur Taylor (d) 12 bars (1 chorus)
Date: September 20, 1957
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Prestige
Prestige All Stars sextet featuring Frank Wess, John Coltrane and Paul Quinichette
John Coltrane, Prestige All Stars, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Frank Wess (ldr), John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Mal Waldron (p), Doug Watkins (b), Arthur Taylor (d)
a. | 1348-1alt | Dealin'(Mal Waldron)
- 10:00 Status LP 12"ST 8316 — The Dealers (1965)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"VIJ 5030 — The Dealers (1977)
Status/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"WWLJ 7080 — The Dealers (1994)
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b. | 1348-2 | Dealin'(Mal Waldron)
- 10:15 Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7131 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1958)
New Jazz LP 12"NJLP 8327 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1964)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"PJ-13-7131 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1972)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"SMJ 6549M — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1977)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1124 — Frank Wess: Four Classic Albums (2014)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9071 — Mal Waldron: The Recordings, Part One, 1956-1957 (2016)
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c. | 1349-1alt | Wheelin'(Mal Waldron)
- 10:25 Status LP 12"ST 8316 — The Dealers (1965)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"VIJ 5030 — The Dealers (1977)
Status/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"WWLJ 7080 — The Dealers (1994)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"SMJ 9013-15 — Portrait Of John Coltrane
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d. | 1349-2 | Wheelin'(Mal Waldron)
- 11:22 Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7131 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1958)
New Jazz LP 12"NJLP 8327 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1964)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"PJ-13-7131 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1972)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"SMJ 6549M — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1977)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1124 — Frank Wess: Four Classic Albums (2014)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9071 — Mal Waldron: The Recordings, Part One, 1956-1957 (2016)
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e. | 1350 | Robbins' Nest (Just When We're Falling in Love)(Illinois Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson)
- 15:32 Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7131 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1958)
New Jazz LP 12"NJLP 8327 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1964)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"PJ-13-7131 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1972)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"SMJ 6549M — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1977)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1124 — Frank Wess: Four Classic Albums (2014)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9071 — Mal Waldron: The Recordings, Part One, 1956-1957 (2016)
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f. | 1351 | Things Ain't What They Used to Be(Mercer Ellington, Ted Parsons)
- 8:25 Prestige 4545-122 (1958)
Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7131 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1958)
New Jazz LP 12"NJLP 8327 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1964)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"PJ-13-7131 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1972)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"SMJ 6549M — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1977)
Essential Jazz Classics (Sp.) CDEJC 55579 — Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (2013)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1124 — Frank Wess: Four Classic Albums (2014)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9071 — Mal Waldron: The Recordings, Part One, 1956-1957 (2016)
State of Art CD81173 — Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (2017)
Green Corner (Eu.) CD100903 — Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (2018)
Poll Winners (Sp.) CDPWR 27366 — Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (2018)
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Prestige LP 12"P 24069 — Wheelin' (1977)
Carrere (Fr.) LP 12"68.351 — Wheelin' (1981)
Prestige (It.) LP 12"HB 6085 — Wheelin' (1982)
Prestige CD16PCD-4405-2 — John Coltrane - The Prestige Recordings (1991)
Prestige CDOJCCD-672-2 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1991)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 40017-34 — John Coltrane - The Complete Prestige Recordings (1992)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 23715 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1992)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 2139 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (1996)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 60573 — John Coltrane - The Complete Prestige Recordings (2000)
Prestige (Eu.) CD00025218667227 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (2006)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 41461 — John Coltrane - The Complete Prestige Recordings (2006)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 61401 — John Coltrane - The Complete Prestige Recordings (2006)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 41380 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (2006)
Prestige CDPRCD5-30204 — John Coltrane: Interplay (2007)
Prestige/Universal (Jpn.) CDUCCO 9322 — Wheelin' & Dealin' (2008)
Prestige (Eu.) CD00888072335936 — John Coltrane - The Prestige Recordings (2012)
Essential Jazz Classics (Sp.) CDEJC 55645 — The Dealers: The Complete Sessions (2014)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a-d, (f) on a-b, e-f.
a - Mal Waldron (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 48 bars (4 choruses); Paul Quinichette (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); John Coltrane (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); Mal Waldron (p) 24 bars (2 choruses)
b - Mal Waldron (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 48 bars (4 choruses); Paul Quinichette (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); John Coltrane (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); Mal Waldron (p) 36 bars (3 choruses)
c - John Coltrane (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Paul Quinichette (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); John Coltrane (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Paul Quinichette (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); John Coltrane (ts) 108 bars (9 choruses) 12-bar exchanges in the order Coltrane, Quinichette, Wess; Mal Waldron (p) 192 bars (16 choruses); Arthur Taylor (d) 12 bars (1 chorus)
d - John Coltrane (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Paul Quinichette (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); John Coltrane (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Paul Quinichette (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); John Coltrane (ts) 144 bars (12 choruses) 12-bar exchanges in the order Coltrane, Quinichette, Wess; Mal Waldron (p) 276 bars (23 choruses); Arthur Taylor (d) 12 bars (1 chorus)
e - Frank Wess (f) 96 bars (3 choruses); Paul Quinichette (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); John Coltrane (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Mal Waldron (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Doug Watkins (b) 32 bars (1 chorus)
f - Frank Wess (f) 60 bars (5 choruses); Paul Quinichette (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); John Coltrane (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Paul Quinichette (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); John Coltrane (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Mal Waldron (p) 36 bars (3 choruses); Doug Watkins (b) 12 bars (1 chorus) arco
Date: March 21, 1958
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: Prestige
Dorothy Ashby Quartet featuring Frank Wess
Dorothy Ashby, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (f), Dorothy Ashby (hrp), Herman Wright (b), Arthur Taylor (d)
a. | 1481 | There's a Small Hotel(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:49 |
b. | 1482 | Charmaine(Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack) - 4:00 |
c. | 1483 | Jollity(Dorothy Ashby) - 3:34 |
d. | 1484 | Moonlight in Vermont(Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) - 5:13 |
e. | 1485 | Dancing in the Dark(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 4:44 |
f. | 1486 | Back Talk(Dorothy Ashby) - 5:05 |
g. | 1487 | Pawky(Dorothy Ashby) - 7:04 |
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Prestige LP 12"PRLP 7140 — Hip Harp (1958)
Prestige LP 12"PR/PRST 7638 — The Best of Dorothy Ashby (1971)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"WWLJ 7088 — Hip Harp (1994)
Doxy (Eu.) LP 12"ACV 4009 — Dorothy Ashby: Hip Harp On A Minor Groove (2017)
Sowing Records (Eu.) LP 12"SOW002 — Hip Harp (2020)
Prestige CDPCD-24120-2 — In A Minor Groove (1992)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICP 60608 — Hip Harp (1999)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 709 — Dorothy Ashby: The Jazz Harpist (2012)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1120 — Dorothy Ashby: Four Classic Albums Plus (2014)
Essential Jazz Classics (Sp.) CDEJC 11434 — Hip Harp + In A Minor Groove (2020)
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a - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 64 bars; Herman Wright (b) 8 bars bridge
b - Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 64 bars; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 32 bars 4-bar exchanges with drums
c - Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 64 bars; Frank Wess (f) 40 bars
d - Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 30 bars; Herman Wright (b) 8 bars bridge
e - Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 64 bars; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars
f - Frank Wess (f) 60 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 48 bars; Herman Wright (b) 48 bars
g - Frank Wess (f) 84 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 48 bars; Herman Wright (b) 48 bars

Date: March 27, 1958
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: World Wide Records
Frank Wess, Bobby Jazpar, Seldon Powell Septet play Bird
Bobby Jaspar, Seldon Powell, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Rehak (tb), Seldon Powell (ts, f), Bobby Jaspar (cl, f), Frank Wess (f), Eddie Costa (vib, p), George Duvivier (b), Bobby Donaldson (d)
a. | Parker's Mood(Charlie Parker) / arr: Billy Ver Planck
- 5:55 World Wide Records 4545-2508 (1959)
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b. | Marmaduke(Charlie Parker) / arr: Billy Ver Planck
- 9:40 World Wide Records 4545-2508 (1959)
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c. | Now's the Time(Charlie Parker) / arr: Billy Ver Planck - 8:05 | |
d. | Ah-Leu-Cha(Charlie Parker) / arr: Billy Ver Planck - 7:50 |
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World Wide Records LP 12"MGS 20003 — The Spirit Of Charlie Parker (1958)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1171 — Flutin' The Bird...Bird Lives! (1986)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 934-2 — Billy Ver Planck And His Orchestra 1957-1958 (2017)
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Seldon Powell (ts) on b, (f) on a, c-d; Bobby Jaspar (cl) on b, d, (f) on a, c; Eddie Costa (vib) on b, d, (p) on a, c.
a - Frank Rehak (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); George Duvivier (b) 12 bars (1 chorus); Eddie Costa (p) 12 bars (1 chorus)
b - Frank Rehak (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Eddie Costa (vib) 64 bars (2 choruses); Bobby Jaspar (cl) 64 bars (2 choruses); Seldon Powell (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Rehak (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges with Wess (f), Jaspar (cl), Powell (ts); Eddie Costa (vib) 32 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges with Duvivier; Bobby Donaldson (d) 8 bars final bridge
c - Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Rehak (tb) 36 bars (3 choruses); Seldon Powell (f) 36 bars (3 choruses); Eddie Costa (p) 36 bars (3 choruses); Bobby Jaspar (f) 36 bars (3 choruses); George Duvivier (b) 24 bars (2 choruses)
d - Eddie Costa (vib) 8 bars bridge; Frank Rehak (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Eddie Costa (vib) 32 bars (1 chorus); Bobby Jaspar (cl) 32 bars (1 chorus); Seldon Powell (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Rehak (tb) 96 bars (3 choruses) 4- and 2-bar exchanges with Wess (f), Costa (vib), Jaspar (cl), Powell (f); Frank Rehak (tb) 16 bars simultaneous improvisation with others; George Duvivier (b) 16 bars 2-bar exchanges with Donaldson
On the Fresh Sound CD compilation, Seldon Powell’s tenor saxophone solo on "Marmaduke" is only 62 bars in duration. It appears that the bridge of his second chorus begins two bars early.
Presumably, tracks a and b are edited on the single release.

Date: September 19, 1958
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Label: New Jazz
Dorothy Ashby Quartet featuring Frank Wess
Dorothy Ashby, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (f), Dorothy Ashby (hrp), Herman Wright (b), Roy Haynes (d)
a. | 1598 | Bohemia After Dark(Oscar Pettiford) - 6:17 |
b. | 1599 | Yesterdays(Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 4:21 |
c. | 1600 | Rascality(Dorothy Ashby) - 3:51 |
d. | 1601 | Autumn in Rome(Sammy Cahn, Paul Weston, Alessandro Cicognini) - 5:30 |
e. | 1602 | It's a Minor Thing(Dorothy Ashby) - 3:53 |
f. | 1603 | Taboo(Ernesto Lecuona, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) - 6:11 |
g. | 1604 | Alone Together(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 4:57 |
h. | 1605 | You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To(Cole Porter) - 3:56 |
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New Jazz LP 12"8209 — In A Minor Groove (1958)
Prestige LP 12"PR/PRST 7639 — Dorothy Ashby Plays For Beautiful People (1969)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"VIJ 5045 — In A Minor Groove (1977)
New Jazz/Victor (Jpn.) LP 12"VIJJ 30035 — In A Minor Groove (1993)
Doxy (Eu.) LP 12"ACV 4009 — Dorothy Ashby: Hip Harp On A Minor Groove (2017)
Real Gone Music (Eng.) LP 12"RGM 0847 — In A Minor Groove (2019)
Real Gone Music (Eng.) LP 12"RGM 1474 — In A Minor Groove (2023)
Sowing Records (Eu.) LP 12"SOW042 — In A Minor Groove (2023)
Prestige CDPCD-24120-2 — In A Minor Groove (1992)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 2181 — In A Minor Groove (1996)
Prestige/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 41823 — In A Minor Groove (2007)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 709 — Dorothy Ashby: The Jazz Harpist (2012)
Universal (Jpn.) CDUCCO 5359 — In A Minor Groove (2013)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1120 — Dorothy Ashby: Four Classic Albums Plus (2014)
Essential Jazz Classics (Sp.) CDEJC 11434 — Hip Harp + In A Minor Groove (2020)
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a - Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 64 bars; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars; Herman Wright (b) 64 bars
c - Frank Wess (f) 44 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 44 bars
d - Frank Wess (f) 4 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 4 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 72 bars; Frank Wess (f) 56 bars
f - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars with drums only; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 88 bars; Herman Wright (b) 40 bars
g - Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 28 bars; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars entering at bridge
h - Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 64 bars; Dorothy Ashby (hrp) 64 bars
Tracks b and e appear to have no improvised solos.


Date: July 20, 1959
Location: A&R Recording Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Billy Taylor with four flutes featuring Frank Wess, Herbie Mann, Jerome Richardson
Herbie Mann, Jerome Richardson, Billy Taylor, Frank Wess (ldr), Phil Bodner, Herbie Mann, Jerome Richardson, Bill Slapin, Frank Wess (f), Billy Taylor (p), Tommy Williams (b), Dave Bailey (d), Chino Pozo (cng)
a. | The Song Is Ended(Irving Berlin)
- 3:54 Prestige CDPRCD-24194-2 — The Jazz Giants Play Irving Berlin: Soft Lights And Sweet Music (1997)
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c. | Koolbongo(Mary Lou Williams) - 4:18 | |
d. | Blue Shutters(Billy Taylor) - 6:54 | |
e. | One for the Woofer(Billy Taylor) - 4:42 |
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Riverside LP 12"RLP 1151 — Billy Tayloe With Four Flutes (1959)
Riverside LP 12"RLP 12-306 — Billy Tayloe With Four Flutes (1959)
Top Rank (Aus.) LP 12"TRL 8567 — Billy Tayloe With Four Flutes (1959)
Riverside CDOJCCD-1830-2 — Billy Tayloe With Four Flutes (1994)
Riverside/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 60509 — Billy Tayloe With Four Flutes (2000)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1200 — Billy Taylor: Four Classic Albums (2016)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9110 — Billy Taylor: Eight Classic Albums 1955-1962 (2019)
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Jerome Richardson (f) on a-b, e; Bill Slapin (f) on c-d.
a - Billy Taylor (p) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Billy Taylor (p) 4 bars; Billy Taylor (p) 12 bars; Billy Taylor (p) 4 bars
b - Billy Taylor (p) 2-bar break + 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 84 bars (7 choruses)
c - Frank Wess (f) 48 bars (4 choruses); Billy Taylor (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 48 bars to fadeout
d - Billy Taylor (p) 2-bar break + 132 bars (11 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 156 bars (13 choruses) 8- and 4-bar exchanges with Mann and Bodner; Chino Pozo (cng) 48 bars (4 choruses); Tommy Williams (b) 24 bars (2 choruses) walking
e - Billy Taylor (p) 4 bars; Tommy Williams (b) 4 bars; Billy Taylor (p) 4 bars; Tommy Williams (b) 12 bars; Billy Taylor (p) 4 bars; Tommy Williams (b) 4 bars; Jerome Richardson (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Billy Taylor (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
Frank Wess is not present on the other 4 tracks of the album: "St. Thomas," "Oh, Last Be Good," "No Parking" and "How About You". These were, apparently recorded on July 24, 1959.
Date: December 8, 1959
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Savoy
Frank Wess Septet
Frank Wess (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Frank Wess (ts, f), Charles Fowlkes (bar), Hank Jones (p), Eddie Jones (b), Gus Johnson (d)
a. | I Hear Ya Talkin'(Frank Wess)
- 4:09 Musica Jazz (It.) CDMJCD 1236 — To You: Thad Jones (2011)
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c. | Boop-Pe-Doop(Curtis Fuller) - 8:37 | |
d. | Opus De Blues(Thad Jones) - 10:56 | |
e. | Struttin' Down Broadway(Thad Jones) - 5:35 |
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Savoy LP 12"MG 12142/SST 13009 — Opus De Blues (1959)
Savoy Jazz LP 12"SJL 1136 — I Hear Ya Talkin' (1984)
Savoy Jazz (Ger.) LP 12"WL 70503 — I Hear Ya Talkin' (1984)
Savoy (Jpn.) LP 12"K18P 9347 — Opus De Blues (1984)
Columbia (Jpn.) LP 12"COJY 9060 — Opus De Blues (1993)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 9023 — Opus De Blues (1991)
Savoy (Jpn.) CDSV 0137 — Opus De Blues (1991)
Jazz Heritage CD513576F — Opus De Blues (1994)
Columbia (Jpn.) CDCOCY 78514 — Opus De Blues (1995)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 727 — Opus De Blues (2012)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a, c, e, (f) on b, d.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 36 bars (3 choruses); Thad Jones (t) 20 bars; Hank Jones (p) 20 bars
b - Hank Jones (p) 8-bar intro; Hank Jones (p) 4 bars; Hank Jones (p) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars n1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 4 bars; Thad Jones (t) 20 bars; Gus Johnson (d) 4 bars; Hank Jones (p) 4 bars
c - Eddie Jones (b) 24 bars (2 choruses); Thad Jones (t) 48 bars (3 choruses); Hank Jones (p) 48 bars (3 choruses); Curtis Fuller (tb) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses)
d - Curtis Fuller (tb) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 60 bars (5 choruses); Thad Jones (t) 60 bars (5 choruses); Hank Jones (p) 60 bars (5 choruses)
e - Frank Wess (ts) 180 bars (15 choruses); Hank Jones (p) 48 bars (4 choruses)
Date: May 4, 1960
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige Swingville
Joe Newman Quintet featuring Frank Wess
Joe Newman, Frank Wess (ldr), Joe Newman (t), Frank Wess (ts), Tommy Flanagan (p), Eddie Jones (b), Oliver Jackson (d)
a. | 2218 | Taps Miller(Count Basie, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) - 8:22 |
b. | 2219 | Jive at Five(Harry Edison) - 5:38 |
c. | 2220 | Wednesday's Blues(Joe Newman) - 9:07 |
d. | 2221 | More Than You Know(Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) - 4:01 |
e. | 2222 | Don't Worry 'Bout Me(Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 4:40 |
f. | 2223 | Cuein' the Blues(Joe Newman) - 4:36 |
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Prestige Swingville LP 12"SVLP 2011 — Jive At Five (1960)
Prestige LP 12"MPP 2509 — Jive At Five (1980)
Prestige (Ger.) LP 12"0061.159 — Jive At Five (1980)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12"OJC 419 — Jive At Five (1990)
Original Jazz Classics CDOJCCD-419-2 — Jive At Five (1990)
Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSR-CD 672 — Joe Newman: The Complete Swingville Sessions (2011)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 379 — Joe Newman: Eight Classic Albums (2013)
Sinetone MP3AMR 4321 — Jive At Five (2014)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a-c, e-f.
a - Joe Newman (t) 96 bars (3 choruses); Tommy Flanagan (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 24 bars (2 choruses)
b - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Joe Newman (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Tommy Flanagan (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
c - Tommy Flanagan (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Joe Newman (t) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 84 bars (7 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 12 bars (1 chorus)
d - Tommy Flanagan (p) 4-bar intro; Joe Newman (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Tommy Flanagan (p) 16 bars; Joe Newman (t) 14 bars entering at bridge
e - Frank Wess (ts) 2 bars + 32 bars (1 chorus); Joe Newman (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Tommy Flanagan (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
f - Joe Newman (t) 2 bars + 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (6 choruses); Tommy Flanagan (p) 48 bars (4 choruses); Oliver Jackson (d) 12 bars (1 chorus)
Date: May 9, 1960
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Moodsville
Frank Wess Quartet
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Tommy Flanagan (p), Eddie Jones (b), Bobby Donaldson (d)
a. | 2224 | It's so Peaceful in the Country(Alec Wilder) - 4:00 |
b. | 2225 | But Beautiful(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:33 |
c. | 2226 | Stella by Starlight(Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 5:08 |
d. | 2227 | Gone with the Wind(Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 5:44 |
e. | 2228 | I See Your Face Before Me(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 6:04 |
f. | 2229 | Star Eyes(Gene DePaul, Don Raye) - 3:51 |
g. | 2230 | Rainy Afternoon(Frank Wess) - 8:24 |
All titles on: |
Moodsville LP 12"MVLP 8 — The Frank Wess Quartet (1960)
Moodsville CDOJCCD-1103-2 — The Frank Wess Quartet (2004)
Real Gone Jazz CDRGJCD 397 — Frank Wess: Seven Classic Albums (2013)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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Frank Wess (ts) on c-d, g, (f) on a-b, e-f.
a - Tommy Flanagan (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars entering at bridge
b - Frank Wess (f) 16 bars; Tommy Flanagan (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 14 bars + cadenza
c - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Tommy Flanagan (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
d - Tommy Flanagan (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Tommy Flanagan (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus)
e - Tommy Flanagan (p) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Tommy Flanagan (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 48 bars (1.5 choruses)
f - Frank Wess (f) 72 bars (2 choruses)
g - Frank Wess (ts) 84 bars (7 choruses); Tommy Flanagan (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses)
Track a is listed on OJCCD-1103-2 as 4:58 in duration but plays at 4:00.
Wess’ first tenor sax solo on track g is a lesson in how to play the blues.
Date: March 22, 1962
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Frank Wess Octet
Frank Wess (ldr), Al Aarons (t), Oliver Nelson (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f, af), George Barrow (bar), Tommy Flanagan (p), George Duvivier (b), Osie Johnson (d), Ray Barretto (per, bo, cng)
a. | 3435 | Blue Skies(Irving Berlin) / arr: Oliver Nelson - 6:35 |
b. | 3436 | Blues for Butterball(Bobby Bryant) / arr: Oliver Nelson - 5:47 |
c. | 3437 | Dancing in the Dark(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) / arr: Oliver Nelson - 6:49 |
d. | 3438 | Shufflin'(Oliver Nelson) / arr: Oliver Nelson - 4:56 |
e. | 3439 | Summer Frost(Frank Wess) - 4:01 |
f. | 3440 | Gin's Beguine(Frank Wess) / arr: Oliver Nelson - 4:41 |
g. | 3441 | Southern Comfort(Oliver Nelson) / arr: Oliver Nelson - 3:03 |
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Prestige LP 12"PRLP/PRST 7231 — Southern Comfort (1962)
Status LP 12"PR 7231 — Southern Comfort (1962)
Prestige CDPRCD-24247-2 — The Long Road (2000)
Universal (Jpn.) CDUCCO 9471 — Southern Comfort (2008)
Universal (Jpn.) CDUCCO 90107 — Southern Comfort (2012)
Avid (Eng.) CDAMSC 1124 — Frank Wess: Four Classic Albums (2014)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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Al Aarons (t) on a-d, f-g; Oliver Nelson (ts) on a-d, f-g; Frank Wess (ts) on a-b, d, f-g, (f) on c, (af) on e; George Barrow (bar) on a-d, f-g; Ray Barretto (per) on b-c, g, (bo) on c, e-f, (cng) on a-b, f-g.
a - Tommy Flanagan (p) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Al Aarons (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Osie Johnson (d) 4 bars; Osie Johnson (d) 4 bars
b - Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Al Aarons (t) 48 bars (4 choruses); Tommy Flanagan (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Osie Johnson (d) 24 bars (2 choruses) with Barretto
c - Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Al Aarons (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Tommy Flanagan (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) coda to fadeout
d - George Duvivier (b) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); George Duvivier (b) 12-bar coda
e - Tommy Flanagan (p) 12 bars; Frank Wess (af) 12 bars
f - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Al Aarons (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Tommy Flanagan (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
g - Tommy Flanagan (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (6 choruses); Al Aarons (t) 48 bars (4 choruses); Tommy Flanagan (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Osie Johnson (d) 24 bars (2 choruses) with Barretto
Track e is performed with only alto flute, piano, bass, drums and bongo,
Cowbell and possibly other percussion instruments are heard on some of the tracks, presumably played by Barretto who is only credited with playing conga.
Date: January 24, 1963
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Prestige
Frank Wess Quintet with Thad Jones
Frank Wess (ldr), Thad Jones (t), Frank Wess (ts, f), Gildo Mahones (p), Buddy Catlett (b), Roy Haynes (d)
a. | 3730 | Everything I Love(Cole Porter)
unissued
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b. | 3731 | Little Me(Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh)
- 5:13 Prestige LP 12"PR/PRST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1963)
Status LP 12"ST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1965)
Prestige CDPRCD-24247-2 — The Long Road (2000)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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c. | 3732 | Cold Miner(Frank Wess)
- 3:41 Prestige LP 12"PR/PRST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1963)
Status LP 12"ST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1965)
Prestige CDPRCD-24247-2 — The Long Road (2000)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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d. | 3733 | Poor You(Burton Lane, E. Y. Harburg)
- 3:48 Prestige LP 12"PR/PRST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1963)
Status LP 12"ST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1965)
Prestige CDPRCD-24247-2 — The Long Road (2000)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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e. | 3734 | The Long Road(Frank Wess)
- 9:51 Prestige LP 12"PR/PRST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1963)
Status LP 12"ST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1965)
Prestige CDPRCD-24247-2 — The Long Road (2000)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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f. | 3735 | Yo Ho!(Frank Wess)
- 5:22 Prestige LP 12"PR/PRST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1963)
Status LP 12"ST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1965)
Prestige CDPRCD-24247-2 — The Long Road (2000)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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g. | 3736 | The Lizard(Thad Jones)
- 5:16 Prestige LP 12"PR/PRST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1963)
Status LP 12"ST 7266 — Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1965)
Prestige CDPRCD-24247-2 — The Long Road (2000)
Enlightenment (Eng.) CDEN4CD 9169 — Frank Wess: The Savoy and Prestige Collection (2019)
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b - Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 56 bars (1 chorus); Thad Jones (t) 56 bars (1 chorus); Gildo Mahones (p) 56 bars (1 chorus)
c - Thad Jones (t) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Gildo Mahones (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Roy Haynes (d) 4 bars
d - Frank Wess (f) 24 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
e - Buddy Catlett (b) 16-bar walking intro; Gildo Mahones (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Thad Jones (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 128 bars (4 choruses); Buddy Catlett (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Roy Haynes (d) 16 bars
f - Thad Jones (t) 8 bars; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars; Gildo Mahones (p) 8 bars; Roy Haynes (d) 8 bars; Thad Jones (t) 8 bars; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars; Gildo Mahones (p) 8 bars; Roy Haynes (d) 8 bars; Thad Jones (t) 40 bars; Roy Haynes (d) 8 bars; Thad Jones (t) 8 bars; Roy Haynes (d) 8 bars; Frank Wess (f) 72 bars; Roy Haynes (d) 8 bars; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars; Roy Haynes (d) 8 bars; Gildo Mahones (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Roy Haynes (d) 32 bars
g - Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (6 choruses); Buddy Catlett (b) 22 bars
Track a has not been auditioned. Wess plays flute on tracks b-d, f; tenor saxophone on tracks c, e, g.
Date: ca. 1970
Location: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios (Larry Hamby, Eng.), Sheffield, AL
Label: Stax
Frank Wess with unknown orchestra
Frank Wess (ldr), Eli Fountain (as), Frank Wess (f), Others Unknown (var)
a. | Under Hog (Underhog)(Donald Davis, Eli Fountain, Rudy Robinson) - 4:47 | |
b. | Ooh Child(Stan Vincent) - 4:44 | |
c. | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours(Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) - 3:26 | |
d. | Cubano Chant(Ray Bryant) - 4:02 | |
e. | Willow Weep for Me(Ann Ronell) - 3:58 | |
f. | The Fool on the Hill(John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:45 | |
g. | Catchy(Donald Davis) - 3:36 | |
h. | Wessward Ho(Donald Davis, Eli Fountain) - 3:34 |
All titles on: |
Enterprise LP 12"ENS 5001 — Wess To Memphis (1971)
Stax (Eng.) LP 12"2362 011 — Wess To Memphis (1971)
Stax (Ger.) LP 12"2325 036 — Wess To Memphis (1971)
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Eli Fountain (as) on b, f.
Neither a specific recording date nor the complete band personnel are provided. The ensembles sound as if they are made up of horns, keyboards, guitar, vibraphone, electric bass and drums.
This is certainly an unusual genre for Wess. One wonders if his parts were recorded in New York City and dubbed onto the tracks laid down by the Alabama-based band.
Wess solos (flute) on every track. Alto saxophone solos are heard on tracks b and f and vibraphone solos are heard on tracks a, g and h.
Date: ca. 1973
Location: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios & Media Sound Studios (Jerry Estes, Lous Casella, Eng.), Sheffield, AL & New York City
Label: Stax
Frank Wess with unknown big band
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (as, ts, f), unknown (str, vib, per), Ted Dunbar (g), Others Unknown (var)
a. | Get on Board (The Train Is Coming)(Donald Davis, Robert K. Eaton, James Wilson) - 2:52 | |
b. | Red Roses(Vernon Bullock) - 2:22 | |
c. | Terezia (Trezia)(Frank Wess) - 5:18 | |
d. | Arundelle(Frank Wess) - 4:08 | |
e. | When I Fall in Love(Victor Young, Edward Heyman) - 5:40 | |
f. | Wade in the Water(Traditional) - 4:12 | |
g. | You Are Everything(Thomas Bell, Linda Creed Epstein) - 3:08 | |
h. | Fading Flowers(Frank Wess) - 4:00 | |
i. | I Know What's on Your Mind(Frank Wess) - 4:46 | |
j. | Dock of the Bay(Otis Redding, Steve Cropper) - 5:12 |
All titles on: |
Enterprise LP 12"ENS 5006 — Flute Of The Loom (1973)
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a - Frank Wess (f)
b - Frank Wess (f)
c - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars in 3/4; Ted Dunbar (g) 32 bars in 3/4; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars in 3/4; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars in 3/4; Frank Wess (f) coda to fadeout in 3/4
d - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars; Ted Dunbar (g) 32 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars; Frank Wess (ts) coda to fadeout
e - Frank Wess (ts) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 42 bars to fadeout
f - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars; unknown (vib) 16 bars
g - Frank Wess (f)
h - Frank Wess (as)
i - Frank Wess (f)
j - Frank Wess (f)
Neither a specific recording date nor the complete band personnel are provided. In fact, there are no liner notes. The rhythm section was recorded in Alabama and presumably, Wess, Dunbar and the other band members in New York City. It’s probable that several sessions were involved.
Wess plays tenor saxophone on tracks d-e, alto saxophone on track h and flute on the rest. Strings and vibraphone are heard on several tracks. Percussion is present on track j.
"Terezia" is listed on the jacket as "Trezia"; "Fading Flowers" ls listed as "Flowers" on the jacket but "Fading Flowers" on the disc label.
Arrangers are listed as Chico O’Farrill, Rudy Robinson and Jimmy Roach.
Date: March 23, 1975
Location: Yubin-Chokin-Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Label: CBS
New York Jazz Quartet live in Japan
Ron Carter, Roland Hanna, New York Jazz Quartet, Ben Riley, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ss, f), Roland Hanna (p), Ron Carter (b), Ben Riley (d)
a. | Well, You Needn't(Thelonious Monk) - 15:12 | |
b. | Placitude(Frank Wess) - 12:21 | |
c. | Surge(Frank Wess) - 9:53 | |
d. | Willow Weep for Me(Ann Ronell) - 8:12 | |
e. | Mediterranean Seascape(Roland Hanna) - 15:39 |
All titles on: |
CBS CDZK 40934 — In Concert In Japan, Volume One (1988)
Epic (Du.) CDEPC 460418 2 — In Concert In Japan, Volume One (1988)
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Ben Riley (ldr) on a, (d) on a-c, e; Frank Wess (ss) on c, e, (f) on a-c; Roland Hanna (p) on a-c, e.
a - Ben Riley (d) intro; Frank Wess (f) 160 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 128 bars; Ron Carter (b) 160 bars; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars bridge
b - Roland Hanna (p) intro; Frank Wess (f); Roland Hanna (p); Frank Wess (f); Frank Wess (f) cadenza
c - Frank Wess (f) 160 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 192 bars; Ben Riley (d); Frank Wess (ss) 176 bars
d - Ron Carter (b) unaccompanied
e - Frank Wess (ss) 192 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 144 bars; Ben Riley (d) 88 bars; Ron Carter (b)
Track d is a bass solo.
Timings shown include announcements and applause.
According to Dicogs.com, the 1975 LP issue of this concert was withdrawn by CBS because of legal issues. Volume 2 was eventually released in Japan as a limited edition but I have been unable to find any documentation of its existence.
Date: April 2, 1975
Location: Yubin-Chokin-Kaikan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Label: Salvation
New York Jazz Quartet live in Tokyo
Ron Carter, Roland Hanna, New York Jazz Quartet, Ben Riley, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ss, f), Roland Hanna (p), Ron Carter (b), Ben Riley (d)
a. | Little Waltz(Ron Carter) - 10:04 | |
b. | Well, You Needn't(Thelonious Monk) - 10:36 | |
c. | Introspection(Roland Hanna) - 10:10 | |
d. | Mediterranean Seascape(Roland Hanna) - 11:52 |
All titles on: |
Salvation LP 12"SAL 703 S1 — In Concert In Japan (1975)
Salvation (Jpn.) LP 12"GP 3020 — In Concert In Japan (1975)
Salvation (Jpn.) LP 12"LAX 3197 — In Concert In Japan (1978)
P.J.L. (Jpn.) CDMTCJ 4016 — In Concert In Japan (2003)
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Frank Wess (ss) on d, (f) on a-b; Ron Carter (b) on a-b, d; Ben Riley (d) on a-b, d.
a - Frank Wess (f) 68 bars (2 choruses) in 3/4; Roland Hanna (p) 68 bars (2 choruses) in 3/4; Frank Wess (f) 26 bars in 3/4
b - Frank Wess (f) 160 bars (5 choruses); Roland Hanna (p) 128 bars (4 choruses); Ron Carter (b) 144 bars (4.5 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus)
c - Roland Hanna (p) unaccompanied
d - Frank Wess (ss) 160 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 168 bars; Ben Riley (d); Ron Carter (b)
Track c is a piano solo.
Timings shown include no announcements and little applause.
Date: February 19, 1977
Location: Sound Ideas (Robert Drake, Eng.), New York City
Label: Enja (Ger.)
New York Jazz Quartet
Roland Hanna, George Mraz, New York Jazz Quartet, Richard Pratt, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ss, ts, f, bf), Roland Hanna (p), George Mraz (b), Richard Pratt (d)
a. | Surge(Frank Wess) - 5:49 | |
b. | Placitude(Frank Wess) - 7:05 | |
c. | Big Bad Henry(Roland Hanna) - 9:52 | |
d. | 87th Street(Richard Pratt) - 6:17 | |
e. | What Does It Matter?(George Mraz) - 4:48 | |
f. | Tee Piece(Roland Hanna) - 7:10 |
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Enja (Ger.) LP 12"2094 — Surge (1977)
Inner City LP 12"IC 3011 — Surge (1977)
Amiga (Ger.) LP 12"8 55 718 — Frank Wess - Roland Hanna (1980)
Enja (Jpn.) LP 12"15MJ 9061 — Surge (1985)
Enja (Jpn.) LP 12"RJ 7406 — Surge (1985)
Enja (Ger.) CD2094-2 — Surge (1992)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 46448 — Surge (2020)
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Frank Wess (ss) on a, (ts) on c, e-f, (f) on a-b, f, (bf) on b, d.
a - Frank Wess (f) intro vamp; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 64 bars; Richard Pratt (d) 32 bars; Frank Wess (ss) 120 bars; Frank Wess (ss) 36 bars coda
b - Roland Hanna (p) 32 bars; Frank Wess (f) 24 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
c - Roland Hanna (p) 32 bars; George Mraz (b) 56 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 80 bars
d - Roland Hanna (p) 48 bars; Frank Wess (bf) 48 bars; George Mraz (b) 32 bars
e - Frank Wess (ts) 58 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 58 bars; Frank Wess (ts) extended vamp with Hanna
f - Roland Hanna (p) unaccompanied; Roland Hanna (p) 96 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars; George Mraz (b) 96 bars
Date: October 29 & 31, 1977
Location: CI Studios (Elvin Campbell, Eng.), New York City
Label: Sonet (Eng.)
New York Jazz Quartet
Roland Hanna, George Mraz, New York Jazz Quartet, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ss, ts, f), Roland Hanna (p), George Mraz (b), Richard Pratt (d)
a. | Song of the Black Knight (Prelude in E Minor)(Roland Hanna) - 8:25 | |
b. | Time for the Dancers(Roland Hanna) - 7:55 | |
c. | After Paris (A Tribute to Coleman Hawkins)(Roland Hanna) - 4:34 | |
d. | A Romp in the Woods Somewhere(Roland Hanna) - 6:28 | |
e. | Estoril Sol(Frank Wess) - 5:46 | |
f. | Terezia (Trezia)(Frank Wess) - 6:15 |
All titles on: |
King (Jpn.) LP 12"K23P 6084 — Song Of The Black Knight (1978)
Sonet (Eng.) LP 12"SNTF 753 — Song Of The Black Knight (1978)
MPS (Sp.) LP 12"JS 066 — Song Of The Black Knight (1982)
Sonet (Eng.) CDSNTCD 753 — Song Of The Black Knight (1990)
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Frank Wess (ss) on a, d, (ts) on b-c, e, (f) on b, d, f.
a - Frank Wess (ss) 128 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 144 bars; George Mraz (b) 128 nars
b - Roland Hanna (p) intro; Roland Hanna (p) 32 bars; George Mraz (b) 32 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars
c - Frank Wess (ts) intro unaccompanied; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars
d - Frank Wess (ss) 68 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 68 bars
e - Roland Hanna (p) 96 bars; George Mraz (b) 48 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 84 bars
f - Roland Hanna (p) 96 bars in 3/4; George Mraz (b) 96 bars in 3/4; Frank Wess (f) 96 bars in 3/4; Frank Wess (f) coda in 2/4
Date: May 17, 1978
Location: Jazzclub Domicile (Carlos Albrecht, Eng.), Munich, Germany
Label: Enja (Ger.)
New York Jazz Quartet live in Munich
Roland Hanna, George Mraz, New York Jazz Quartet, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Roland Hanna (p), George Mraz (b), Grady Tate (d)
a. | All Blues(Miles Davis) - 15:28 | |
b. | Rodney Round Robin(Roland Hanna) - 5:45 | |
c. | I'll Tell You Tonight(George Mraz) - 7:15 | |
d. | Blues for Sarka(George Mraz) - 7:11 | |
e. | Smelly Jelly Belly(Roland Hanna) - 9:33 |
All titles on: |
Enja (Ger.) LP 12"3025 — Blues For Sarka (1978)
Enja (Jpn.) LP 12"RJ 7484 — Blues For Sarka (1978)
Inner City LP 12"IC 3024 — Blues For Sarka (1978)
Enja (Jpn.) LP 12"28MJ 3198 — Blues For Sarka (1982)
Enja (Ger.) CD3025-2 — Blues For Sarka (1998)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 46468 — Blues For Sarka (2020)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a, c-e, (f) on b, d.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 120 bars (5 choruses) in 3/4; Roland Hanna (p) 120 bars (5 choruses) in 3/4; George Mraz (b) 120 bars (5 choruses) in 3/4; Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars coda
b - Frank Wess (f) 104 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 156 bars
c - Frank Wess (ts) 120 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 120 bars; George Mraz (b) 120 bars
d - Roland Hanna (p) intro; Roland Hanna (p) 24 bars; George Mraz (b) 24 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars
e - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 72 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars coda
The timings shown include announcements and applause.
Date: February 13, 1981
Location: Sound Ideas (David Baker, Eng.), New York City
Label: Enja (Ger.)
New York Jazz Quartet
Roland Hanna, George Mraz, New York Jazz Quartet, Ben Riley, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Roland Hanna (p), George Mraz (b), Ben Riley (d)
a. | If You Can't Call, Don't Come (Don't Come, Don't Call)(Frank Wess) - 5:21 | |
b. | It's Just a Social Gathering(Roland Hanna) - 4:21 | |
c. | Funk House(Roland Hanna, George Mraz) - 4:20 | |
d. | Cram It Damn It(Roland Hanna) - 5:20 | |
e. | The Patient Prince(Frank Wess) - 13:15 | |
f. | Oasis(Roland Hanna) - 4:14 |
All titles on: |
Enja (Ger.) LP 12"3083 — Oasis (1981)
Enja (Jpn.) LP 12"28MJ 3091 — Oasis (1981)
Enja (S. Kor.) LP 12"ENPL 5075 — Oasis (1993)
Enja (Ger.) CD3083-2 — Oasis (1992)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 6522 — Oasis (2014)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDUVJZ 10113 — Oasis (2018)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDUVJZ 20050 — Oasis (2020)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a, e, (f) on b, d-f.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
b - George Mraz (b) 52 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 42 bars
c - Roland Hanna (p) 24 bars; George Mraz (b) 24 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 12 bars
d - Roland Hanna (p) 4 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 18 bars; Frank Wess (f) 18 bars; George Mraz (b) 18 bars
e - Roland Hanna (p) 50 bars; George Mraz (b) 78 bars funk rhythm; Ben Riley (d); Frank Wess (ts) 224 bars fast tempo
f - Roland Hanna (p) extended intro; Frank Wess (f) theme
Wess is out on track c.
Track a is listed as "Don’t Come, Don’t Call."
Date: April 8, 1981
Location: RCA Recording Studio B110, New York City
Label: Progressive
Frank Wess Quintet with Chuck Wayne
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (f), Chuck Wayne (g), Tommy Flanagan (p), George Mraz (b), Ben Riley (d)
a. | Lover Come Back to Me(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- 6:17 Progressive LP 12"PRO 7057 — Flute Juice (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"KUX 159-G — Battle Royal (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"ULS 6079 — Battle Royal (1981)
Teichiku (Jpn.) CD30CP 49 — Battle Royal (1986)
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b. | Spring Is Here(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- 5:59 Progressive LP 12"PRO 7057 — Flute Juice (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"KUX 159-G — Battle Royal (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"ULS 6079 — Battle Royal (1981)
Teichiku (Jpn.) CD30CP 49 — Battle Royal (1986)
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c. | Riled Up(Frank Wess)
- 5:05 Progressive LP 12"PRO 7057 — Flute Juice (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"KUX 159-G — Battle Royal (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"ULS 6079 — Battle Royal (1981)
Teichiku (Jpn.) CD30CP 49 — Battle Royal (1986)
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d. | There Is No Greater Love(Isham Jones, Marty Symes)
- 6:26 Progressive LP 12"PRO 7057 — Flute Juice (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"KUX 159-G — Battle Royal (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"ULS 6079 — Battle Royal (1981)
Teichiku (Jpn.) CD30CP 49 — Battle Royal (1986)
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e. | Nada Mas(Frank Wess)
- 5:15 Progressive LP 12"PRO 7057 — Flute Juice (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"KUX 159-G — Battle Royal (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"ULS 6079 — Battle Royal (1981)
Teichiku (Jpn.) CD30CP 49 — Battle Royal (1986)
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f. | Battle Royal(Duke Ellington)
- 5:37 Progressive LP 12"PRO 7057 — Flute Juice (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"KUX 159-G — Battle Royal (1981)
Progressive (Jpn.) LP 12"ULS 6079 — Battle Royal (1981)
Teichiku (Jpn.) CD30CP 49 — Battle Royal (1986)
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g. | tk. 1alt | Lover Come Back to Me(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:36 |
h. | tk. 1alt | Spring Is Here(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:45 |
i. | tk. 3alt | There Is No Greater Love(Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 6:46 |
j. | tk. 1alt | Nada Mas(Frank Wess) - 4:54 |
All titles on: |
Progressive CDPCD-7057 — The Flute Mastery Of Frank Wess (2013)
Solid/Ultra-Vybe (Jpn.) CDCDSOL 6704 — The Flute Mastery Of Frank Wess (2016)
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a - Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 64 bars (1 chorus); George Mraz (b) 64 bars (1 chorus); Chuck Wayne (g) 64 bars (1 chorus); Tommy Flanagan (p) 64 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 48 bars
b - Chuck Wayne (g) intro; Tommy Flanagan (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 24 bars
c - Ben Riley (d) 56 bars; Frank Wess (f) 68 bars; Chuck Wayne (g) 48 bars (4 choruses); George Mraz (b) 60 bars (5 choruses) arco; Tommy Flanagan (p) 60 bars (5 choruses)
d - Tommy Flanagan (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Chuck Wayne (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Tommy Flanagan (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 24 bars
e - George Mraz (b) 8-bar intro; Chuck Wayne (g) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); George Mraz (b) 32 bars (1 chorus); Tommy Flanagan (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 24 bars coda
f - Ben Riley (d) 8 bars; Chuck Wayne (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ben Riley (d) 8 bars; George Mraz (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ben Riley (d) 8 bars; Frank Wess (f) 96 bars (3 choruses); Ben Riley (d) 8 bars; Tommy Flanagan (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ben Riley (d) 8 bars; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars bridge
g - Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 64 bars (1 chorus); George Mraz (b) 64 bars (1 chorus); Chuck Wayne (g) 64 bars (1 chorus); Tommy Flanagan (p) 64 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 48 bars
h - Chuck Wayne (g) intro; Tommy Flanagan (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 24 bars
i - Tommy Flanagan (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Chuck Wayne (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Tommy Flanagan (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 24 bars
j - Chuck Wayne (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); George Mraz (b) 32 bars (1 chorus); Tommy Flanagan (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
The alternate takes include count offs and a bit of studio chatter.
"Nada Was" has a close harmonic resemblance to the standard "Tangerine."
Date: July 27, 1981
Location: P.S. Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Bee Hive
New York Jazz Quartet in Chicago
Roland Hanna, George Mraz, New York Jazz Quartet, Ben Riley, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Roland Hanna (p), George Mraz (b), Ben Riley (d)
a. | tk. 1 | Four the Hard Way(Frank Wess)
- 8:56 Bee Hive LP 12"BH 7013 — The New York Jazz Quartet In Chicago (1983)
Mosaic CDMD12-261 — The Complete Bee Hive Sessions (2015)
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b. | tk. 1 | Wisteria(George Mraz)
- 4:16 Bee Hive LP 12"BH 7013 — The New York Jazz Quartet In Chicago (1983)
Mosaic CDMD12-261 — The Complete Bee Hive Sessions (2015)
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c. | tk. 1 | Raise a Ruckus(Roland Hanna)
- 6:20 Bee Hive LP 12"BH 7013 — The New York Jazz Quartet In Chicago (1983)
Mosaic CDMD12-261 — The Complete Bee Hive Sessions (2015)
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d. | tk. 1 | H & T Blues(Thad Jones)
- 7:07 Bee Hive LP 12"BH 7013 — The New York Jazz Quartet In Chicago (1983)
Mosaic CDMD12-261 — The Complete Bee Hive Sessions (2015)
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e. | tk. 3 | Ain't Nothin' New(Thad Jones)
- 3:51 Bee Hive LP 12"BH 7013 — The New York Jazz Quartet In Chicago (1983)
Mosaic CDMD12-261 — The Complete Bee Hive Sessions (2015)
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f. | tk. 1 | You Don't Know What Love Is(Gene DePaul, Don Raye)
- 8:27 Bee Hive LP 12"BH 7013 — The New York Jazz Quartet In Chicago (1983)
Mosaic CDMD12-261 — The Complete Bee Hive Sessions (2015)
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g. | rej.alt | Four the Hard Way(Frank Wess)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a-c, e-g, (f) on c-d.
a - Roland Hanna (p) 128 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 128 bars (4 choruses); George Mraz (b) 96 bars (3 choruses)
b - Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars
c - George Mraz (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Roland Hanna (p) 64 bars (2 choruses)
d - Frank Wess (f) 84 bars (7 choruses); Roland Hanna (p) 72 bars (6 choruses); George Mraz (b) 36 bars (3 choruses)
e - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Roland Hanna (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); George Mraz (b) 32 bars (1 chorus)
f - Roland Hanna (p) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Roland Hanna (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
Date: July 18, 1982
Location: XVII Festival de Jazz de San Sebastián, Palacio Municipal De Deportes, San Sebastián, Spain
Label: [private recording]
Hommage to Tete Montoliu at San Sebastian Jazz Festival
Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell, Tete Montoliu, Frank Wess (ldr), Billy Mitchell (ss, as, ts), Frank Foster (as, ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Duke Jordan, Tete Montoliu (p), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b), Ed Thigpen (d)
a. | Cherokee(Ray Noble) - 6:30 | |
b. | Niel's Blues(Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) - 7:58 | |
c. | I Fall in Love Too Easily(Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 8:09 | |
d. | There Is No Greater Love(Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 7:59 | |
e. | Have You Met Miss Jones?(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:42 | |
f. | Sweet and Lovely(Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Charles N. Daniels [Neil Moret]) - 7:11 | |
g. | Autumn Leaves(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer) | |
h. | Unknown Title - 12:13 | |
i. | Tete and Duke Blues(Tete Montoliu, Duke Jordan) - 4:54 | |
j. | Blue Bossa(Kenny Dorham) - 14:13 | |
k. | Back Home Again in Indiana(James Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 5:11 | |
l. | [Ballad Medley] - 18:17 | |
m. | Oleo(Sonny Rollins) - 11:25 | |
n. | Funky Blues(Johnny Hodges) - 8:51 |
All titles unissued. |
Not auditioned, but tape of this concert exists. Information comes from Agustín Pérez.
The untitled track (h) is a blues. The composer of track n is uncinfirmed.
Personnel on each track is not known. Duke Jordan appears on tracks i and j. On track l, Frank Wess plays "Lush Life" as part of the ballad medley.
Date: June 8, 1983
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Uptown
Frank Wess-Johnny Coles Quintet
Johnny Coles, Frank Wess (ldr), Johnny Coles (fh), Frank Wess (as, ts), Kenny Barron (p), Reggie Johnson (b), Kenny Washington (d)
a. | tk. 1alt | Minority(Gigi Gryce) - 5:05 |
b. | tk. 1alt | Whistle Stop(Kenny Dorham) - 4:36 |
Both titles on: |
Uptown CD27.69/27.70 — Two At The Top (2012)
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Frank Wess (as) on a, (ts) on b.
a - Frank Wess (as) with flugelhorn 28 bars intro vamp; Johnny Coles (fh) 48 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (as) 48 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 48 bars (3 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 48 bars (3 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums alternating with alto saxophone
b - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Washington (d) 4 bars; Kenny Washington (d) 12 bars; Kenny Washington (d) 4 bars
Date: June 9, 1983
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Uptown
Frank Wess-Johnny Coles Quintet
Johnny Coles, Frank Wess (ldr), Johnny Coles (fh), Frank Wess (as, ts), Kenny Barron (p), Reggie Johnson (b), Kenny Washington (d)
a. | Whistle Stop(Kenny Dorham)
- 5:59 Uptown LP 12"UP 27.14 — Two At The Top (1983)
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b. | Morning Star(Rodgers Grant)
- 5:34 Uptown LP 12"UP 27.14 — Two At The Top (1983)
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c. | Celia(Bud Powell)
- 5:00 Uptown LP 12"UP 27.14 — Two At The Top (1983)
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d. | Nica's Tempo(Gigi Gryce)
- 6:38 Uptown LP 12"UP 27.14 — Two At The Top (1983)
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e. | Minority(Gigi Gryce)
- 5:45 Uptown LP 12"UP 27.14 — Two At The Top (1983)
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f. | Ill Wind(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
- 6:31 Uptown LP 12"UP 27.14 — Two At The Top (1983)
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g. | Stablemates(Benny Golson)
- 6:09 Uptown LP 12"UP 27.14 — Two At The Top (1983)
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h. | An Oscar for Oscar(Kenny Dorham)
- 4:16 Uptown LP 12"UP 27.14 — Two At The Top (1983)
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i. | A Blue Time(Tadd Dameron) - 6:49 | |
j. | tk. 1alt | An Oscar for Oscar(Kenny Dorham) - 4:17 |
k. | tk. 1alt | Stablemates(Benny Golson) - 5:02 |
l. | tk. 1alt | Morning Star(Rodgers Grant) - 5:38 |
All titles on: |
Uptown CD27.69/27.70 — Two At The Top (2012)
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Frank Wess (as) on b, d-e, i, l, (ts) on a, c, f-h, j-k.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Washington (d) 4 bars; Kenny Washington (d) 12 bars; Kenny Washington (d) 4 bars
b - Frank Wess (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Johnny Coles (fh) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Barron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
c - Kenny Barron (p) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Johnny Coles (fh) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus)
d - Frank Wess (as) 88 bars (2 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 88 bars (2 choruses); Reggie Johnson (b) 44 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Barron (p) 88 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Washington (d) 8 bars; Kenny Washington (d) 8 bars
e - Frank Wess (as) with flugelhorn 28 bars intro vamp; Johnny Coles (fh) 48 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (as) 48 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 48 bars (3 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 48 bars (3 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums alternating with alto saxophone
f - Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Johnny Coles (fh) 16 bars entering at bridge
g - Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (2 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 72 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 72 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Washington (d) 36 bars (1 chorus)
h - Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 36 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 36 bars (3 choruses); Reggie Johnson (b) 36 bars (3 choruses)
i - Johnny Coles (fh) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (as) 24 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 20 bars
j - Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 36 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 36 bars (3 choruses); Reggie Johnson (b) 36 bars (3 choruses)
k - Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (2 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 72 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 72 bars (2 choruses)
l - Frank Wess (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Johnny Coles (fh) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Barron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
Date: October 11 & 12, 1983
Location: Don Elliot Studio (Don Elliot, Eng.), Weston, CT
Label: Pablo
Frank Wess-Frank Foster Quintet
Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Foster (ss, ts), Frank Wess (as, ts, f), Kenny Barron (p), Rufus Reid (b), Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d), unknown (per)
a. | Two for the Blues(Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks) - 6:35 | |
b. | Send in the Clowns(Stephen Sondheim) - 6:12 | |
c. | Your Beauty Is a Song of Love(Frank Wess) - 4:08 | |
d. | But for the Likes of You(Frank Wess) - 4:14 | |
e. | Heat of Winter(Frank Foster) - 5:40 | |
f. | Nancy (With the Laughing Face)(Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) - 4:12 | |
g. | Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most(Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman) - 4:59 | |
h. | A Time for Love(Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:28 | |
i. | Bay Street(Frank Wess) - 3:45 |
All titles on: |
Pablo LP 12"2315-905 — Two For The Blues (1984)
Polydor (Jpn.) LP 12"28MJ 3448 — Two For The Blues (1984)
Pablo CDOJCCD-788-2 — Two For The Blues (1993)
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Frank Foster (ss) on i, (ts) on a-b, d-e, g-h; Frank Wess (as) on c, f, (ts) on a, d-e, g, (f) on b, i; unknown (per) on i.
a - Kenny Barron (p) 32 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Rufus Reid (b) 24 bars (2 choruses)
b - Kenny Barron (p) 28 bars; Frank Wess (f) 32 bars entering at bridge; Frank Foster (ts) 28 bars; Rufus Reid (b) 14 bars entering at bridge
c - Frank Wess (as) 24 bars
d - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Foster (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses) excganges with Foster; Kenny Barron (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges with Foster; Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d) 8 bars
e - Frank Wess (ts) 12-bar intro with Foster; Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d) 4 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with Foster; Frank Foster (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); Rufus Reid (b) 36 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 48 bars (4 choruses)
f - Kenny Barron (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (as) 16 bars entering at bridge
g - Frank Foster (ts) 32 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars entering at bridge; Kenny Barron (p) 32 bars
h - Frank Foster (ts) 24 bars; Frank Foster (ts) cadenza
i - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Foster (ss) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Barron (p) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars with Foster; Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d) 8 bars
Percussion instruments (clave, shaker) are heard on track i but not mentioned in the very brief liner notes.
Date: December 1984
Location: Skyline Studios (Jim Anderson, Eng.), New York City
Label: Concord Jazz
Frank Wess - Frank Foster Quintet
Frank Foster, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Foster (ss, ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Barron (p), Rufus Reid (b), Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d)
a. | An' All Such Stuff as 'Dat(Frank Foster) - 6:28 | |
b. | The Summer Knows(Michel LeGrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) - 6:43 | |
c. | When Did You Leave Heaven?(Richard Whiting, Walter Bullock) - 7:08 | |
d. | Up and Coming(Frank Wess) - 4:40 | |
e. | One Morning in May(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 4:57 | |
f. | Two Franks(Neal Hefti) - 3:04 | |
g. | This Is All I Ask(Gordon Jenkins) - 10:19 | |
h. | Blues Backstage(Frank Foster) - 5:45 |
All titles on: |
Concord Jazz LP 12"CJ 276 — Frankly Speaking (1985)
Concord Jazz (Jpn.) LP 12"K26P 6395 — Frankly Speaking (1985)
Concord Jazz CDCCD 4276 — Frankly Speaking (1986)
Concord Jazz (Jpn.) CDK32Y 6054 — Frankly Speaking (1986)
Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 23848 — Frankly Speaking (1992)
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Frank Foster (ss) on g, (ts) on a-f, h; Frank Wess (ts) on a, d, f-g, (f) on b-c, e, h.
a - Kenny Barron (p) 24 bars (2 choruses) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 34 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 2-bar break + 34 bars; Rufus Reid (b) 2-bar break + 22 bars; Kenny Barron (p) 2-bar break + 34 bars
b - Frank Wess (f) 4-bar break + 52 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 4-bar break + 52 bars; Kenny Barron (p) 4-bar break + 52 bars; Rufus Reid (b) 4-bar break + 40 bars
c - Kenny Barron (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars entering at bridge; Frank Foster (ts) 16 bars; Rufus Reid (b) 8 bars bridge arco
d - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with drums alternating with Foster; Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d) 16 bars
e - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (1 chorus); Frank Foster (ts) 64 bars (1 chorus); Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d) 32 bars
f - Frank Wess (ldr) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Foster (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges with Foster; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars stop time breaks alternating with Foster
g - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Foster (ss) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Barron (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
h - Frank Foster (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 36 bars (3 choruses)
Date: December 1984 or 1985
Location: Duke's Place, Monteleone Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Label: [private recording]
New York Jazz Quartet live in New Orleans with guest Frank Foster
Frank Foster, Roland Hanna, George Mraz, New York Jazz Quartet, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Roland Hanna (p), George Mraz (b), Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d)
a. | inc | The Search(Frank Wess) - 12:05 |
b. | Here's That Rainy Day(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 8:03 | |
c. | Four the Hard Way(Frank Wess) - 7:19 | |
d. | One for Amos(Sam Jones, Gene Ammons) - 7:21 | |
e. | Oasis(Roland Hanna) - 9:30 | |
f. | Up and Coming(Frank Wess) - 9:41 | |
g. | inc | You Take Care(Roland Hanna) - 11:59 |
h. | Time for the Dancers(Roland Hanna) - 9:56 | |
i. | Say It Isn't So(Irving Berlin) - 5:55 |
All titles on: |
Leisure Music Group Digital Downloadunnumbered — New York Jazz Quartet: Jazz at Duke's Place - Live In New Orleans (2016)
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Frank Foster (ts) on a-c, f, i; Frank Wess (ts) on f-i, (f) on a, c-e, h.
a - Frank Wess (f) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 108 bars (9 choruses); Roland Hanna (p) 72 bars (6 choruses); George Mraz (b) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 48 bars (4 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums alternating with tenor sax (Foster)
b - Frank Foster (ts) intro unaccompanied; Frank Foster (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Roland Hanna (p) 16 bars; Frank Foster (ts) 16 bars and cadenza
c - Roland Hanna (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 96 bars (3 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); George Mraz (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d) 16 bars
d - Frank Wess (f) 108 bars (9 choruses); Roland Hanna (p) 72 bars (6 choruses); George Mraz (b) 84 bars (7 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 48 bars (4 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums
e - Roland Hanna (p) extended intro; Frank Wess (f) 80 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 80 bars; George Mraz (b) 80 bars
f - Frank Foster (ts) 192 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 192 bars (6 choruses); Roland Hanna (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); George Mraz (b) 84 bars (2 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 128 bars (4 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with Wess (ts)
g - Frank Wess (ts) 120 bars; Roland Hanna (p) 80 bars; George Mraz (b) 80 bars; Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d) 40 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 14 bars
h - Roland Hanna (p) intro; Roland Hanna (p) 30 bars; George Mraz (b) 30 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 68 bars
i - Frank Wess (ts) 4-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 4-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Roland Hanna (p) 4-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 4-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus) simultaneous improvisation with Foster); Marvin 'Smitty' Smith (d) 20 bars
The recording date is unknown but can be no earlier than July 27, 1981, the recording date of the New York Jazz Quartet Live in Chicago CD which album Wess mentions as the band’s "most recent recording" in an announcement. In an email of April 11, 2022, drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith indicates that these tracks were recorded sometime between 1984 and 1985; "I recorded an album with Frank Foster and Frank Wess in '84, then started working with the New York Jazz Quartet soon after, thus the video was presented as the Quartet w/special guest Frank Foster." The Wess-Foster album Smith refers to must be Frankly Speaking which was recorded in December 1984 so Live in New Orleans was either December of 1984 or 1985.
Wess is in the left channel and Foster, the right.
Video of track g can be viewed here.
Tracks a and g are slightly cut off at the beginning.
Date: January 17, 1985
Location: Vara Studio 8, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Label: [private recording]
Frank Wess with the Metropole Orkest
The Metropole Orchestra, Rob Pronk, Dolf van der Linden, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Rob Pronk (con), Others Unknown (var)
a. | The Very Thought of You(Ray Noble) / arr: Jerry van Rooyen - 6:52 | |
b. | The Way You Look Tonight(Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) / arr: Jerry van Rooyen - 3:49 | |
c. | Lush Life(Billy Strayhorn) / arr: Jerry van Rooyen - 6:53 | |
d. | It's You or No One(Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) / arr: Jerry van Rooyen - 5:21 | |
e. | tk. 1 | Talking the Blues(Jerry van Rooyen) / arr: Jerry van Rooyen - 3:16 |
f. | tk. 2 | Talking the Blues(Jerry van Rooyen) / arr: Jerry van Rooyen - 3:32 |
All titles unissued. |
Frank Wess (ts) on c-f, (f) on a-b.
a - Frank Wess (f) 12 bars; Frank Wess (f) 12 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
b - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars in 3/4; Frank Wess (f) 28 bars of bridge in 4/4; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars in 4/4; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
c - Frank Wess (ts) mostly theme throughout; Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
d - Frank Wess (ts) 2 bar break + 158 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 30 bars
e - Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums; Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus)
f - Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (8 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums; Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus)
Saxophonist Leo Janssen reports (email July 1, 2022) that the personnel of the Metropole Orkest on this session are not known because it took place before registration of the recordings began.
Date: February 11, 1985
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Uptown
Frank Wess, Johnny Coles and Maria Muldaur perform Christmas songs
Johnny Coles, Maria Muldaur, Frank Wess (ldr), Don Sickler (t), Johnny Coles (fh), Frank Wess (as, ts), Kenny Barron (p), Ray Drummond (b), Ben Riley (d), Maria Muldaur (v)
a. | I'll Be Home for Christmas(Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram) - 6:22 | |
b. | Santa Baby(Philip Springer, Joan Ellen Javits) / arr: Don Sickler - 4:06 |
Both titles on: |
Uptown CDUPCD 27.33 — An Uptown Christmas (1990)
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Maria Muldaur (ldr) on b, (v) on b; Don Sickler (t) on b; Frank Wess (as) on a, (ts) on b.
a - Kenny Barron (p) 4-bar intro; Johnny Coles (fh) 8 bars; Frank Wess (as) 8 bars; Johnny Coles (fh) 16 bars; Frank Wess (as) 16 bars; Kenny Barron (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (as) 8 bars; Johnny Coles (fh) 8 bars with alto sax obbligato
b - Maria Muldaur (v); Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Maria Muldaur (v) entering at bridge
Date: January 15, 1988
Location: Yoshi's, Oakland, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]
Frank Wess-Johnny Coles Quintet live
Johnny Coles, Frank Wess (ldr), Johnny Coles (fh), Frank Wess (as, ts, f), Smith Dobson (p), Larry Grenadier (b), Donald Bailey (d)
a. | One for Amos(Sam Jones, Gene Ammons) - 14:27 | |
b. | If You Can't Call, Don't Come (Don't Come, Don't Call)(Frank Wess) - 9:25 | |
c. | Morning Star(Rodgers Grant) - 9:04 | |
d. | Minority(Gigi Gryce) - 12:08 | |
e. | Blues for David(Buddy Montgomery) - 15:00 |
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Uptown CD27.69/27.70 — Two At The Top (2012)
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Johnny Coles (fh) on a, c-e; Frank Wess (as) on c-d, (ts) on b, e, (f) on a.
a - Frank Wess (f) 168 bars (14 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 132 bars (11 choruses); Smith Dobson (p) 180 bars (15 choruses); Larry Grenadier (b) 132 bars (11 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 12 bars (1 chorus); Donald Bailey (d) 12 bars (1 chorus); Johnny Coles (fh) 12 bars (1 chorus); Donald Bailey (d) 12 bars (1 chorus)
b - Smith Dobson (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Smith Dobson (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars entering at bridge and cadenza
c - Johnny Coles (fh) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (as) 64 bars (2 choruses); Smith Dobson (p) 64 bars (2 choruses)
d - Frank Wess (as) 144 bars (9 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 112 bars (7 choruses); Smith Dobson (p) 160 bars (10 choruses); Larry Grenadier (b) 128 bars (8 choruses); Larry Grenadier (b) 16 bars (1 chorus) walking
e - Smith Dobson (p) 12 bars intro; Frank Wess (ts) 144 bars (6 choruses); Johnny Coles (fh) 192 bars (8 choruses); Smith Dobson (p) 192 bars (8 choruses); Larry Grenadier (b) 96 bars (4 choruses)
Date: November 25, 1988
Location: Vara Studio 8, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Label: [private recording]
Frank Wess with the Metropole Orkest
The Metropole Orchestra, Rob Pronk, Dolf van der Linden, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Rob Pronk (con), Others Unknown (var)
a. | After You've Gone(Turner Layton, Henry Creamer) / arr: Rob Pronk - 4:07 | |
b. | You Leave Me Breathless(Frederick Hollaender, Ralph Freed) / arr: Lex Jasper - 4:25 | |
c. | A Beautiful Friendship(Stanley Styne, Donald Kahn) / arr: Rob Pronk - 4:50 | |
d. | A Wrong Number(Frank Wess) / arr: Rob Pronk - 4:36 | |
e. | What's New?(Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) / arr: Henk Meutgeert - 4:59 |
All titles unissued. |
Frank Wess (ts) on c-e, (f) on a-b.
a - Frank Wess (f) 40 bars; Frank Wess (f) 10 bars coda; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
b - Frank Wess (f) 18 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
c - Frank Wess (ts) 56 bars
d - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
e - Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars
Saxophonist Leo Janssen reports (email July 1, 2022) that the personnel of the Metropole Orkest on this session are not known because it took place before registration of the recordings began.
Date: ca. November 1989
Location: Kan-i Hoken Hall (Kimio Oikawa, Eng.), Tokyo, Japan
Label: Concord Jazz
Frank Wess-Harry Edison Big Band live at the Fujits-Concord Jazz Festival
Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Frank Wess (ldr), Al Aarons, Ray Brown, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (t), Al Grey, Michael Grey, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell (tb), Curtis Peagler, Marshal Royal (as), Billy Mitchell (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Bill Ramsay (bar), Ted Dunbar (g), Ronnell Bright (p), Eddie Jones (b), Gregg Field (d)
a. | Jumpin' at the Woodside(Count Basie) / arr: Frank Wess - 3:22 | |
b. | The Very Thought of You(Ray Noble) / arr: Jerry van Rooyen - 4:40 | |
c. | Blue On Blue(Frank Wess) / arr: Frank Wess - 4:00 | |
d. | All Riled Up(Frank Wess) / arr: Frank Wess - 4:13 | |
e. | This Is All I Ask(Gordon Jenkins) / arr: Nat Pierce - 5:11 | |
f. | I Wish I Knew(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) / arr: Frank Wess - 8:32 | |
g. | Whirly-Bird(Neal Hefti) / arr: Frank Wess - 3:42 | |
h. | Lil' Darlin'(Neal Hefti) / arr: Frank Wess - 5:11 | |
i. | Dejection Blues(Ray Brown) / arr: Frank Wess - 6:58 | |
j. | Battle Royal(Duke Ellington) / arr: Frank Wess - 9:59 | |
k. | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) / arr: Frank Wess - 4:05 |
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Concord Jazz CDCCD-4420-2 — Dear Mr. Basie (1989)
King (Jpn.) CDKICJ 4 — Dear Mr. Basie (1990)
King (Jpn.) CDKICJ 8083 — Dear Mr. Basie (1994)
King (Jpn.) CDABCJ 209 — Dear Mr. Basie (2002)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a, c-k, (f) on b, j.
a - Marshal Royal (as) 8 bars bridge; Billy Mitchell (ts) 2-bar break + 160 bars (5 choruses); Billy Mitchell (ts) 8 bars bridge
b - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 12 bars; Frank Wess (f) 10 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
c - Ronnell Bright (p) 8 bars; Al Grey (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Al Grey (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 56 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars
d - Ronnell Bright (p) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars; Joe Newman (t) 68 bars; Gregg Field (d) 44 bars
e - Marshal Royal (as) 68 bars; Marshal Royal (as) cadenza
f - Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Ronnell Bright (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 78 bars
g - Ronnell Bright (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Billy Mitchell (ts) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Gregg Field (d) 8 bars
h - Snooky Young (t) 16 bars; Snooky Young (t) obbligati
i - Ted Dunbar (g) 36 bars (3 choruses); Ted Dunbar (g) obbligati; Curtis Peagler (as) 48 bars (4 choruses); Benny Powell (tb) 48 bars (4 choruses); Ted Dunbar (g) obbligati
j - Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Billy Mitchell (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 88 bars 8-bar exchanges with Newman; Bill Ramsay (bar) 64 bars (2 choruses); Marshal Royal (as) 28 bars; Benny Powell (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Al Grey (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ray Brown (t) 28 bars high notes; Gregg Field (d)
k - Ronnell Bright (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Al Grey (tb) 24 bars (2 choruses); Al Aarons (t) 36 bars (3 choruses); Eddie Jones (b) 12 bars (1 chorus) walking
Timings shown do not include applause.
Date: April 27 & 28, 1990
Location: Birdland (Malcolm Addey, Eng.), New York City
Label: Candid (Eng.)
Swing Summit sextet live in New York City
Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Buddy Tate, Frank Wess (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t), Buddy Tate (ts, cl), Frank Wess (ts), Hugh Lawson (p), Ray Drummond (b), Bobby Durham (d)
a. | Centerpiece (Keester Parade)(Johnny Mandel, Harry Edison, Jon Hendricks) - 9:12 | |
b. | 'S Wonderful(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:41 | |
c. | Out of Nowhere(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 10:12 | |
d. | Bags' Groove(Milt Jackson) - 12:15 | |
e. | Just Friends(John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 9:12 | |
f. | Blue Creek(Buddy Tate) - 6:01 | |
g. | Idaho(Jesse Stone) - 9:01 |
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Candid (Eng.) CDCCD 79050 — Swing Summit (1990)
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Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) on a-e, g; Buddy Tate (ts) on a-e, g, (cl) on a, d, f; Frank Wess (ts) on a-e, g.
a - Hugh Lawson (p) 12 bars (1 chorus) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 84 bars (7 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 84 bars (7 choruses); Buddy Tate (cl) 60 bars (5 choruses); Hugh Lawson (p) 60 bars (5 choruses)
b - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 96 bars (3 choruses); Buddy Tate (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 128 bars (4 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with drums alternating with Edison and Tate (ts)
c - Hugh Lawson (p) 8-bar intro; Buddy Tate (ts) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Hugh Lawson (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ray Drummond (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Buddy Tate (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with drums alternating with Edison and Wess
d - Hugh Lawson (p) 12-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (6 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 84 bars (7 choruses); Buddy Tate (cl) 72 bars (6 choruses); Hugh Lawson (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Ray Drummond (b) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Bobby Durham (d) 12 bars (1 chorus); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Bobby Durham (d) 12 bars (1 chorus); Buddy Tate (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Bobby Durham (d) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Bobby Durham (d) 12 bars (1 chorus); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Bobby Durham (d) 12 bars (1 chorus)
e - Hugh Lawson (p) 8-bar intro; Buddy Tate (ts) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 96 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Hugh Lawson (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ray Drummond (b) 32 bars (1 chorus) walking; Bobby Durham (d) 32 bars (1 chorus); Buddy Tate (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with drums alternating with Wess (ts) and Edison
f - Hugh Lawson (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Buddy Tate (cl) 36 bars (3 choruses)
g - Hugh Lawson (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 128 bars (4 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 96 bars (3 choruses); Buddy Tate (ts) 128 bars (4 choruses); Bobby Durham (d) 160 bars (5 choruses); Bobby Durham (d) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (ts) 40 bars coda simultaneous improvisation with Tate (ts) and Edison
Frank Wess is listed as playing flute but that instrument is not heard on any of the tracks.
The timings shown do not include announcements.
Wess and Edison are out on track f.
Date: November 11, 1990
Location: Kan-i Hoken Hall (Yoshio Ueno, Eng.), Tokyo, Japan
Label: Concord Jazz
Frank Wess Orchestra live in Japan
Frank Wess (ldr), Pete Minger (t, fh), Joe Newman (t, v), Ron Tooley, Snooky Young (t), Art Baron, Grover Mitchell, Douglas Purviance, Dennis Wilson (tb), Curtis Peagler, Bill Ramsay (as), Billy Mitchell (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Arthur "Babe" Clarke (bar), Ted Dunbar (g), Tee Carson (p), Eddie Jones (b), Dennis Mackrel (d)
a. | Order in the Court(Frank Wess) / arr: Frank Wess - 5:20 | |
b. | Entre Nous(Frank Wess) / arr: Frank Wess - 4:31 | |
c. | Blues in the 2%(Dennis Mackrel) / arr: Dennis Mackrel - 8:10 | |
d. | St. James Infirmary(Joe Primrose) / arr: Joe Newman - 4:30 | |
e. | Shiny Stockings(Frank Foster, Ella Fitzgerald) / arr: Frank Wess - 5:16 | |
f. | Lover(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: Frank Wess - 3:50 | |
g. | But Beautiful(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: Pete Minger - 6:57 | |
h. | Imus the Blues(Dennis Wilson) / arr: Dennis Wilson - 5:51 | |
i. | Rink Rat(Rick Wilkins) / arr: Rick Wilkins - 4:46 | |
j. | Pit Pat Blues(Rick Wilkins) / arr: Rick Wilkins - 7:50 |
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Concord Jazz CDCCD 4456 — The Frank Wess Orchestra: Entre Nous - Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival In Japan '90 (1991)
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Pete Minger (t) on a-c, e-f, h-j, (fh) on g; Joe Newman (t) on a-f, h-j, (v) on d; Ron Tooley (t) on a-c, e-f, h-j; Snooky Young (t) on a-c, e-f, h-j; Art Baron (tb) on a-c, e-f, h-j; Grover Mitchell (tb) on a-c, e-f, h-j; Douglas Purviance (tb) on a-c, e-f, h-j; Dennis Wilson (tb) on a-c, e-f, h-j; Curtis Peagler (as) on a-c, e-f, h-j; Bill Ramsay (as) on a-c, e-f, h-j; Billy Mitchell (ts) on a-c, e-f, h-j; Frank Wess (ts) on a-c, e-f, h-j, (f) on b-c; Arthur "Babe" Clarke (bar) on a-c, e-f, h-j.
a - Bill Ramsay (as) 60 bars (5 choruses); Art Baron (tb) 36 bars (3 choruses); Tee Carson (p) 36 bars (3 choruses)
b - Frank Wess (f) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 4 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
c - Snooky Young (t) 36 bars (3 choruses); Ted Dunbar (g) 48 bars (4 choruses); Art Baron (tb) 36 bars (3 choruses); Tee Carson (p) 8 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
d - Joe Newman (t) 8 bars; Joe Newman (v) 56 bars with guitar obbligato
e - Joe Newman (t) 2-bar break + 16 bars; Joe Newman (t) 12 bars; Tee Carson (p) 32 bars
f - Arthur "Babe" Clarke (bar) 4-bar break + 64 bars (1 chorus); Arthur "Babe" Clarke (bar) 8 bars; Arthur "Babe" Clarke (bar) 40 bars
g - Pete Minger (fh) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ted Dunbar (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Pete Minger (fh) 30 bars and cadenza
h - Tee Carson (p) 12 bars; Snooky Young (t) 24 bars (2 choruses) obbligato to theme; Curtis Peagler (as) 92 bars
i - Tee Carson (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Pete Minger (t) 80 bars entering at bridge; Dennis Mackrel (d)
j - Tee Carson (p) 32 bars; Ted Dunbar (g) 2-bar break + 64 bars; Dennis Wilson (tb) 2-bar break + 64 bars
The timings shown do not include applause or announcements.
Track d features Joe Newman with only piano, guitar, bass and drums. Track g features Pete Minger with only piano, guitar, bass and drums.
Date: November 11, 1990
Location: Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival, Kan-i Hoken Hall (Yoshio Ueno, Eng.), Tokyo, Japan
Label: Concord Jazz
Mel Tormé live in Japan with the Frank Wess Orchestra
Mel Torme, Frank Wess (ldr), Pete Minger, Joe Newman, Ron Tooley, Snooky Young (t), Art Baron, Grover Mitchell, Douglas Purviance, Dennis Wilson (tb), Curtis Peagler, Bill Ramsay (as), Billy Mitchell, Frank Wess (ts), Arthur "Babe" Clarke (bar), Ted Dunbar (g), John Campbell (p), Bob Maize (b), Donny Osborne (d), Mel Torme (d, v)
a. | You're Driving Me Crazy(Walter Donaldson)
- 6:17 Concord Jazz CDCCD-4811-2 — The Concord Jazz Heritage Series: Mel Torme (1998)
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b. | Moten Swing(Benny Moten, Count Basie, Buster Moten, Ed Durham)
Concord Jazz CDCCD-4811-2 — The Concord Jazz Heritage Series: Mel Torme (1998)
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c. | Sent for You Yesterday(Ed Durham, Jimmy Rushing)
- 3:30 Concord Jazz CDCCD2-4871-2 — Mel Torme: The Best of the Concord Years (1999)
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d. | Swingin' the Blues(Count Basie, Ed Durham) - 4:20 |
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Concord Jazz CDCCD 4481-2 — Mel Tormé Recorded Live At The Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival In Japan '90 (1991)
Concord/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 100 — Autumn Leaves: Mel Torme Live In Japan '90 (1992)
Concord Jazz CDCCD2-2118-2 — Two Darn Hot (2002)
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a, b performed as medley
Donny Osborne (d) on a-c; Mel Torme (d) on d, (v) on a-c.
a - Mel Torme (v); John Campbell (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Mel Torme (v); Bob Maize (b) 8 bars bridge; Mel Torme (v)
c - Mel Torme (v); Mel Torme (v) 40 bars scattingf; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with Torme scatting; Mel Torme (v)
d - Mel Torme (d) intro 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Joe Newman (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); John Campbell (p) 48 bars (4 choruses); Mel Torme (d) breaks
Tracks a and b are listed as a medley but very little of "Moten Swing" is heard.
The timings shown do not include announcements or applause.
See also the following session from the same concert.
Date: November 11, 1990
Location: Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival, Kan-i Hoken Hall (Yoshio Ueno, Eng.), Tokyo, Japan
Label: Concord Jazz
Mel Torme with Frank Wess live in Japan
Mel Torme, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts), John Campbell (p), Bob Maize (b), Donny Osborne (d), Mel Torme (v)
a. | Stardust(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 5:40 |
Concord Jazz CDCCD 4481-2 — Mel Tormé Recorded Live At The Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival In Japan '90 (1991)
Concord/Victor (Jpn.) CDVICJ 100 — Autumn Leaves: Mel Torme Live In Japan '90 (1992)
Concord Special Products CDJAZ 45152 — A Hoagy Carmichael Songbook (1997)
Concord Jazz CDCCD-4811-2 — The Concord Jazz Heritage Series: Mel Torme (1998)
Concord Jazz CDCCD2-2118-2 — Two Darn Hot (2002)
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a - John Campbell (p) intro; Mel Torme (v) with Wess obbligato; Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars; Mel Torme (v) with Wess obbligato
This performance was part of the same concert as the previous session. Several other performances from this concert have been issued but only feature Torme and his trio. These are not included here because Frank Wess is not present on them.
The timing shown does not include announcements or applause.
Date: April 27, 1991
Location: Good Day Club, Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
Label: TDK (Jpn.)
Frank Wess & Junior Mance Trio live in Tokyo
Junior Mance, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Junior Mance (p), Martin Rivera (b), Alvin Queen (d)
a. | The Search(Frank Wess) - 5:43 | |
b. | Long Ago and Far Away(Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin) - 6:35 | |
c. | Easy Living(Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 7:51 | |
d. | Alone Together(Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 6:55 | |
e. | Who Can I Turn To?(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 6:40 | |
f. | My Funny Valentine(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 8:40 | |
g. | I Want to Be Happy(Vincent Youmans, Otto Harbach, Irving Caesar) - 6:48 | |
h. | Opus De Funk(Horace Silver) - 3:44 | |
i. | Billie's Bounce(Charlie Parker) - 8:06 |
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All Art Promotion Inc. (Jpn.) CDAAPJ 09 — Opus De Funk (1992)
LOB Inc. (Jpn.) CDLFA 1066 — Opus De Funk (1992)
TDK (Jpn.) CDTDCN 5068 — Opus De Funk (1993)
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Frank Wess (ts) on b-c, e, g, i, (f) on a, d, f, h.
a - Frank Wess (f) 84 bars (7 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 36 bars (3 choruses)
b - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Alvin Queen (d) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars
c - Junior Mance (p) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Junior Mance (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
d - Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 44 bars (1 chorus); Junior Mance (p) 44 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 28 bars; Frank Wess (f) 50 bars coda
e - Junior Mance (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Martin Rivera (b) 32 bars (1 chorus); Alvin Queen (d) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars 8- and 4-bar exchanges with drums; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars coda
f - Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (1 chorus); Junior Mance (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
g - Alvin Queen (d) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 128 bars (4 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Alvin Queen (d) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 80 bars
h - Junior Mance (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 48 bars (4 choruses)
i - Frank Wess (ts) 132 bars (11 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 84 bars (7 choruses); Martin Rivera (b) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums
The timings shown include announcements and applause.
Date: May 20 & 21, 1992
Location: Paris, France
Label: Fresh Sound (Sp.)
Frank Wess live with an international ten-piece band
Paris-Barcelona Swing Connection, Frank Wess (ldr), Patrick Artero (t, fh), Gilles Berthenet (t), Thierry Lhiver (tb), Oriol Bordas (as, vib, dir), Philippe Chagne (as, ts, bar), Dominigue Vernhes (ts, cl), Frank Wess (ts, f), Ramon Fossati (g, acg), Phillipe Duchemin (p), Jean-Pierre Rebillard (b), Stephane Roger (d)
a. | Hi, Mr. Wess(Oriol Bordas) / arr: Oriol Bordas - 4:35 | |
b. | Bluesin' in Cadaques(Oriol Bordas) / arr: Oriol Bordas - 4:37 | |
c. | Shiny Stockings(Frank Foster, Ella Fitzgerald) / arr: Oriol Bordas - 4:27 | |
d. | In a Sentimental Mood(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 6:06 | |
e. | Tickle Toe(Lester Young) / arr: Philippe Chagne - 4:30 | |
f. | Close Your Eyes(Bernice Petkere) / arr: Phillipe Duchemin - 5:15 | |
g. | The Midgets(Joe Newman) / arr: Oriol Bordas - 4:31 | |
h. | Natacha's Blues(Oriol Bordas) / arr: Oriol Bordas - 4:26 | |
i. | Always(Irving Berlin) / arr: Oriol Bordas - 6:09 | |
j. | Prelude to a Kiss(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Irving Gordon) - 5:37 | |
k. | Star Crossed Lovers(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) / arr: Oriol Bordas - 4:09 | |
l. | Shufflin'(Oriol Bordas) / arr: Oriol Bordas - 5:07 |
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Fresh Sound (Sp.) CDFSNT 002 — Frank Wess Meets The Paris-Barcelona Swing Connection (1992)
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j, k performed as medley
a - Phillipe Duchemin (p) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Oriol Bordas (vib) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Stephane Roger (d) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars coda
b - Patrick Artero (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); Phillipe Duchemin (p) 24 bars (2 choruses) unaccompanied
c - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses) at faster tempo; Stephane Roger (d) 8-, 4-, 2-, 1-bar breaks over 2 choruses; Dominigue Vernhes (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) at slower tempo
d - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) theme; Oriol Bordas (vib) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars entering at bridge including cadenza
e - Phillipe Duchemin (p) 8 bars; Phillipe Duchemin (p) 8 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Philippe Chagne (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Dominigue Vernhes (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8- and 4-bar exchanges with Chagne and Vernhes
f - Phillipe Duchemin (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 40 bars call and response with ensemble to fadeout
g - Patrick Artero (t) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 96 bars (8 choruses); Philippe Chagne (bar) 48 bars (4 choruses); Oriol Bordas (vib) 48 bars (4 choruses)
h - Phillipe Duchemin (p) 8 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses)
i - Phillipe Duchemin (p) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Oriol Bordas (vib) 64 bars (2 choruses)
j - Phillipe Duchemin (p) intro; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses)
k - Phillipe Duchemin (p) intro; Oriol Bordas (as) 20 bars; Oriol Bordas (as) 12 bars
l - Thierry Lhiver (tb) 36 bars (3 choruses); Patrick Artero (t) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 78 bars
Track d is performed with a quintet: Frank Wess (ts), vibraphone, piano, bass and drums.
Track j is performed with a quartet: Frank Wess (f), piano, bass, drums.
Frank Wess plays flute on tracks b, g, j; tenor saxophone on tracks a-f, h-i, k-l.
Date: August 7, 1992
Location: Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City
Label: [private recording]
The Majesty of Tap - Many tap dancers backed by the Frank Wess - Barry Harris Quartet
Barry Harris, Jimmy Slyde, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Barry Harris (p), Christian McBride (b), Billy Higgins (d), Bunny Briggs (tap, v), Karen Calloway Williams, Lon Chaney, Omar Edwards, David Gilmore, Chuck Green, Van 'The Man' Porter, Tamangoh (Herbin van Cayseele), Danny Wooten (tap), Jimmy Slyde (tap, spk), Olivette Miller (spk)
a. | A Beautiful Friendship(Stanley Styne, Donald Kahn) - 12:20 | |
b. | Have You Met Miss Jones?(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:40 | |
c. | Jitterbug Waltz(Fats Waller) - 4:59 | |
d. | Straight, No Chaser(Thelonious Monk) - 6:11 | |
e. | Epistrophy (Fly Right)(Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke) | |
f. | Sweet Georgia Brown(Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) - 4:28 | |
g. | Hambone(Red Saunders, Leon Washington) - 6:33 | |
h. | Tequila(Chuck Rio) | |
i. | [set ending group tap] - 3:26 | |
j. | intro | Perdido(Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 2:46 |
k. | Perdido(Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 4:07 | |
l. | Cherokee(Ray Noble) - 3:34 | |
m. | I Remember You(Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer) - 6:47 | |
n. | Nascimento(Barry Harris) - 3:33 | |
o. | Take the "A" Train(Billy Strayhorn) - 6:09 | |
p. | Caravan(Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills) - 4:25 | |
q. | The Man's Got Taps on His Shoes [poem] - 9:16 | |
r. | They Can't Take That Away from Me(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
s. | I Left My Heart in San Francisco(Douglass Cross, George Cory) - 5:45 | |
t. | Chicago(Fred Fisher) | |
u. | New York, New York(Fred Ebb, John Kander) | |
v. | Hello Young Lovers(Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:56 | |
w. | I Got Rhythm(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:52 | |
x. | There's No Business Like Show Business(Irving Berlin) | |
y. | Take the "A" Train(Billy Strayhorn) | |
z. | C Jam Blues(Duke Ellington) - 10:52 |
All titles unissued. |
d, e; g, h; q, r; s, t, u; w, x, y performed as medleys
Frank Wess (ts) on a-c, e-p, r-z, (f) on d; Christian McBride (b) on a-i, k-p, r-z; Billy Higgins (d) on a-i, k-p, r-z; Bunny Briggs (tap) on r-u, w, z, (v) on v; Karen Calloway Williams (tap) on f, i, z; Lon Chaney (tap) on k-l, z; Omar Edwards (tap) on y-z; David Gilmore (tap) on c, i, z; Chuck Green (tap) on o-p, z; Van 'The Man' Porter (tap) on g-i, z; Jimmy Slyde (tap) on m-n, z, (spk) on j; Tamangoh (Herbin van Cayseele) (tap) on d-e, i, z; Danny Wooten (tap) on y-z; Olivette Miller (spk) on q.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 2 bars + 96 bars (3 choruses); Barry Harris (p) 128 bars (4 choruses); Christian McBride (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ldr) 48 bars 8-bar exchanges with Higgins
b - Barry Harris (p) rubato intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2 bars + 96 bars (3 choruses); Barry Harris (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Christian McBride (b) 64 bars (2 choruses) arco; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Billy Higgins (d) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars
c - David Gilmore (tap)
d - Tamangoh (Herbin van Cayseele) (tap)
e - Tamangoh (Herbin van Cayseele) (tap)
f - Karen Calloway Williams (tap)
g - Van 'The Man' Porter (tap)
h - Van 'The Man' Porter (tap)
i - Karen Calloway Williams (tap) with others; David Gilmore (tap) with others; Van 'The Man' Porter (tap) with others; Tamangoh (Herbin van Cayseele) (tap) with others
j - Barry Harris (p) plays melody with Wess rubato; Jimmy Slyde (spk) introduces Lon Chaney
k - Lon Chaney (tap)
l - Lon Chaney (tap)
m - Jimmy Slyde (tap); Barry Harris (p) 36 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (1 chorus); Barry Harris (p) 36 bars (1 chorus); Jimmy Slyde (tap); Barry Harris (p) 16 bars
n - Jimmy Slyde (tap)
o - Chuck Green (tap)
p - Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars bridge; Chuck Green (tap)
q - Olivette Miller (spk) recites poem and introduces Bunny Briggs
r - Bunny Briggs (tap); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars
s - Bunny Briggs (tap)
t - Bunny Briggs (tap)
u - Bunny Briggs (tap)
v - Bunny Briggs (v)
w - Frank Wess (ts)
y - Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Omar Edwards (tap); Danny Wooten (tap)
z - Barry Harris (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (8 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars; Bunny Briggs (tap) with others; Karen Calloway Williams (tap) with others; Lon Chaney (tap) with others; Omar Edwards (tap) with others; David Gilmore (tap) with others; Chuck Green (tap) with others; Van 'The Man' Porter (tap) with others; Jimmy Slyde (tap) with others; Tamangoh (Herbin van Cayseele) (tap) with others; Danny Wooten (tap) with others
The timings shown include many announcements, much dialog and applause. Except for tracks a and b which feature the imstrumental quartet, the tracks largely feature the tap dancers with the quartet providing support. Timings shown for the first title of a medley represent the entire medley.
Tracks a-i constitute the first set which features the "Young Lions," four up and coming (at the time) dancers. The set ends with all four participating in a jam (track i). Tracks j-z (set 2) feature established dancers with the exception of track y where the young duo known as Toe Jam (Edwards, Wooten) are called to the stage to strut their stuff. All ten dancers participate in the final track.
Jimmy Slyde is the MC. Olivette Miller was the wife of dancer and vocalist Bunny Briggs.
Only audio of this concert was auditioned so, on the tracks with more than one dancer, the tap order is not known.
"Hello Young Lovers" is called "Hello Young Dancers" and features the Rodgers & Hammerstein melody with lyrics presumably written by Bunny Briggs. On track w, the melody of "I Got Rhythm" is never stated but the quartet plays over chord changes of that standard.
A review of this concert can be found here.
Date: July 14, 1993
Location: Cap Roig Gardens, Calella de Palafrugell, Spain
Label: [private recording]
Frank Wess and the Hank Jones Trio live in Spain
Hank Jones, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Hank Jones (p), Ray Drummond (b), Alvin Queen (d)
a. | Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament)(Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) - 6:13 | |
b. | Mood Indigo(Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 5:58 | |
c. | Soft Winds(Fletcher Henderson) - 6:20 | |
d. | Tea for Two(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 5:52 | |
e. | Jitterbug Waltz(Fats Waller) - 4:00 | |
f. | In a Sentimental Mood(Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 3:55 | |
g. | Oh, Look at Me Now(Joe Bushkin, John De Vries) - 3:05 | |
h. | inc | I'll Remember April(Gene DePaul, Don Raye, Patricia Johnston) - 7:45 |
i. | Take the "A" Train(Billy Strayhorn) - 6:37 | |
j. | Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) - 7:27 | |
k. | Close Your Eyes(Bernice Petkere) - 7:27 | |
l. | The Very Thought of You(Ray Noble) - 4:59 | |
m. | Cotton Tail(Duke Ellington) - 8:51 | |
n. | Estoril Sol(Frank Wess) - 7:34 |
All titles unissued. |
Frank Wess (ldr) on i-n, (ts) on i, k, m-n, (f) on j, l.
This concert was produced by Jordi Suñol who provided the information shown. It has not been auditioned.
Date: August 7, 1993
Location: Rainbow Studio (Jan Erik Kongshaug, Eng.), Oslo, Norway
Label: Gemini (Nor.)
Frank Wess Quintet in Norway
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Joe Cohn (g), Norman Simmons (p), Lynn Seaton (b), Jackie Williams (d)
a. | Surprise! Surprise!(Frank Wess) - 8:47 | |
b. | Equal Parts(Frank Wess) - 4:39 | |
c. | Forget The Woman(Ettore Stratta) - 9:02 | |
d. | BB's Blues(Norman Simmons) - 8:29 | |
e. | I Want to Be Happy(Vincent Youmans, Otto Harbach, Irving Caesar) - 5:12 | |
f. | She's Gone Again(Ben E. King) - 9:14 | |
g. | Cohn on the Cob(Joe Cohn) - 6:09 | |
h. | I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face(Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 6:39 | |
i. | Who Can I Turn To?(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 8:18 |
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Gemini (Nor.) CDGMCD 84 — Surprise! Surprise! (1994)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a, c, e-g, i, (f) on b, d, h; Joe Cohn (g) on a-b, d-i.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 68 bars (2 choruses); Joe Cohn (g) 68 bars (2 choruses); Norman Simmons (p) 68 bars (2 choruses); Lynn Seaton (b) 68 bars (2 choruses)
b - Jackie Williams (d) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Norman Simmons (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Joe Cohn (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Jackie Williams (d) 2X2-bar breaks; Jackie Williams (d) 8 bars; Jackie Williams (d) 12 bars; Jackie Williams (d) 2 bars
c - Norman Simmons (p) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 40 bars; Norman Simmons (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
d - Norman Simmons (p) 8-bar intro; Lynn Seaton (b) 60 bars (5 choruses) arco; Joe Cohn (g) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 60 bars (5 choruses) arco; Norman Simmons (p) 60 bars (5 choruses) arco; Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (3 choruses) simultaneous improvisation with guitar and piano
e - Norman Simmons (p) 30 bars unaccompanied; Jackie Williams (d) 8 bars at faster tempo; Joe Cohn (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Norman Simmons (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Joe Cohn (g) 80 bars 8-bar exchanges with drums alternating with tenor saxophone; Joe Cohn (g) Coda 48 bars 8-bar exchanges with tenor saxophone
f - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Joe Cohn (g) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
g - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 48 bars (4 choruses); Joe Cohn (g) 48 bars (4 choruses); Norman Simmons (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Lynn Seaton (b) 48 bars (4 choruses)
h - Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 80 bars (2 choruses long form); Norman Simmons (p) 80 bars (2 choruses); Joe Cohn (g) 80 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) coda vamp 64 bars
i - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Norman Simmons (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Joe Cohn (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses) 4- and 8- bar exchanges with guitar
Track b is very close harmonically to John Coltrane’s "Giant Steps." Track g is a modified 12-bar blues.
Date: September 7 & 8, 1993
Location: Penny Lane Studios (Al Varner, Eng.), New York City
Label: Concord Jazz
Frank Wess Octet
Frank Wess (ldr), Cecil Bridgewater, Greg Gisbert (t), Steve Turre (tb, shl), Frank Wess (as, ts, f, bf), Scott Robinson (ts, bar, acl), Richard Wyands (p), Lynn Seaton (b), Gregory Hutchinson (d)
a. | Come Back to Me(Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) - 5:18 | |
b. | Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green(Frank Wess) - 6:41 | |
c. | Listen to the Dawn(Kenny Burrell) - 7:12 | |
d. | And So It Is(Frank Wess) - 5:31 | |
e. | Short Circuit(Frank Wess) - 6:07 | |
f. | Little Esther(Horace Parlan) - 6:26 | |
g. | Stray Horn(Bucky Pizzarelli) - 5:37 | |
h. | Night Lights(Scott Robinson) - 6:15 | |
i. | Surprise! Surprise!(Frank Wess) - 5:07 | |
j. | Blues in the Car(Scott Robinson) - 4:58 | |
k. | Small Talk(Frank Wess) - 5:52 | |
l. | Alfie(Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 6:42 |
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Concord Jazz CDCCD 4592 — Tryin' To Make My Blues Turn Green (1994)
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Cecil Bridgewater (t) on a-b, e-l; Steve Turre (tb) on a-b, d-l, (shl) on c; Frank Wess (as) on f-g, l, (ts) on a-b, d-e, i-j, (f) on h, k-l, (bf) on c; Scott Robinson (ts) on a, e-f, h-k, (bar) on b, f-g, l, (acl) on h.
a - Gregory Hutchinson (d) 8-bar intro; Gregory Hutchinson (d) 4X4 bar breaks; Frank Wess (ts) 4-bar break + 68 bars (2 choruses); Greg Gisbert (t) 4-bar break + 68 bars (2 choruses); Scott Robinson (ts) 4-bar break + 68 bars (2 choruses); Gregory Hutchinson (d) 4 bars; Gregory Hutchinson (d) 2X2-bar breaks; Gregory Hutchinson (d) 4 bars
b - Richard Wyands (p) 24 bars (2 choruses) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Cecil Bridgewater (t) 36 bars (3 choruses); Scott Robinson (bar) 36 bars (3 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 36 bars (3 choruses)
c - Frank Wess (bf) 16 bars; Greg Gisbert (t) 8 bars; Richard Wyands (p) 8 bars
d - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Steve Turre (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Greg Gisbert (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Richard Wyands (p) 32 bars (1 chorus)
e - Gregory Hutchinson (d) 8-bar intro; Richard Wyands (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Greg Gisbert (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Gregory Hutchinson (d) 32 bars (1 chorus)
f - Richard Wyands (p) 8 bars 1st chorus bridge; Frank Wess (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Steve Turre (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Scott Robinson (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Richard Wyands (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lynn Seaton (b) 8 bars bridge
g - Richard Wyands (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (as) 8 bars
h - Frank Wess (f) 36 bars; Scott Robinson (ts) 38 bars; Richard Wyands (p) 40 bars
i - Richard Wyands (p) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 30 bars; Richard Wyands (p) 16 bars; Richard Wyands (p) 10 bars; Steve Turre (tb) 26 bars; Gregory Hutchinson (d) 2X2 bar breaks
j - Frank Wess (ts) 68 bars; Scott Robinson (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 36 vars (3 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with Robinson (ts); Richard Wyands (p) 34 bars; Gregory Hutchinson (d) 2X2-bar breaks; Gregory Hutchinson (d) 12 bars (1 chorus)
k - Greg Gisbert (t) 40 bars; Frank Wess (f) 40 bars; Richard Wyands (p) 40 bars; Lynn Seaton (b) 8 bars
l - Cecil Bridgewater (t) 76 bars; Richard Wyands (p) 76 bars; Frank Wess (f) 76 bars
Date: September 20 & 21, 1993
Location: Classic Sound (Tom Lazarus, Eng.), New York City
Label: Town Crier
Frank Wess Organ Trio
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Bobby Forrester (or), Clarence "Tootsie" Bean (d)
a. | Au Privave(Charlie Parker) - 4:38 | |
b. | The Lamp Is Low(Maurice Ravel, Peter De Rose, Mitchell Parish) - 6:05 | |
c. | My Shining Hour(Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:14 | |
d. | Crazy He Calls Me (Crazy She Calls Me)(Carl Sigman, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) - 6:15 | |
e. | Love Letters(Victor Young, Edward Heyman) - 6:27 | |
f. | Frankie and Johnnie (Frankie and Johnny)(Traditional) - 6:07 | |
g. | Antigua(Roland Prince) - 5:13 | |
h. | I'll Never Smile Again(Ruth Lowe) - 5:07 | |
i. | On the Street Where You Live(Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 6:51 | |
j. | Cotton Tail(Duke Ellington) - 7:01 |
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Town Crier CDTCD 518 — Going Wess (1993)
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Frank Wess (ts) on b-f, h-j, (f) on a, g.
a - Frank Wess (f) 108 bars (9 choruses); Bobby Forrester (or) 72 bars (6 choruses); Clarence "Tootsie" Bean (d) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 12 bars (1 chorus); Bobby Forrester (or) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 12 bars (1 chorus)
b - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 102 bars (3 choruses); Bobby Forrester (or) 102 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars
c - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Bobby Forrester (or) 64 bars (2 choruses); Clarence "Tootsie" Bean (d) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) extended coda
d - Bobby Forrester (or) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Bobby Forrester (or) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars entering at bridge; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
e - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Bobby Forrester (or) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 20 bars; Frank Wess (ts) coda: 8-bar exchanges with organ
f - Bobby Forrester (or) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (6 choruses); Bobby Forrester (or) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) coda to fadeout
g - Clarence "Tootsie" Bean (d) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Bobby Forrester (or) 64 bars (2 choruses); Clarence "Tootsie" Bean (d) 64 bars (2 choruses)
h - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Bobby Forrester (or) 22 bars
i - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 64 bars (1 chorus); Bobby Forrester (or) 64 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) coda 28 bars
j - Clarence "Tootsie" Bean (d) 8-bar intro; Bobby Forrester (or) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 192 bars (6 choruses); Bobby Forrester (or) 128 bars (4 choruses); Clarence "Tootsie" Bean (d) 96 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars last chorus bridge
Date: August 12, 1994
Location: Fujitsu-Concord 26th Jazz Festival, Concord Pavilion (Phil Edwards, Eng.), Concord, CA
Label: Concord Jazz
Seven Sensational Saxophons live
Seven Sensational Saxophones, Frank Wess (ldr), Jesse Davis, Gary Foster (as), Bill Ramsay (as, bar), Ricky Woodard (as, ts), Ken Peplowski, Chris Potter, Frank Wess (ts), Howard Alden (g), Walter Norris (p), Jeff Chambers (b), Colin Bailey (d)
a. | Lady Bird(Tadd Dameron) / arr: Bill Ramsay - 7:19 | |
b. | Strollin'(Horace Silver) / arr: Bill Ramsay - 5:34 | |
c. | Five Brothers(Gerry Mulligan) - 10:14 | |
d. | It's Sand Man(Ed Lewis, Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks) / arr: Bill Ramsay - 9:32 | |
e. | Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green(Frank Wess) / arr: Frank Wess - 6:10 |
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Concord Jazz CDCCD 7003 — Fujitsu - Concord 26th Jazz Festival (1995)
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Jesse Davis (as) on a-b, e; Gary Foster (as) on a-b, e; Bill Ramsay (as) on a-b, (bar) on e; Ricky Woodard (as) on a-b, (ts) on c-e; Ken Peplowski (ts) on c-e; Chris Potter (ts) on c-e; Frank Wess (ts) on c-e.
a - Bill Ramsay (as) 32 bars (2 choruses); Howard Alden (g) 32 bars (2 choruses); Jesse Davis (as) 32 bars (2 choruses); Walter Norris (p) 32 bars (2 choruses); Gary Foster (as) 32 bars (2 choruses); Jeff Chambers (b) 32 bars (2 choruses); Ricky Woodard (as) 32 bars (2 choruses); Colin Bailey (d) 8 bars; Colin Bailey (d) 8 bars
b - Ricky Woodard (as) 32 bars (1 chorus); Walter Norris (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Gary Foster (as) 32 bars (1 chorus)
c - Colin Bailey (d) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Ricky Woodard (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Ken Peplowski (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Chris Potter (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Colin Bailey (d) 32 bars (1 chorus)
d - Frank Wess (ts) 128 bars (4 choruses); Ricky Woodard (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Ken Peplowski (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Chris Potter (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Colin Bailey (d) 8 bars bridge
e - Walter Norris (p) 24 bars intro; Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Ken Peplowski (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Ricky Woodard (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Jesse Davis (as) 36 bars (3 choruses); Gary Foster (as) 36 bars (3 choruses); Chris Potter (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses)
Tracks a, b - four Alto Saxophones; tracks c, d - four tenor saxophones; track e - all seven saxophones (Woodard and Ramsay double).
The timings shown do not include announcements and applause.
This set is part of the same concert as the following session.
Date: August 12, 1994
Location: Fujitsu-Concord 26th Jazz Festival, Concord Pavilion (Phil Edwards, Eng.), Concord, CA
Label: Concord Jazz
Gene Harris-Rob McConnell- Frank Wess Concord Jazz All-Star Big Bnad live
Gene Harris, Rob McConnell, Frank Wess (ldr), Al Aarons, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, George Graham, Randy Sandke (t), Jimmy Cheatham, Robert Trowers, Chauncey Welsch (tb), Rob McConnell (vtb), Jesse Davis (as), Gary Foster (as, f), Chris Potter (as, ts), Ken Peplowski, Frank Wess (ts), Ricky Woodard (ts, cl, f), Bill Ramsay (bar), Ron Escheté (g), Jeannie Cheatham (p, v), Gene Harris (p), Luther Hughes (b), Paul Humphrey (d)
a. | Dirty Man(Bob Brookmeyer) / arr: Rob McConnell - 4:07 | |
b. | Lover(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: Frank Wess - 4:06 | |
c. | A Time for Love(Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) / arr: Frank Wess - 4:50 | |
d. | What Do We Do for Fun?(Jimmy Cheatham, Jeannie Cheatham) / arr: Jimmy Cheatham - 3:39 | |
e. | 'Tain't Nobody's Business if I Do(Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins) / arr: Jimmy Cheatham - 4:43 | |
f. | Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament)(Duke Ellington, Sidney Keith 'Bob' Russell) / arr: Hidle Brown (H.B.) Barnum - 2:43 | |
g. | When Did You Leave Heaven?(Richard Whiting, Walter Bullock) / arr: Frank Wess - 4:10 | |
h. | Captain Bill(Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis) / arr: John Clayton - 3:53 |
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Concord Jazz CDCCD 7003 — Fujitsu - Concord 26th Jazz Festival (1995)
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Chris Potter (as) on b-c, (ts) on b-c; Ken Peplowski (ts) on f-h; Frank Wess (ts) on a, c-d; Ricky Woodard (cl) on e, (f) on c; Gary Foster (f) on c; Jeannie Cheatham (p) on e, (v) on d-e.
a - Rob McConnell (vtb) 20 bars
b - Bill Ramsay (bar) 4-bar break + 64 bars (1 chorus); Bill Ramsay (bar) 8 bars; Bill Ramsay (bar) 40 bars
c - Frank Wess (ts) 20 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
d - Jimmy Cheatham (tb) 12 bars; Jeannie Cheatham (v); Gene Harris (p) 24 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars; Jeannie Cheatham (v)
e - Jeannie Cheatham (p) 8-bar intro; Jeannie Cheatham (v); Ricky Woodard (cl) 24 bars; Jeannie Cheatham (v) with clarinet obbligato
f - Gene Harris (p) 48 bars
g - Gene Harris (p) 64 bars
h - Gene Harris (p) 24 bars; Ron Escheté (g) 20 bars; Randy Sandke (t) 24 bars; Robert Trowers (tb) 24 bars; Gene Harris (p) 58 bars
This set is part of the same concert as the previous session.
The timings shown do not include announcements or applause.
Date: December 1 & 2, 1994
Location: DePaul University (Keith O. Johnson, Eng.), Chicago, IL
Label: Reference Recordings
Frank Wess and Clark Terry with the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble I
DePaul University Jazz Ensemble I, Bob Lark, Clark Terry, Frank Wess (ldr), Jason Aspinwall, Kirk Garrison, Matt Lewis, Eric Nelson, Jason Pettit (t), Clark Terry (t, fh), Bob Lark (fh, con), Steve Bradley, Brian Culbertson, Craig Sunken (tb), Thomas Michaud (btb), Matt Dethrow (as, f), Rudresh Mahanthappa (as), Jason Cates (ts), Tim McNamara, Frank Wess (ts, f), Kevin Pike (bar), Steve Jacobson (g), Michael Stryker (p), Sharay Reed (b), Bob Rummage, James Ward, Jr. (d)
a. | Shiny Stockings(Frank Foster, Ella Fitzgerald) - 5:20 | |
b. | Jumpin' at the Woodside(Count Basie) / arr: David Berger - 4:43 | |
c. | Jessica's Day(Quincy Jones) - 4:14 | |
d. | Corner Pocket (Until I Met You)(Freddie Green, Don Wolf) - 4:54 | |
e. | Flute Juice(Frank Wess) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 2:46 | |
f. | Sixteen Men Swinging(Ernie Wilkins) - 3:25 | |
g. | Lil' Darlin'(Neal Hefti) - 5:01 | |
h. | Swingin' the Blues(Count Basie, Ed Durham) / arr: Clark Terry - 4:57 | |
i. | Ya Gotta Try(Sam Nestico) - 2:52 | |
j. | Moten Swing(Benny Moten, Count Basie, Buster Moten, Ed Durham) / arr: Ernie Wilkins - 4:31 | |
k. | Li'l Ol' Groovemaker(Quincy Jones) - 2:46 | |
l. | One O'Clock Jump(Count Basie) / arr: Buck Clayton - 4:35 | |
m. | Winter Wonderland(Felix Bernard, Richard Smith) / arr: Thomas Matta - 4:35 | |
n. | alt | Swingin' the Blues(Count Basie, Ed Durham) / arr: Clark Terry - 4:11 |
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Reference Recordings LP 12"RR 63 — Big Band Basie (1995)
Reference Recordings CDRR 63CD — Big Band Basie (1995)
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Clark Terry (t) on h, j, n, (fh) on b-c, f; Bob Lark (fh) on h, n; Frank Wess (ts) on b, f, j, (f) on c, e, h, n; Bob Rummage (d) on a-k, m-n; James Ward, Jr. (d) on l.
a - Brian Culbertson (tb) 2-bar break + 16 bars; Brian Culbertson (tb) 12 bars; Michael Stryker (p) 16 bars
b - Clark Terry (fh) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Clark Terry (fh) 96 bars (3 choruses); Clark Terry (fh) 8 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars bridge; Clark Terry (fh) 8 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) 4-bar exchanges with Terry; Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars bridge with Terry
c - Frank Wess (f) 8 bars bridge; Clark Terry (fh) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 8 bars bridge
d - Craig Sunken (tb) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Tim McNamara (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Michael Stryker (p) 8 bars bridge
e - Frank Wess (f) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 4 bars; Frank Wess (f) 12 bars; Frank Wess (f) 4 bars; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars
f - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Craig Sunken (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Clark Terry (fh) 28 bars
g - Michael Stryker (p) 8-bar intro; Kirk Garrison (t) 16 bars entering at bridge
h - Michael Stryker (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Bob Lark (fh) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (3 choruses); Clark Terry (t) 36 bars (3 choruses); Sharay Reed (b) 12 bars (1 chorus) walking
i - Michael Stryker (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Tim McNamara (ts) 2-bar break + 16 bars; Jason Cates (ts) 16 bars; Tim McNamara (ts) 24 bars 4-bar exchanges with Cates; Bob Rummage (d) 8 bars
j - Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Clark Terry (t) 16 bars entering at bridge
k - Michael Stryker (p)
l - Michael Stryker (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Tim McNamara (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Brian Culbertson (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); Jason Cates (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Jason Pettit (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Rudresh Mahanthappa (as) 24 bars (2 choruses); Steve Bradley (tb) 12 bars (1 chorus); Matt Lewis (t) 12 bars (1 chorus); Matt Dethrow (as) 12 bars (1 chorus); Kevin Pike (bar) 12 bars (1 chorus); Sharay Reed (b) 12 bars (1 chorus) walking
m - Craig Sunken (tb) 32 bars (1 chorus); Rudresh Mahanthappa (as) 16 bars
n - Michael Stryker (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Bob Lark (fh) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (3 choruses); Clark Terry (t) 36 bars (3 choruses); Sharay Reed (b) 12 bars (1 chorus)
Section leads are Kirk Garrison (t), Brian Culbertson (tb).
Date: March 10 & 11, 1995
Location: Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
Label: Concord Jazz
Gene Harris Quartet featuring Frank Wess
Gene Harris, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Ron Escheté (g), Gene Harris (p), Luther Hughes (b), Paul Humphrey (d)
a. | Summertime(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) - 8:30 | |
b. | You Don't Know Me(Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker) - 6:39 | |
c. | Oh, Lady Be Good(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 8:50 | |
d. | Straight, No Chaser(Thelonious Monk) - 7:28 | |
e. | Menage a Bleu(Frank Wess) - 7:29 | |
f. | My Funny Valentine(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 8:25 | |
g. | Estoril Sol(Frank Wess) - 7:24 | |
h. | That's All(Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt) - 8:07 |
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Concord Jazz CDCCD 4692 — It's The Real Soul (1996)
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Frank Wess (ldr) on d-g, (ts) on e, g, (f) on d, f.
a - Gene Harris (p) 30 bars; Gene Harris (p) 24 bars at faster tempo over blues chord changes; Ron Escheté (g) 22 bars
b - Gene Harris (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Gene Harris (p) 16-bar coda
c - Gene Harris (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ron Escheté (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ron Escheté (g) 24-bar coda
d - Frank Wess (f) 132 bars (11 choruses); Gene Harris (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Ron Escheté (g) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 72 bars (6 choruses) 12-bar exchanges with bass
e - Gene Harris (p) 24 bars (2 choruses) in 3/4; Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses) in 3/4; Ron Escheté (g) 36 bars (3 choruses) in 3/4; Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus) in 3/4
f - Luther Hughes (b) intro; Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (1 chorus); Gene Harris (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars and cadenza
g - Gene Harris (p) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 108 choruses ((9 choruses); Ron Escheté (g) 72 bars (6 choruses)
h - Gene Harris (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ron Escheté (g) 16 bars; Gene Harris (p) 16 bars entering at bridge; Gene Harris (p) 56 bars double time extended coda with guitar
Date: July 8, 1995
Location: Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA
Label: Concord Jazz
Frank Wess and Kenny Burrell live
Kenny Burrell, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Burrell (g), Tee Carson (p), Chuck Berghofer (b), Gregg Field (d)
a. | Listen to the Dawn(Kenny Burrell) - 9:43 | |
b. | All Blues(Miles Davis) - 6:59 |
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Concord Jazz CDCCD 7005 — Jazz Celebration: A Tribute To Carl Jefferson (1996)
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Frank Wess (ts) on b, (f) on a.
a - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars; Kenny Burrell (g) 32 bars; Frank Wess (f) obbligato and cadenza
b - Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses) in 6/4; Kenny Burrell (g) 24 bars (2 choruses) in 6/4; Tee Carson (p) 24 bars (2 choruses) in 6/4; Chuck Berghofer (b) 24 bars (2 choruses) in 6/4
Frank Wess is not present on any other tracks of this 4 CD box set.
The timings shown do not include announcements and applause.
Date: March 10, 1996
Location: Clark Terry Jazz Festival, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Label: [private recording]
Clark Terry with Frank Wess and Frank Foster (sextet)
Frank Foster, Clark Terry, Frank Wess (ldr), Clark Terry (fh), Frank Foster (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), James Williams (p), Marcus McLaurine (b), Les Harris, Jr. (d)
a. | The Midgets(Joe Newman) - 10:56 | |
b. | Just an Old Manuscript(Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 12:30 | |
c. | I Don't Wanna Be Kissed By Anyone But You(Harold Spina, Jack Elliot) - 13:12 |
All titles unissued. |
Frank Wess (ts) on b, (f) on a, c.
a - Les Harris, Jr. (d) 40 bars intro; Frank Wess (f) 156 bars (13 choruses); Clark Terry (fh) 120 bars (10 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 180 bars (15 choruses); James Williams (p) 144 bars (12 choruses); Marcus McLaurine (b) 84 bars (7 choruses) walking; Les Harris, Jr. (d) 48 bars (4 choruses)
b - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Clark Terry (fh) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); James Williams (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Marcus McLaurine (b) 32 bars (1 chorus)
c - Frank Foster (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Clark Terry (fh) 64 bars (2 choruses); James Williams (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Marcus McLaurine (b) 4 bars; Marcus McLaurine (b) 12 bars; Marcus McLaurine (b) 68 bars; Les Harris, Jr. (d) 4 bars; Les Harris, Jr. (d) 12 bars; Les Harris, Jr. (d) 4 bars; Les Harris, Jr. (d) 8 bars bridge
The timings shown do not include applause or announcements.
The date needs confirmation.
This partial set is the first part of an over 2 hour video. Frank Wess also appears with a student big band: YouTube.
Date: November 3-5 & 7, 1996
Location: S/S Norway, Club Internationale (Jon Bates, Eng.), Caribbean Sea cruise
Label: Chiaroscuro
Frank Wess Quartet and special guests at the 1996 Floating Jazz Festival
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath, Flip Phillips (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Richard Wyands (p), Lynn Seaton (b), Winard Harper (d)
a. | All or Nothing at All(Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 11:07 | |
b. | A Beautiful Friendship(Stanley Styne, Donald Kahn) - 8:05 | |
c. | My Funny Valentine(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 18:14 | |
d. | Estoril Sol(Frank Wess) - 11:16 | |
e. | One for Amos(Sam Jones, Gene Ammons) - 8:23 | |
f. | Firm Roots(Cedar Walton) - 7:39 | |
g. | Nada Mas(Frank Wess) - 8:25 | |
h. | It Could Happen to You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 11:14 | |
i. | All the Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 14:33 | |
j. | On Green Dolphin Street(Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington) - 12:56 | |
k. | Cotton Tail(Duke Ellington) - 8:27 | |
l. | Surprise! Surprise!(Frank Wess) - 9:21 |
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Chiaroscuro CDCR(D) 350 — Surprise, Surprise! The Frank Wess Quartet Live At The 1996 Floating Jazz Festival (1998)
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Frank Foster (ts) on c-d, h; Jimmy Heath (ts) on i-j; Flip Phillips (ts) on k; Frank Wess (ts) on a-b, d, f, h-l, (f) on c, e, g, j.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 128 bars (2 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 128 bars (2 choruses); Lynn Seaton (b) 64 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (1 chorus) 8-bar exchanges with drums
b - Richard Wyands (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Lynn Seaton (b) 64 bars (2 choruses) arco; Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars 8-bar exchanges with drums; Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars coda
c - Lynn Seaton (b) unaccompanied arco intro; Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (1 chorus); Frank Foster (ts) 72 bars (2 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
d - Richard Wyands (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 156 bars (13 choruses); Lynn Seaton (b) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (8 choruses) 12-bar exchanges with drums alternating with Foster
e - Winard Harper (d) 12-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 132 bars (11 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 108 bars (9 choruses); Lynn Seaton (b) 84 bars (7 choruses) arco singing along Slam Stewart style
f - Frank Wess (ts) 220 bars (5 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 132 bars (3 choruses); Winard Harper (d) 88 bars (2 choruses)
g - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Lynn Seaton (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars coda
h - Richard Wyands (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Frank Foster (ts) 160 bars (5 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with drums alternating with Foster; Lynn Seaton (b) 64 bars (2 choruses) arco; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars 4-bar exchanges with Foster; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars simultaneous improvisation with Foster
i - Jimmy Heath (ts) 144 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 144 bars (4 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 108 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with Heath
j - Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Jimmy Heath (ts) 160 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 128 bars (4 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 96 bars (3 choruses)
k - Winard Harper (d) 16-bar intro; Flip Phillips (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 160 bars (5 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 192 bars (6 choruses) 16-, 8-, 4-bar exchnages and simultaneous improvisation with Phillips; Winard Harper (d) 8 bars bridge
l - Richard Wyands (p) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 102 bars (3 choruses); Richard Wyands (p) 68 bars (2 choruses); Lynn Seaton (b) 68 bars (2 choruses) arco; Frank Wess (ts) 68 bars (2 choruses)
The timings shown include announcements and applause.
Date: April 10 & 11, 1997
Location: Iridium Club, New York City
Label: Telarc
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Clark Terry and Frank Wess live in New York
Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Clark Terry, Frank Wess (ldr), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t), Clark Terry (t, fh), Frank Wess (ts, f), Junior Mance (p), Marcus McLaurine (b), Dave Gibson (d)
a. | Helena's Theme(Harry Edison) - 6:58 | |
b. | Mean Greens(Harry Edison) - 9:36 | |
c. | Sweets Bossa(Harry Edison) - 7:56 | |
d. | Doggin' Around(Herschel Evans, Edgar Battle) - 8:11 | |
e. | Emily(Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 9:13 | |
f. | The Midgets(Joe Newman) - 6:52 | |
g. | I Wish I Knew(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 5:00 | |
h. | Centerpiece (Keester Parade)(Johnny Mandel, Harry Edison, Jon Hendricks) - 6:30 |
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Telarc CD83425 — Harry "Sweets" Edison And The Golden Horns Live At The Iridium (1997)
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Clark Terry (ldr) on a-d, f, h, (t) on a-d, f, h, (fh) on a-d, f, h; Frank Wess (ts) on b-d, h, (f) on a, f.
a - Clark Terry (t) (or fh) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 84 bars (7 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 48 bars (4 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 156 bars (13 choruses); Marcus McLaurine (b) 48 bars (4 choruses) walking
b - Clark Terry (t) (or fh) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 84 bars (7 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 48 bars (4 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 132 bars (11 choruses)
c - Clark Terry (fh) (or t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 64 bars (2 choruses)
d - Junior Mance (p) 64 bars (2 choruses) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars bridge; Clark Terry (t) (or fh) 56 bars exchanges with Edison; Frank Wess (ts) 160 bars (5 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 128 bars (4 choruses); Clark Terry (t) (or fh) 96 bars (3 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with drums alternating with Wess (ts) and Edison; Dave Gibson (d) 8 bars bridge; Dave Gibson (d) 8 bars bridge
e - Junior Mance (p)
f - Clark Terry (t) (or fh) 96 bars (8 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 132 bars (11 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 120 bars (10 choruses); Marcus McLaurine (b) 48 bars (4 choruses) walking
g - Marcus McLaurine (b) walking intro 8 bars; Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Junior Mance (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t) coda
h - Junior Mance (p) 24 bars (2 choruses) intro; Clark Terry (t) (or fh) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Junior Mance (p) behind Edison anouncing band members and ending set
All horns are out on track e which is a feature for Junior Mance. Wess and Terry are out on track g which features Edison.
The timings shown do not include applause or announcements except for track h where Edison announces the band personnel over the rhythm section and before the final choruses.
Date: May 3, 1997
Location: Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY
Label: Blue Chip Jazz
Swing Summit Sextet live
Kenny Barron, Jon Faddis, Steve Turre, Frank Wess (ldr), Jon Faddis (t), Steve Turre (tb, shl), Frank Wess (ts, f), Kenny Barron (p), Ray Drummond (b), Ben Riley (d)
a. | Cotton Tail(Duke Ellington)
- 11:53 1201 Music CD6002-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 1 (1999)
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b. | In a Mellow Tone (In a Mellotone)(Duke Ellington)
- 14:31 1201 Music CD6002-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 1 (1999)
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c. | The Summer Knows(Michel LeGrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
- 5:18 1201 Music CD6002-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 1 (1999)
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d. | Blue Moon(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- 7:44 1201 Music CD6002-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 1 (1999)
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e. | Things Ain't What They Used to Be(Mercer Ellington, Ted Parsons)
- 12:45 1201 Music CD6002-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 1 (1999)
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f. | Namesake(Milt Jackson)
- 10:14 1201 Music CD6002-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 1 (1999)
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g. | Basie-Like(Mark Morganelli)
- 13:24 1201 Music CD6003-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 2 (1999)
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h. | U.M.M.G (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)(Billy Strayhorn)
- 11:03 1201 Music CD6003-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 2 (1999)
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i. | You've Changed(Carl Fischer, Bill Carey)
- 5:33 1201 Music CD6003-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 2 (1999)
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j. | Body and Soul(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton)
- 6:35 1201 Music CD6003-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 2 (1999)
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k. | C Jam Blues(Duke Ellington)
- 11:09 1201 Music CD6003-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 2 (1999)
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l. | Take the "A" Train(Billy Strayhorn)
- 9:25 1201 Music CD6003-2 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch, Volume 2 (1999)
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Blue Chip Jazz CD4003 — Swing Summit: Passing The Torch (1997)
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Jon Faddis (t) on a-b, e-h, j-l; Steve Turre (tb) on a-b, e-i, l, (shl) on k; Frank Wess (ts) on a-b, e-f, h, l, (f) on c, g, k; Ray Drummond (b) on a-i, k-l; Ben Riley (d) on a-i, k-l.
a - Jon Faddis (t) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (ts) 128 bars (4 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 128 bars (4 choruses); Jon Faddis (t) 128 bars (4 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Ray Drummond (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drum alternating with trombone and trumpet; Kenny Barron (p) 8 bars bridge
b - Kenny Barron (p) 8-bar intro; Jon Faddis (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Ray Drummond (b) 64 bars (2 choruses)
c - Frank Wess (f) unaccompanied intro; Frank Wess (f) 96 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
d - Kenny Barron (p) 56 bars
e - Kenny Barron (p) 12 bars intro; Steve Turre (tb) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); Jon Faddis (t) 60 bars (5 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 48 bars (4 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with tenor saxophone and trumpet
f - Kenny Barron (p) 16 bars; Kenny Barron (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Jon Faddis (t) 96 bars (3 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 96 bars (3 choruses); Ray Drummond (b) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with drums; Ben Riley (d) 56 bars; Ray Drummond (b) 8 bars bridge
g - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Jon Faddis (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ray Drummond (b) 64 bars (2 choruses) 4- and 2-bar exchanges with drums
h - Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Jon Faddis (t) 96 bars (3 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 96 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ray Drummond (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with trumpet and trombone
i - Steve Turre (tb) 24 bars
j - Kenny Barron (p) 4-bar intro; Jon Faddis (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Jon Faddis (t) cadenza
k - Steve Turre (shl) unaccompanied intro; Frank Wess (f) 60 bars (5 choruses); Jon Faddis (t) 60 bars (5 choruses); Steve Turre (shl) 72 bars (6 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 60 bars (5 choruses); Ray Drummond (b) 24 bars (2 choruses)
l - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Jon Faddis (t) 96 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ray Drummond (b) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with drums; Ben Riley (d) 4 bars; Ben Riley (d) 12 bars
Track c - flute and rhythm section; d - rhythm section only; i - trombone and rhythm section; j - trumpet/piano duet.
Turre plays conch shells on track k.
The timings shown include applause and announcements.
Date: May 8, 9 or 10, 1998
Location: Bern International Jazz Festival, Bern, Switzerland
Label: [television broadcast]
Gene Harris Quartet with guests Frank Wess, Johnny Griffin and Clark Terry live
Johnny Griffin, Gene Harris, Clark Terry, Frank Wess (ldr), Clark Terry (fh), Johnny Griffin (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Jim Mullen (g), Gene Harris (p), Andrew Cleyndert (b), Martin Drew (d)
a. | Sweet Georgia Brown(Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) - 11:11 | |
b. | Meditation(Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca, Norman Gimbel) - 8:54 | |
c. | My Funny Valentine(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 8:55 | |
d. | All the Things You Are(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 15:18 | |
e. | Straight, No Chaser(Thelonious Monk) - 10:51 | |
f. | Cotton Tail(Duke Ellington) - 12:54 |
All titles unissued. |
Clark Terry (fh) on e-f; Johnny Griffin (ts) on d-f; Frank Wess (ts) on d, f, (f) on c, e.
a - Gene Harris (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Jim Mullen (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Andrew Cleyndert (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Martin Drew (d) 32 bars (1 chorus)
b - Gene Harris (p) 2-bar break + 112 bars (2 choruses); Jim Mullen (g) 112 bars (2 choruses); Andrew Cleyndert (b) 56 bars (1 chorus); Gene Harris (p) 56 bars (1 chorus) 8-bar exchanges with Drew; Martin Drew (d) 56 bars (1 chorus)
c - Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (1 chorus); Gene Harris (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
d - Johnny Griffin (ts) 2-bar break + 252 bars (7 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 108 bars (3 choruses); Jim Mullen (g) 72 bars (2 choruses); Gene Harris (p) 72 bars (2 choruses); Johnny Griffin (ts) 108 bars (3 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with Drew alternating with Wess, Mullen, Harris; Martin Drew (d) 8 bars bridge
e - Clark Terry (fh) 120 bars (10 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 132 bars (11 choruses); Johnny Griffin (ts) 156 bars (13 choruses); Jim Mullen (g) 72 bars (6 choruses); Gene Harris (p) 96 bars (8 choruses); Andrew Cleyndert (b) 36 bars (3 choruses) walking
f - Gene Harris (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 160 bars (5 choruses); Clark Terry (fh) 160 bars (5 choruses) playing horn upside down!; Johnny Griffin (ts) 160 bars (5 choruses); Jim Mullen (g) 96 bars (3 choruses); Andrew Cleyndert (b) 32 bars (1 chorus); Martin Drew (d) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars bridge
3Sat Television.
Timings shown do not include announcements or applause.
Date: March 8 & 10, 2000
Location: Nola Recording Studios (Jim Czak, Eng.), New York City
Label: Koch
Frank Vignola-Frank Wess Quartet
Frank Vignola, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Frank Vignola (g), Mark Egan (b), Joe Ascione (d)
a. | Ask Jees(Joe Ascione) - 3:59 | |
b. | Sumpin' Went Wrong (Something Went Wrong)(Frank Wess) - 4:27 | |
c. | Without a Doubt(Joe Ascione) - 4:27 | |
d. | City Samba(Joe Ascione) - 4:27 | |
e. | The Return(Frank Vignola) - 8:31 | |
f. | Gene (For Bertoncini)(Frank Vignola) - 6:32 | |
g. | Pretty Is(Frank Wess) - 4:31 | |
h. | Depraw(Mark Egan) - 4:10 | |
i. | If I Love Again(Ben Oakland, Jack Murray) - 5:54 |
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Koch CDKOC-CD-7896 — Without A Doubt (2000)
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Frank Wess (ts) on e, i, (f) on a-d, f-h.
a - Frank Vignola (g) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 72 bars (6 choruses); Frank Vignola (g) 48 bars (4 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums alternationg with Wess (f)
b - Frank Vignola (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Joe Ascione (d) 16 bars
c - Frank Wess (f) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Vignola (g) 48 bars (4 choruses); Mark Egan (b) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 24 bars (2 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums alternating with guitar and bass
d - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Vignola (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Joe Ascione (d) 8 bars
e - Frank Wess (ts) 52 bars intro vamp; Frank Wess (ts) 120 bars (3 choruses); Frank Vignola (g) 120 bars (3 choruses); Mark Egan (b) 80 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars
f - Frank Wess (f) 112 bars (2 choruses); Frank Vignola (g) 56 bars (1 chorus); Mark Egan (b) 16 bars; Joe Ascione (d) 16 bars
g - Frank Wess (f) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 24 bars (2 choruses); Mark Egan (b) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Vignola (g) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 8 bars
h - Frank Vignola (g) intro; Frank Wess (f) 34 bars
i - Mark Egan (b) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 108 bars (3 choruses); Frank Vignola (g) 72 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 4 bars; Frank Vignola (g) 4 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 4 bars; Frank Vignola (g) 4 bars
Date: September 6-8, 2001
Location: The Hit Factory, New York City
Label: Blue Note
Bill Charlap Trio with guests Frank Wess, Tony Bennett, Jim Hall, Shirley Horn
Tony Bennett, Bill Charlap, Jim Hall, Shirley Horn, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts), Jim Hall (g), Bill Charlap (p), Peter Washington (b), Kenny Washington (d), Tony Bennett, Shirley Horn (v)
a. | Jubilee(Hoagy Carmichael, Stanley Adams) - 3:11 | |
b. | I Get Along Without You Very Well(Hoagy Carmichael) - 6:39 | |
c. | Rockin' Chair(Hoagy Carmichael) - 7:22 | |
d. | I Walk with Music(Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 5:04 | |
e. | Two Sleepy People(Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser) - 6:38 | |
f. | The Nearness of You(Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 7:29 | |
g. | One Morning in May(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 6:49 | |
h. | Blue Orchids(Hoagy Carmichael) - 5:57 | |
i. | Georgia on My Mind(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 5:49 | |
j. | Stardust(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 9:28 | |
k. | Skylark(Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 3:58 |
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Blue Note CD7243 5 35985 2 5 — Stardust (2003)
Blue Note CD7243 5 41746 2 9 — Stardust (2003)
Blue Note CDTOCJ 66163 — Stardust (2003)
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Tony Bennett (ldr) on b, (v) on b; Jim Hall (ldr) on e, (g) on e; Shirley Horn (ldr) on j, (v) on j; Frank Wess (ldr) on c, h, (ts) on c, h; Peter Washington (b) on a-g, i-j; Kenny Washington (d) on a-g, i-j.
c - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Bill Charlap (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
h - Bill Charlap (p) intro; Bill Charlap (p) 24 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars
Track h is a Charlap-Wess duet. Track k is a piano solo.
Date: January 29 & 30, 2003
Location: Nola Recording Studios (Jim Czak, Eng.), New York City
Label: Capri
Flutology: Sextet with three flutists and rhythm section
Flutology, Holly Hofmann, Ali Ryerson, Frank Wess (ldr), Holly Hofmann (f), Ali Ryerson (f, af), Frank Wess (f, bf), Mike Wofford (p), Peter Washington (b), Ben Riley (d)
a. | Bebop(Dizzy Gillespie) / arr: Mike Wofford - 6:30 | |
b. | Ceora(Lee Morgan) / arr: Mike Wofford - 6:52 | |
c. | Sumpin' Went Wrong (Something Went Wrong)(Frank Wess) / arr: Mike Wofford - 6:33 | |
d. | Rainesville(Don Grolnick) / arr: Mike Wofford - 8:40 | |
e. | This I Dig of You(Hank Mobley) / arr: Mike Wofford - 4:38 | |
f. | Pretty Is(Frank Wess) / arr: Frank Wess - 5:00 | |
g. | Equal Parts(Frank Wess) / arr: Frank Wess - 3:34 | |
h. | A Child Is Born(Thad Jones, Alec Wilder) / arr: Mike Wofford - 4:12 | |
i. | Flutopia(Bill Cunliffe) / arr: Mike Wofford - 6:24 |
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Capri CD74060-2 — First Date (2003)
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Ali Ryerson (f) on c, e, g, (af) on a-b, d, f, h-i; Frank Wess (f) on a-e, g, i, (bf) on f; Peter Washington (b) on a-g, i; Ben Riley (d) on a-g, i.
a - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ali Ryerson (af) 64 bars (2 choruses); Holly Hofmann (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with Ryerson and Hofmann; Peter Washington (b) 64 bars (2 choruses)
b - Ali Ryerson (af) 32 bars (1 chorus); Mike Wofford (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Holly Hofmann (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ben Riley (d) 4 bars; Ben Riley (d) 4 bars
c - Holly Hofmann (f) 64 bars (2 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with Ryerson and Wess; Holly Hofmann (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ali Ryerson (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ben Riley (d) 64 bars (2 choruses); Mike Wofford (p) 64 bars (2 choruses)
d - Ben Riley (d) intro on cymbals; Mike Wofford (p) 48 bars (4 choruses); Ali Ryerson (af) 36 bars (3 choruses); Holly Hofmann (f) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (3 choruses)
e - Mike Wofford (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses) simultaneous inprovisation with Ryerson and Hofmann; Peter Washington (b) 36 bars (3 choruses)
f - Ali Ryerson (af) 32 bars in 3/4; Mike Wofford (p) 32 bars in 3/4; Peter Washington (b) 16 bars in 3/4
g - Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 16 bars; Holly Hofmann (f) 16 bars; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars; Holly Hofmann (f) 16 bars; Mike Wofford (p) 32 bars; Ben Riley (d) 16 bars
h - Ali Ryerson (af) 32 bars in 3/4 simultaneous with Hofmann; Mike Wofford (p) 16 bars in 3/4
i - Frank Wess (f) 96 bars (3 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with Hofmann and Ryerson; Mike Wofford (p) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with bass; Ben Riley (d) 4 bars; Ben Riley (d) 12 bars; Ben Riley (d) 4 bars; Ben Riley (d) 4 bars
Track h is performed with a trio of only flute (Hofmann), alto flute (Ryerson) and piano.
Track g is very close harmonically to John Coltrane’s "Giant Steps."
Date: November 29, 2003
Location: Nola Recording Studios (Jim Czak, Eng.), New York City
Label: Lineage Records
Frank Wess & Hank Jones Duo, Quartet, Quintet
Hank Jones, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Ilya Lushtak (g), Hank Jones (p), John Webber (b), Mickey Roker (d)
a. | You Made a Good Move(Frank Wess) - 6:42 | |
b. | The Very Thought of You(Ray Noble) - 4:21 | |
c. | Just One of Those Things(Cole Porter) - 4:20 | |
d. | Autumn Serenade(Peter De Rose, Sammy Gallop) - 6:47 | |
e. | Sara's Song(Frank Wess) - 7:24 | |
f. | Sumpin' Went Wrong (Something Went Wrong)(Frank Wess) - 5:22 | |
g. | A Hankerin'(Hank Jones) - 7:35 | |
h. | Barbados(Charlie Parker) - 3:56 | |
i. | All or Nothing at All(Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence) - 7:21 |
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Lineage Records CDLIN 103 — Hank And Frank (2005)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a, c-e, g-i, (f) on b, f; Ilya Lushtak (g) on a, d-i; John Webber (b) on a, c-i; Mickey Roker (d) on a, c-i.
a - Hank Jones (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ilya Lushtak (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Hank Jones (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); John Webber (b) 32 bars (1 chorus)
b - Hank Jones (p) intro; Frank Wess (f) 24 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
c - Mickey Roker (d) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 4-bar break + 128 bars (2 choruses); Hank Jones (p) 64 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars
d - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ilya Lushtak (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Hank Jones (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 20 bars coda to fadeout with guitar
e - Hank Jones (p) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 36 bars (3 choruses); Hank Jones (p) 36 bars (3 choruses); John Webber (b) 36 bars (3 choruses); Mickey Roker (d) 24 bars (2 choruses)
f - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Hank Jones (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with drums alternating with piano and guitar
g - Hank Jones (p) 36 bars (3 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses)
h - Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 36 bars (3 choruses); Hank Jones (p) 36 bars (3 choruses)
i - Hank Jones (p) 64 bars (1 chorus); Ilya Lushtak (g) 64 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars
Track b is a flute-piano duet. Guitar is out on track c.
Track g is a slow blues with no melody line.
Date: November 29, 2003
Location: Nola Recording Studios (Jim Czak, Eng.), New York City
Label: Lineage Records
Frank Wess & Hank Jones Quintet featuring Marion Cowings
Hank Jones, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts), Ilya Lushtak (g), Hank Jones (p), John Webber (b), Mickey Roker (d), Marion Cowings (v)
a. | Sunday(Jule Styne, Ned Miller, Bennie Krueger, Chester Conn) - 4:27 | |
b. | Lord Prepare Me (To Be a Sanctuary)(Jessy Dixon) - 4:56 | |
c. | More Than You Know(Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) - 6:32 | |
d. | If I Were a Bell(Frank Loesser) - 5:01 | |
e. | I Had the Craziest Dream(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:41 | |
f. | When Your Lover Has Gone(Einar A. Swan) - 6:33 | |
g. | Chasin' the Bird(Charlie Parker) - 3:08 | |
h. | Ill Wind(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 5:32 | |
i. | Jordu (Jor Du, Cet Air La, Mellow Mood, Minor Encamp, Minor Escamp)(Duke Jordan) - 5:52 | |
j. | I'll Be Seeing You(Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) - 4:16 |
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Lineage Records CDLIN 106 — Hank And Frank II (2009)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a, c, e-h; Marion Cowings (v) on d-f.
a - Hank Jones (p) 8-bar intro; Ilya Lushtak (g) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Hank Jones (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 16 bars
c - Hank Jones (p) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Hank Jones (p) 16 bars entering at bridge; Ilya Lushtak (g) 8 bars bridge; Ilya Lushtak (g) cadenza
e - Hank Jones (p) intro; Marion Cowings (v); Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Hank Jones (p) 8 bars; Ilya Lushtak (g) 8 bars; Marion Cowings (v) with Wess obbligato
f - Marion Cowings (v); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ilya Lushtak (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Hank Jones (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Marion Cowings (v) with Wess obbligato
g - Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ilya Lushtak (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Hank Jones (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Hank Jones (p) 8 bars bridge
h - Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars; Hank Jones (p) 16 bars entering at bridge; Ilya Lushtak (g) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars bridge
No recording date is provided. The liner notes imply that these tracks were either recorded at the same session as the first Hank and Frank session (see preceding session) or within a few days of it. However, this is not confirmed.
In addition to the titles shown, the CD includes several Jones/Cowings duets, "The First Time I Saw Ella," "Quintessence," "You Don’t Know What Love Is,", "Stay As Sweet as You Are" and a Jones/Lushtak duet, "For All We Know."
Wess is listed as playing flute as well as tenor saxophone, but no flute is heard on any of the tracks.
Date: December 8-10, 2003
Location: Nola Studios, New York City
Label: Arbors
Benny Powell Sextet: Statesmen of Jazz
Benny Powell, Statesmen of Jazz, Frank Wess (ldr), Don Sickler (t), Benny Powell (tb), Frank Wess (ts), Norman Simmons (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Eddie Locke (d)
a. | Corner Pocket (Until I Met You)(Freddie Green, Don Wolf) - 5:38 | |
b. | Why Do I Love You?(Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 4:59 | |
c. | Shiny Stockings(Frank Foster, Ella Fitzgerald) - 5:09 |
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Arbors CDSOJCD 202 (ARCD 19303) — Statesmen of Jazz: A Multitude of Stars (2004)
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Don Sickler (t) on a, c; Benny Powell (tb) on a, c.
a - Bob Cranshaw (b) 2-bar break + 16 bars; Norman Simmons (p) 16 bars entering at bridge; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Benny Powell (tb) 16 bars entering at bridge; Don Sickler (t) 16 bars
b - Norman Simmons (p) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Norman Simmons (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars
c - Norman Simmons (p) 2 bars + 32 bars (1 chorus); Benny Powell (tb) 28 bars; Don Sickler (t) 24 bars; Eddie Locke (d) 12 bars; Eddie Locke (d) 12 bars
These tracks are part of a 2 CD compilation also containing material from ensembles led by Clark Terry, Ed Polcer, Buddy DeFranco, Johnny Frigo, Joe Wilder and a solo piano track by Jane Jarvis.
Trumpet and trombone are out on track b.
Date: December 12, 2004
Location: The Studio (Katherine Miller, Eng.), New York City
Label: M&I (Jap.)
Frank Wess Quartet and Quintet with Terrell Stafford
Frank Wess (ldr), Terrell Stafford (t), Frank Wess (ts, f), Michael Weiss (p), Francois Moutin (b), Carl Allen (d)
a. | Sara's Song(Frank Wess) - 5:53 | |
b. | Body and Soul(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) - 7:20 | |
c. | Just One of Those Things(Cole Porter) - 4:32 | |
d. | You Made a Good Move(Frank Wess) - 8:10 | |
e. | Manha de Carnaval (Orfeu Negro, Black Orpheus Theme, A Day in the Life of a Fool)(Luiz Bonfa, Antonio Maria Araujo de Moraes, Carl Sigman) - 6:33 | |
f. | Backfire(Frank Wess) - 6:11 | |
g. | U.M.M.G (Upper Manhattan Medical Group)(Billy Strayhorn) - 4:41 | |
h. | Power Station(Michael Weiss) - 5:38 | |
i. | Boss Tutch(Frank Wess) - 4:53 | |
j. | The Dancing Bull(Frank Wess) - 5:21 |
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M&I (Jap.) CDMYCJ 30346 — Body and Soul (2005)
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Terrell Stafford (t) on a, d, f, h-j; Frank Wess (ts) on a-b, d, f, h-j, (f) on c, e, g.
a - Michael Weiss (p) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 36 bars (3 choruses); Michael Weiss (p) 36 bars (3 choruses); Francois Moutin (b) 36 bars (3 choruses); Carl Allen (d) 12 bars (1 chorus)
b - Michael Weiss (p) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Michael Weiss (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 14 bars entering at bridge; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
c - Michael Weiss (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 4-bar break + 64 bars (1 chorus); Michael Weiss (p) 64 bars (1 chorus); Francois Moutin (b) 64 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 48 bars
d - Michael Weiss (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Michael Weiss (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Terrell Stafford (t) 64 bars (2 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with Wess (ts); Francois Moutin (b) 32 bars (1 chorus)
e - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Michael Weiss (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 16 bars
f - Carl Allen (d) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 64 bars (2 choruses); Michael Weiss (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Francois Moutin (b) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with Allen alternating with other band members; Carl Allen (d) 32 bars (1 chorus)
g - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Michael Weiss (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Francois Moutin (b) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus) accompanied only by Allen; Frank Wess (f) 22 bars coda
h - Terrell Stafford (t) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses); Michael Weiss (p) 36 bars (3 choruses)
i - Michael Weiss (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Terrell Stafford (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Francois Moutin (b) 32 bars (1 chorus)
j - Francois Moutin (b) 2-bar break + 72 bars; Terrell Stafford (t) 56 bars 8-bar exchanges with Moutin alternating with Wess (ts); Michael Weiss (p) 36 bars; Carl Allen (d) 20 bars 4-bar exchanges with Weiss
Date: August 16, 2005
Location: Imperial Jazz Complex, Osaka, Japan
Label: [television broadcast]
Frank Wess live with the Swingy Okuda Blue Sky Orchestra
Swingy Okuda Blue Sky Orchestra, Frank Wess (ldr), unknown (t, tb, as, ts, bar, g, p, b, d), Frank Wess (ts, f)
a. | In the Coat(composer unknown) - 4:40 | |
b. | Estate (Summer)(Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino) - 7:52 | |
c. | All Riled Up(Frank Wess) - 5:17 |
All titles unissued. |
Frank Wess (ts) on a, c, (f) on a-b.
a - Frank Wess (f) 44 bars; unknown (p) 36 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses)
b - Frank Wess (f) 84 bars; unknown (p) 28 bars; Frank Wess (f) coda and cadenza
c - unknown (p) 48 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 104 bars while other band members solo at the same time; unknown (d)
This is Frank Wess featured with a big band, the members of which are not identified in English.
The timings shown do not include applause or announcements.
Date: May 31 & June 1, 2006
Location: New York City
Label: 220 Music
Lew del Gatto Quartet with guest Frank Wess
Lew del Gatto, Frank Wess (ldr), Lew del Gatto, Frank Wess (ts), Don Friedman (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Mickey Roker (d)
a. | Quasimodo(Charlie Parker) - 3:46 | |
b. | Tickle Toe(Lester Young) - 4:27 | |
c. | Fin De L'Affaire(Hank Mobley) - 7:01 | |
d. | Omelette(George Young) - 4:14 | |
e. | Did You Call Her Today?(Ben Webster) - 6:10 | |
f. | People Time(Benny Carter) - 4:39 | |
g. | Stanley's Time(Stanley Turrentine) - 5:08 | |
h. | Blues Up and Down(Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 5:16 | |
i. | Lands End(Harold Land) - 3:51 | |
j. | Mr. George(Al Cohn) - 4:45 | |
k. | Last Train from Overbrook(James Moody) - 4:12 | |
l. | Doxy(Sonny Rollins) - 9:38 | |
m. | St. Thomas(Sonny Rollins) | |
n. | Airegin(Sonny Rollins) |
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220 Music CD1002 — Heroes, Volume 1 (2008)
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l, m, n performed as medley
Frank Wess (ts) on b, e, h, j.
b - Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Lew del Gatto (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Mickey Roker (d) 8 bars; Mickey Roker (d) 8 bars
e - Frank Wess (ldr) 32 bars (1 chorus); Lew del Gatto (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Don Friedman (p) 30 bars
h - Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lew del Gatto (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lew del Gatto (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); Lew del Gatto (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lew del Gatto (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Lew del Gatto (ts) 12 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with del Gatto; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses) simultaneous improvisation with del Gatto
j - Lew del Gatto (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Don Friedman (p) 64 bars (2 choruses)
Frank Wess is in the left channel and Lew del Gatto is in the right channel.
Track l-n constitute a medley 9:38 in duration.
Date: September 30, 2006
Location: Manchester Craftsman's Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
Label: [private recording]
Billy Taylor and Stars live at MCG (Quartet and Sextet) - An Evening with Billy Taylor
Billy Taylor, Frank Wess (ldr), Ingrid Jensen (t), Frank Wess (ts), Russell Malone (g), Billy Taylor (p), Chip Jackson (b), Winard Harper (d)
a. | It's a Grand Night for Swinging(Billy Taylor) - 7:06 | |
b. | Lush Life(Billy Strayhorn) - 9:28 | |
c. | All Alone(Billy Taylor) - 7:13 |
All titles unissued. |
Ingrid Jensen (t) on a, c; Russell Malone (g) on a, c.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Ingrid Jensen (t) 72 bars (6 choruses); Billy Taylor (p) 108 bars (9 choruses); Russell Malone (g) 72 bars (6 choruses); Chip Jackson (b) 60 bars (5 choruses)
b - Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars; Billy Taylor (p) 24 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
c - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Russell Malone (g) 96 bars (3 choruses); Billy Taylor (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Chip Jackson (b) 64 bars (2 choruses)
"When Frank Wess plays a ballad, Ben Webster smiles."
The timings shown do not include announcements or applause.
These performances can be viwed on YouTube: track a, track b, track c.
Date: Jamuary 18 & 19, 2007
Location: Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ
Label: Miles High Records
Paul Meyers Quartet featuring Frank Wess and Andy Bey
Andy Bey, Paul Meyers, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Paul Meyers (g), Martin Wind (b), Tony Jefferson (d), Andy Bey (v)
a. | Snibor(Billy Strayhorn) - 7:26 | |
b. | Blue Lanturn(Paul Meyers) - 6:33 | |
c. | In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning(Dave Mann, Bob Hilliard) - 5:37 | |
d. | One for Miss D.(Paul Meyers) - 7:32 | |
e. | Lazy Afternoon(Jerome Moross, John Latouche) - 5:01 | |
f. | Menage a Bleu(Frank Wess) - 4:56 | |
g. | Just One of Those Things(Cole Porter) - 5:28 | |
h. | My One and Only Love(Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) - 8:30 | |
i. | Who Cares?(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:56 | |
j. | I Cover the Waterfront(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 7:42 |
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Miles High Records CDMHR 8609 — Paul Meyers Quartet Featuring Frank Wess (2009)
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Andy Bey (ldr) on e, (v) on e; Frank Wess (ts) on a, d, f-j, (f) on b-c.
a - Martin Wind (b) 8-bar walking intro; Martin Wind (b) 32 bars (1 chorus); Paul Meyers (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses)
b - Paul Meyers (g) 168 bars 28-bar (1 chorus) exchanges with Wess (f); Paul Meyers (g) 112 bars (4 choruses) exchanges with drums alternating with Wess (f); Frank Wess (f) 26 bars coda
c - Frank Wess (f) 36 bars (1 chorus) long form bossa nova; Paul Meyers (g) 36 bars (1 chorus) long form bossa nova; Frank Wess (f) 8 bars coda
d - Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Paul Meyers (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Tony Jefferson (d) 64 bars (2 choruses) with bass walking
e - Andy Bey (v); Andy Bey (v) 16 bars wordless; Paul Meyers (g) 12 bars; Andy Bey (v); Andy Bey (v) 8 bars wordless coda
f - Paul Meyers (g) 12-bar intro in 3/4; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars (2 choruses) in 3/4; Paul Meyers (g) 24 bars (2 choruses) in 3/4
g - Tony Jefferson (d) 16-bar intro; Paul Meyers (g) 4-bar break + 64 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 128 bars (2 choruses); Paul Meyers (g) 64 bars (1 chorus) 16-bar exchanges with Wess (ts)
h - Paul Meyers (g) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Paul Meyers (g) 16 bars; Martin Wind (b) 16 bars entering at bridge; Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
i - Paul Meyers (g) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Martin Wind (b) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with drums
j - Paul Meyers (g) 72 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (2 choruses); Martin Wind (b) 18 bars; Frank Wess (ts) coda to fadeout
Date: February 20 & 21, 2008
Location: Nola Recording Studios (Jim Czak, Eng.), New York City
Label: Arbors
John Bunch Trio with guest Frank Wess play mostly Irving Berlin
John Bunch, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (f), Frank Vignola (g), John Bunch (p), John Webber (b)
a. | Soft Lights and Sweet Music(Irving Berlin) - 6:47 | |
b. | Coquette(Johnny Green, Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo) - 5:31 | |
c. | How Deep Is the Ocean?(Irving Berlin) - 7:30 | |
d. | What'll I Do(Irving Berlin) - 5:55 | |
e. | I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm(Irving Berlin) - 4:27 | |
f. | The Best Thing for You(Irving Berlin) - 5:37 | |
g. | Isn't This a Lovely Day?(Irving Berlin) - 5:32 | |
h. | I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket(Irving Berlin) - 6:11 | |
i. | They Say It's Wonderful(Irving Berlin) - 7:13 | |
j. | All By Myself(Irving Berlin) - 9:50 | |
k. | Better Luck next Time(Irving Berlin) - 4:36 | |
l. | Change Partners(Irving Berlin) - 5:19 |
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Arbors CDARCD 19376 — The John Bunch Trio with guest Frank Wess Plays the Music of Irving Berlin (except one) (2008)
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Frank Wess (f) on b-c, e, g, i, l.
b - Frank Vignola (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); John Bunch (p) 16 bars; John Webber (b) 8 bars bridge
c - Frank Vignola (g) intro; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); John Bunch (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Vignola (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars 8-bar exchanges with bass; John Webber (b) 32 bars (1 chorus)
e - John Bunch (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 56 bars (1 chorus); John Bunch (p) 56 bars (1 chorus); Frank Vignola (g) 56 bars (1 chorus)
g - Frank Wess (f) 48 bars
i - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); John Bunch (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Vignola (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 28 bars coda simultaneous improvisation with piano and guitar
l - John Bunch (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 56 bars (1 chorus); John Bunch (p) 56 bars (1 chorus); Frank Vignola (g) 56 bars (1 chorus); John Webber (b) 32 bars; Frank Wess (f) 16 bars coda
Date: May 4, 2008
Location: Village Vanguard, New York City
Label: [private recording]
Frasnk Wess Quintet live at the Village Vanguard
Frank Wess (ldr), Terrell Stafford (t), Frank Wess (ts), Ilya Lushtak (g), Rufus Reid (b), Winard Harper (d)
a. | inc | You Made a Good Move(Frank Wess) - 5:05 |
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a - Ilya Lushtak (g) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 64 bars (2 choruses)
The video ends after the trumpet solo.
The date needs confirmation.
The timing shown does not include Wess’s announcement.
Date: June 10, 2008
Location: Nola Recording Studios, New York City
Label: Labeth Music
Frank Wess Nonet
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Greene, Terrell Stafford (t), Steve Turre (tb), Ted Nash (as, f), Frank Wess (ts, f), Scott Robinson (bar, bsx, f), Gerald Clayton (p), Peter Washington (b), Winard Harper (d)
a. | Once Is Not Enough(Frank Wess) / arr: Dennis Mackrel - 5:38 | |
b. | Sara's Song(Frank Wess) / arr: Dennis Mackrel - 8:22 | |
c. | You Made a Good Move(Frank Wess) / arr: Dennis Mackrel - 7:35 | |
d. | Sweet and Lovely(Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Charles N. Daniels [Neil Moret]) / arr: Frank Wess - 5:44 | |
e. | Backfire(Frank Wess) / arr: Dennis Mackrel - 9:09 | |
f. | Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)(Bart Howard) / arr: Scott Robinson - 2:48 | |
g. | Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green(Frank Wess) - 6:37 |
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Labeth Music CD101 — Once Is Not Enough (2009)
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a - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Scott Robinson (bar) 64 bars (2 choruses)
b - Gerald Clayton (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 48 bars (4 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 48 bars (4 choruses); Peter Washington (b) 36 bars (3 choruses); Gerald Clayton (p) 36 bars (3 choruses); Winard Harper (d) 24 bars (2 choruses)
c - Gerald Clayton (p) 16-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Gerald Clayton (p) 64 bars (2 choruses)
d - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Ted Nash (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Scott Robinson (f) 32 bars (1 chorus); Gerald Clayton (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (f) 8 bars bridge
e - Winard Harper (d) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Ted Nash (as) 96 bars (3 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 96 bars (3 choruses); Scott Robinson (bsx) 96 bars (3 choruses); Gerald Clayton (p) 96 bars (3 choruses); Winard Harper (d) 64 bars (2 choruses)
f - Frank Wess (f) 32 bars; Frank Wess (f) 26 bars
g - Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 36 bars (3 choruses); Scott Robinson (bsx) 36 bars (3 choruses); Steve Turre (tb) 36 bars (3 choruses); Peter Washington (b) 36 bars (3 choruses)
Date: June 10, 2008
Location: Nola Recording Studios, New York City
Label: Labeth Music
Frank Wess Quartet
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts), Michael Weiss (p), Rufus Reid (b), Winard Harper (d)
a. | Dementia, My Darling(Frank Wess) - 6:57 | |
b. | Lush Life(Billy Strayhorn) - 9:39 |
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Labeth Music CD101 — Once Is Not Enough (2009)
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a - Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Michael Weiss (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars bridge
b - Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars; Michael Weiss (p) 24 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
Date: July 22, 2008
Location: San Sebastain Jazz Festivsl (Jazzaldia), San Sebastian, Spain
Label: [private recording]
Frank Wess with the Barcelona Jazz Orquestra live in San Sebastian
Barcelona Jazz Orquestra, Frank Wess (ldr), Roqui Albero, Juan DeDiego, Dennis Hernández, Ivó Oller (t), Dani Alonso (tb, dir), Jordi Giménez, Josep Tutusaus, Sergi Vergès (tb), Juli Aimy, Pepino Pascual (as), Víctor DeDiego, Xavier Figuerola (ts), Frank Wess (ts, f), Joan Chamorro (bar), Ignasi Terraza (p), Manuel Alvarez (b), Jean Pierre Derouard (d), Susana Sheiman (v)
a. | The Very Thought of You(Ray Noble) - 5:59 | |
b. | September in the Rain(Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 6:51 | |
c. | Cotton Tail(Duke Ellington) - 6:38 |
All titles unissued. |
Frank Wess (ts) on b-c, (f) on a; Susana Sheiman (v) on b.
a - Frank Wess (f) 12 bars; Frank Wess (f) 28 bars; Frank Wess (f) cadenza
b - Ignasi Terraza (p) 4-bar intro; Susana Sheiman (v); Sergi Vergès (tb) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Susana Sheiman (v) with Wess obbligato
c - Ignasi Terraza (p) 32-bar (1 chorus) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 160 bars (5 choruses); Xavier Figuerola (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Joan Chamorro (bar) 8 bars bridge; Ignasi Terraza (p) 8 bars
These performances can viewed on YouTube: Track a, track b, track c.
The timings shown do not include applause or announcements.
Many thanks to Jordi Suñol for providing the date of these performances.
Date: November 21, 2008
Location: Kennedy Center Jazz Room, Washington, DC
Label: [radio broadcast]
Frank Wess Quintet live in DC
Frank Wess (ldr), Terrell Stafford (t), Frank Wess (ts, f), Ilya Lushtak (g), Rufus Reid (b), Winard Harper (d)
a. | Sara's Song(Frank Wess) - 10:43 | |
b. | Once Is Not Enough(Frank Wess) - 7:38 | |
c. | The Eternal Triangle(Sonny Stitt) - 9:06 | |
d. | A Time for Love(Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 7:21 | |
e. | Cotton Tail(Duke Ellington) - 9:08 | |
f. | Estoril Sol(Frank Wess) - 6:43 | |
g. | Lotus Blossom (Asiatic Raes)(Kenny Dorham) - 9:40 |
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[private recording] CDunnumbered — Headin' Wess
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Terrell Stafford (t) on a-c, e-g; Frank Wess (ts) on a-b, d-g, (f) on c.
a - Ilya Lushtak (g) intro 14 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (8 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 84 bars (7 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 84 bars (7 choruses); Rufus Reid (b) 60 bars (5 choruses); Winard Harper (d) 60 bars (5 choruses)
b - Ilya Lushtak (g) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 96 bars (3 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 64 bars (2 choruses)
c - Frank Wess (f) 128 bars (4 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 96 bars (3 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 96 bars (3 choruses); Rufus Reid (b) 96 bars (3 choruses) walking; Winard Harper (d) 96 bars (3 choruses)
d - Frank Wess (ts) 38 bars (1 chorus); Ilya Lushtak (g) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) cadenza
e - Winard Harper (d) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 160 bars (5 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 128 bars (4 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 128 bars (4 choruses); Rufus Reid (b) 64 bars (2 choruses) walking; Winard Harper (d) 128 bars (4 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 8 bars final bridge
f - Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (8 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 84 bars (7 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 84 bars (7 choruses)
g - Winard Harper (d) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 192 bars (6 choruses); Terrell Stafford (t) 160 bars (5 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 96 bars (3 choruses); Winard Harper (d) 4 bars; Winard Harper (d) 12 bars; Winard Harper (d) 100 bars
This is a recording of a concert broadcast on WBGO.
Track g is listed as "Lotus Flower."
The CD does not seem to be a commercial product.
Date: March 2009
Location: New York City
Label: [private recording]
Frank Wess at 87 (quintet)
Frank Wess (ldr), Scott Robinson, Frank Wess (ts), Ilya Lushtak (g), Tal Ronen (b), Quincy Davis (d)
a. | Blues Up and Down(Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 12:43 |
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a - Frank Wess (ts) 180 bars (15 choruses); Scott Robinson (ts) 180 bars (15 choruses); Ilya Lushtak (g) 132 bars (11 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 216 bars (18 choruses) 12- and 4-bar exchanges with Robinson
The timing shown does not include announcements or applause.
Date: ca. 2011
Location: New York City
Label: Labeth Music
Frank Wess Organ Quartet
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Paul Bollenback (g), Joey DeFrancesco (or), Byron Landham (d)
a. | Estoril Sol(Frank Wess) - 7:37 | |
b. | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing(Billy Strayhorn) - 7:20 | |
c. | Sumpin' Went Wrong (Something Went Wrong)(Frank Wess) - 5:09 | |
d. | Who Can I Turn To?(Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 11:05 | |
e. | A Tear for Ginger(Frank Wess) - 2:12 | |
f. | Over the Rainbow(Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) - 9:26 | |
g. | Joy Spring(Clifford Brown) - 7:59 | |
h. | Pretty Lady(Frank Wess) - 8:41 | |
i. | The Eternal Triangle(Sonny Stitt) - 5:26 | |
j. | Menage a Bleu(Frank Wess) - 8:18 |
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Labeth Music CDLMCD 102 — Menage A Bleu (2011)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a-b, d-e, h-j, (f) on c, f-g.
a - Frank Wess (ts) 72 bars (6 choruses); Paul Bollenback (g) 48 bars (4 choruses); Joey DeFrancesco (or) 84 bars (7 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses)
b - Frank Wess (ts) unaccompanied intro; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Joey DeFrancesco (or) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars entering at bridge
c - Byron Landham (d) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses); Joey DeFrancesco (or) 64 bars (2 choruses); Paul Bollenback (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Byron Landham (d) 4 bars; Byron Landham (d) 12 bars; Byron Landham (d) 4 bars
d - Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Paul Bollenback (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Joey DeFrancesco (or) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 128 bars (4 choruses) 8-, 4-, 2-, 1-bar exchanges with organ and guitar; Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars coda
e - Frank Wess (ts)
f - Frank Wess (f) 64 bars long form; Paul Bollenback (g) 32 bars long form; Joey DeFrancesco (or) 32 bars entering at bridge long form; Frank Wess (f) 64 bars long form; Frank Wess (f) 44 bars coda
g - Joey DeFrancesco (or) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (f) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Paul Bollenback (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Joey DeFrancesco (or) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (f) 64 bars (2 choruses) 4-bar exchanges with drums
h - Paul Bollenback (g) rubato intro; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Joey DeFrancesco (or) 16 bars; Paul Bollenback (g) 16 bars entering at bridge
i - Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Joey DeFrancesco (or) 96 bars (3 choruses); Paul Bollenback (g) 96 bars (3 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchcanges with drums alternating with organ and guitar
j - Paul Bollenback (g) 12-bar intro in 3/4; Frank Wess (ts) 36 bars (3 choruses) in 3/4; Joey DeFrancesco (or) 36 bars (3 choruses) in 3/4; Paul Bollenback (g) 36 bars (3 choruses) in 3/4; Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars in 3/4
Date: June 2 and June 8, 2011
Location: Avatar Studios (Jon Rosenberg, Eng.), New York City
Label: IPO
Frank Wess: Solo, Duo and Quartet
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts), Kenny Barron (p), Kenny Davis (b), Winard Harper (d)
a. | Say It Isn't So(Irving Berlin) - 7:26 | |
b. | The Very Thought of You(Ray Noble) - 7:32 | |
c. | Pretty Lady(Frank Wess) - 8:23 | |
d. | Come Rain or Come Shine(Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 9:02 | |
e. | Easy Living(Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 9:33 | |
f. | Blue Monk(Thelonious Monk) - 6:58 | |
g. | All Too Soon(Duke Ellington, Carl Sigman) - 4:12 |
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IPO CDIPOC1023 — Magic 101 (2013)
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Kenny Davis (b) on a-b, e-g; Winard Harper (d) on a-b, e-g.
a - Kenny Barron (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 96 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Davis (b) 64 bars (2 choruses)
b - Kenny Barron (p) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Barron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars (last half of chorus) and cadenza
c - Kenny Barron (p) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars
d - Kenny Barron (p) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus) and cadenza
e - Frank Wess (ts) intro unaccompanied; Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 16 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars entering at bridge and cadenza
f - Kenny Barron (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 24 bars (2 choruses)
g - Frank Wess (ts) unaccompanied
Tracks c-d are tenor sax-piano duets. On track g, Wess is unaccompanied.
Date: September 26-27, 2011
Location: Avatar Studios (Jon Rosenberg, Eng.), New York City
Label: IPO
Frank Wess Quintet
Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (ts, f), Russell Malone (g), Kenny Barron (p), Rufus Reid (b), Winard Harper (d)
a. | It Could Happen to You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 5:09 | |
b. | A Cottage for Sale(Willard Robison, Larry Conley) - 6:28 | |
c. | After Paris (A Tribute to Coleman Hawkins)(Roland Hanna) - 3:55 | |
d. | The Summer Knows(Michel LeGrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) - 4:57 | |
e. | Embraceable You(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 7:02 | |
f. | Blues for Ruby(Frank Wess) - 8:43 | |
g. | If You Can't Call, Don't Come (Don't Come, Don't Call)(Frank Wess) - 9:24 | |
h. | If It's the Last Thing I Do(Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn) - 5:40 |
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IPO CDIPOC1025 — Magic 201 (2013)
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Frank Wess (ts) on a-c, e-h, (f) on d; Russell Malone (g) on a-c, f-h; Kenny Barron (p) on a-c, e-h; Rufus Reid (b) on a-c, f-h; Winard Harper (d) on a, f-g.
a - Kenny Barron (p) 8-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 2-bar break + 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Barron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Russell Malone (g) 32 bars (1 chorus); Rufus Reid (b) 64 bars (2 choruses) 8-bar exchanges with Wess (ts)
b - Russell Malone (g) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Russell Malone (g) 8 bars; Kenny Barron (p) 8 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars entering at bridge
c - Frank Wess (ts) intro; Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars; Kenny Barron (p) 8 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars
d - Frank Wess (f)
e - Kenny Barron (p) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Kenny Barron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 30 bars + cadenza
f - Russell Malone (g) 12 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 60 bars (5 choruses); Russell Malone (g) 24 bars (2 choruses); Kenny Barron (p) 24 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 12 bars
g - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Russell Malone (g) 8 bars; Kenny Barron (p) 8 bars; Frank Wess (ts) 16 bars + cadenza entering at bridge
h - Rufus Reid (b) 8-bar walking intro; Kenny Barron (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Rufus Reid (b) 2 bars; Rufus Reid (b) 10 bars; Rufus Reid (b) 14 bars
Drums are out on tracks b-e, h; track d is an unaccompanied flute solo; track e is a tenor saxophone-piano duet.
Date: November 2012
Location: Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City
Label: [private recording]
Frank Wess, Phil Woods and Jon Faddis live with Barcelona Jazz Orquestra
Barcelona Jazz Orquestra, Jon Faddis, Frank Wess, Phil Woods (ldr), Jon Faddis (t, con), Ivó Oller, Jaume Peña, Alberto Pérez, Matthew Simon (t), unknown (t, cl), Dani Alonso (tb, con), Jordi Giménez, Josep Tutusaus, Sergi Vergès (tb), Juli Aymí, Lluc Casares, Víctor DeDiego, Xavier Figuerola, Pepino Pascual (sax), Phil Woods (as), Frank Wess (ts, f), Ignasi Terraza (p), Giorgos Antonius (b), Esteve Pi (d)
a. | Apollo Jumps(Benny Carter) / arr: Sergi Vergès - 6:48 | |
b. | Birks' Works(Dizzy Gillespie) / arr: Sergi Vergès - 6:08 | |
c. | Groovin' High(Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:31 |
All titles unissued. |
Jon Faddis (t) on b-c, (con) on b-c; unknown (t) on a, (cl) on a; Phil Woods (as) on c; Frank Wess (ts) on a, c, (f) on b; Dani Alonso (con) on a.
a - Esteve Pi (d) 32-bar intro; unknown (t) 8 bars bridge; Frank Wess (ts) 192 bars (6 choruses); unknown (cl) 64 bars (2 choruses); unknown (t) 32 bars (1 chorus); unknown (t) breaks
b - Frank Wess (f) 72 bars (6 choruses); Jon Faddis (t) 20 bars; Jon Faddis (t) 4 bars
c - Phil Woods (as) 2-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Jon Faddis (t) 4-bar break + 64 bars (2 choruses)
The reed, trumpet and trombone section members are not specifically identified in the videos. Therefore the "unknown" trumpet and clarinet soloists on track a are NOT additional musicians but members of the band as indicated. I just don’t know what their names are.
The timings shown do not include applause or announcements.
These performances can be viewed on YouTube: track a, track b, track c.
Date: January 18, 2013
Location: Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City
Label: [private recording]
Bill Charlap and Friends - Birth of the Cool and more
Bill Charlap, Steve Nelson, Bucky Pizzarelli, Mary Stallings, Frank Wess (ldr), Jeremy Pelt (t), Jason Jackson (tb), Jeff Scott (frh), Bob Stewart (tu), Steve Wilson (as), Frank Wess (ts), Gary Smulyan (bar), Steve Nelson (vib), Bucky Pizzarelli (g), Bill Charlap (p), Peter Washington (b), Kenny Washington (d), Mary Stallings (v)
a. | Jeru(Gerry Mulligan) - 3:07 | |
b. | Deception(Miles Davis) - 2:49 | |
c. | Godchild(George Wallington) - 4:34 | |
d. | Moon Dreams(J. Chalmers 'Chummy' MacGregor, Johnny Mercer) - 3:59 | |
e. | Oh, Lady Be Good(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:03 | |
f. | Pennies from Heaven(Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) - 6:30 | |
g. | Easy Living(Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:35 | |
h. | Rouge(John Lewis) - 4:46 | |
i. | Django(John Lewis) - 7:27 | |
j. | Milestones(John Lewis, Miles Davis) - 4:46 | |
k. | Darn That Dream(Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie De Lange) - 4:50 | |
l. | Israel(John Carisi) - 6:08 | |
m. | Rocker (Rock Salt)(Gerry Mulligan) - 4:00 | |
n. | Jeru(Gerry Mulligan) - 3:06 | |
o. | Deception(Miles Davis) - 2:37 | |
p. | Godchild(George Wallington) - 4:51 | |
q. | Moon Dreams(J. Chalmers 'Chummy' MacGregor, Johnny Mercer) - 5:21 | |
r. | Oh, Lady Be Good(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:22 | |
s. | Pennies from Heaven(Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston) - 6:16 | |
t. | Easy Living(Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 5:09 | |
u. | Rouge(John Lewis) - 4:48 | |
v. | Django(John Lewis) - 7:30 | |
w. | Milestones(John Lewis, Miles Davis) - 6:10 | |
x. | Darn That Dream(Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie De Lange) - 4:49 | |
y. | Israel(John Carisi) - 5:41 | |
z. | Rocker (Rock Salt)(Gerry Mulligan) - 4:18 |
All titles unissued. |
Jeremy Pelt (t) on a-d, h, k-q, u, x-z; Jason Jackson (tb) on a-d, h, k-q, u, x-z; Jeff Scott (frh) on a-d, h, k-q, u, x-z; Bob Stewart (tu) on a-d, h, k-q, u, x-z; Steve Wilson (as) on a-d, h, j-q, u, w-z; Frank Wess (ts) on e-g, r-t; Gary Smulyan (bar) on a-d, h, k-q, u, x-z; Steve Nelson (vib) on h-j, u-w; Bucky Pizzarelli (g) on e-g, k, r-t, x; Mary Stallings (v) on f-g, k, s-t, x.
e - Frank Wess (ts) 64 bars (2 choruses); Bucky Pizzarelli (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars
f - Mary Stallings (v) with only Charlap; Mary Stallings (v) with Wess obbligato; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Bill Charlap (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Mary Stallings (v) with Wess obbligato
g - Bucky Pizzarelli (g) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Mary Stallings (v)
r - Frank Wess (ts) 96 bars (3 choruses); Bucky Pizzarelli (g) 64 bars (2 choruses); Frank Wess (ts) 24 bars
s - Mary Stallings (v) with Charlap only; Mary Stallings (v) with Wess obbligato; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Bill Charlap (p) 32 bars (1 chorus); Mary Stallings (v) with Wess obbligato
t - Bucky Pizzarelli (g) 4-bar intro; Frank Wess (ts) 32 bars (1 chorus); Mary Stallings (v) with Wess obbligato
Most of these performances reprise the famous Miles Davis Birth of the Cool nonet recordings from 1949 and 1950. The timings shown include some of Charlap’s comments and applause.
Tracks a-m constitute set 1 of the concert and tracks n-z, set 2.
The nonet is heard on tracks a-d, h, k-q, u, x-z. The quintet with Wess and Pizzarelli is heard on tracks e-g, r-t. Tracks i and v ("Django") are performed by the quartet of Steve Nelson, Charlap and the Washingtons. Nelson is also heard on "Rouge" (tracks h, u). Tracks j and w ("Milestones") are performed by the quintet of Nelson, Wilson, Charlap and the Washingtons. Stallings and Pizzarelli join the nonet on tracks k and x ("Darn that Dream"). Stallings is also present on tracks g, t ("Easy Living") and f, s ("Pennies from Heaven").