Frank Wess

Frank Wess

Real Name:
Frank W. Wess
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Saxophonist, flutist, arranger and composer, born 4 January 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Member of Billy Eckstine's orchestra from 1946 to 1947, Eddie Haywood's orchestra in 1947 and Lucky Millinder's orchestra in 1948. Worked with Bullmoose Jackson from 1948 to 1949 and Count Basie from 1953 to 1964. Has also done a lot of session work and Broadway shows.
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Releases:
Hip Harp (LP, Album, RP)   Prestige 1958
Wess To Memphis (LP, Album)   Stax 1971
Flute Juice (LP)   Progressive Records (2) 1981
Wess To Memphis (LP)   Enterprise Records (3)  
Appears On:
Basie (7", EP) Perdido, Perdido, Two ... Karusell 1956
April In Paris (Album) (2 versions)   Verve Records 1957
Bags & Flutes (LP, Album)   Warner-Pioneer Corporation, Atlantic 1957
The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz Vol. 2 (7", EP)   Metronome 1957
No Count Sarah (LP)   Mercury 1958
Billy Taylor With Four Flutes (LP, Album)   Riverside Records 1959
Birth Of A Band (LP)   EmArcy 1959
Genius + Soul = Jazz (Album) (2 versions)   Impulse! 1961
The Quintessence (Album) (4 versions)   Impulse! ... 1961
Count Basie And The Kansas City Seven (Album) (6 versions)   Impulse! ... 1962
Sinatra - Basie (Album) (2 versions)   Reprise Records 1962
Here Swings The Judge (LP)   Famous Door 1964
The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Trey Of Hearts Impulse! 1964
Angel Eyes (LP, Album)   Prestige 1965
At Newport (LP, Mono)   AMIGA 1966
Ella Fitzgerald (LP, Comp)   AMIGA 1966
Nine Flags (LP, Mono, Album)   Impulse! 1966
The Big Band (LP, Album, Gat)   Solid State Records (2) 1966
I Believe To My Soul (LP)   Atlantic 1968
Lady Soul (Album, Comp) (9 versions)   Atlantic ... 1968
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (Album) (4 versions)   JCOA Records ... 1968
First Take (Album) (6 versions)   Atlantic 1969
Nat King Cole (LP) Avalon AMIGA 1969
Soul '69 (5 versions)   Atlantic ... 1969
The Basie Story (2xLP, Comp)   Grand Prix (2) 1969
Akilah! (Album) (2 versions)   Prestige ... 1972
Stickball (LP, Album)   Mainstream Records 1972
Last Bolero In Berkeley (LP, Album)   Fantasy 1973
Only Love Spoken Here (LP)   RCA Victor 1973
Sweet Buns & Barbeque (LP, Album)   Prestige, Prestige 1973
Basie Meets Ellington (LP) Segue In C Embassy 1974
Brother Where Are You (LP)   Atlantic 1974
Circle Of Love (LP)   ATCO Records 1975
Disco Baby (Album) (7 versions)   Avco Records ... 1975
Honey Baby Theme (7")   RCA Victor 1975
Honey Baby, Honey Baby (LP, Album)   RCA Victor 1975
In Concert In Japan (LP, Promo)   Salvation Records (US) 1975
Is Having A Wonderful Time (LP)   Reprise Records 1975
Anacostia (LP, Album)   MCA Records 1977
Heaven (LP)   Tabu Records 1977
Quincy Jones (LP)   AMIGA 1977
Sophisticated Giant (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1977
SpanDisco (LP, Album)   Midsong International Records 1977
Time Capsule (LP, Album)   Vanguard 1977
Wheelin' (2xLP)   Prestige 1977
Another Side (LP, Album)   Liberty 1978
Ray Charles (LP, RE, Mono)   AMIGA 1978
Song Of The Black Knight (LP) Estoril Soul, Terezia Sonet 1978
Conception: The Gift Of Love (LP, Promo)   Columbia 1979
Infant Eyes (LP, Album)   Muse Records 1979
Amtrak Blues (LP)   Columbia 1980
Empire Jazz (LP, Promo)   RSO Records, Inc. 1980
Juggin' Around (LP, Album)   Affinity 1980
L'il Ol' Groovemaker... Basie! (Album) (2 versions)   Verve Records 1980
Once In Every Life (LP, Album)   Beehive Records (2) 1980
The Kid From Red Bank Volume Two (2xLP, Comp) Matte Jersey, Bluish G... Roulette Records, Roulette Records 1980
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium 1 (2xLP, Comp)   Tamla 1982
E=MC² (Album) (2 versions)   Disques Vogue 1983
Count On The Coast Vol. II (LP) Blue On Blue Phontastic 1984
The Cotton Club (Original Motion Picture Sound Track) (Album) (2 versions)   Geffen Records 1984
Strike Up The Band (CD, Comp)   Verve Records 1987
The IMPULSE! Collection - The Best Of IMPULSE! Volume I (2xLP, Comp, RM, Gat) What'Cha Talkin MCA Records 1988
Tribute To Count Basie (LP) Riled Up Concord Jazz 1988
A Jazz Hour With Count Basie: Basie Boogie (CD)   A Jazz Hour With 1989
Music From The Motion Picture "When Harry Met Sally..." (Album) (2 versions) Our Love Is Here To Stay Columbia 1989
Night And Day - The Cole Porter Songbook (CD, Comp) Love For Sale Verve Records 1990
Song Of The Black Knight (CD, Album, RE) Estoril Soul, Terezia Sonet 1990
One More Time (CD)   Roulette Jazz 1991
Verve Jazz Box (7xCD, Comp + Box) Dee Dee, Lullabye For ... Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records, Verve Records 1991
Welcome To The Club (CD, Album)   Capitol Records 1991
Nat King Cole (4xCD, Comp + Box) Avalon, The Late, Late... Capitol Records 1992
Savoy Jazz Vol.1 (CD, Smplr) You Leave Me Breathles... Savoy Records 1992
Surge (CD, Album)   Enja Records 1992
Blue Eyes (CD, Comp) Makin' Whoopee Blue Note 1993
Count Basie Swings Featuring Joe Williams (Album) (2 versions)   World Record Club ... 1993
Diana Ross Live - Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings...Jazz And Blues (CD, Album, Promo)   Motown, Motown 1993
Harlem Renaissance (2xCD)   Jazz Heritage 1993
From The Age Of Swing (CD)   Reference Recordings 1994
Impulses (CD, Comp) Senator Whitehead Impulse! 1994
Krupa And Rich (CD, RM)   Verve Records 1994
The Complete Atomic Basie (CD, RE)   Roulette Jazz, Blue Note 1994
The Verve Story: 1944 - 1994 (4xCD, Comp + Box) Every Day I Have The B... Verve Records 1994
Elvin! (CD, Album)   Riverside 1995
Essentiel Jazz - Les Quatre Saisons (The Four Seasons) (CD, Comp) Winter Tale Sony Music 1995
A Night Out With Verve (4xCD, Comp + Box) Party Blues, King Port... Verve Records 1996
Count Basie & Sarah Vaughan (CD, Album, Comp)   Roulette Jazz 1996
Opus De Jazz (Album) (2 versions)   BYG Records ... 1996
Swing Is Here (CD, Album)   Reference Recordings 1996
The Roots Of Acid Jazz (Comp) (2 versions) Hard Sock Dance, Big City Impulse! ... 1996
April In Paris (CD, Album) Magic, Magic [1st Take... Verve Records 1997
Eddie Higgins / The Swingin'est (CD, RE, RM, Comp) Little Ditty Blue Moon Producciones Discográficas, Vee Jay Records 1997
The Wiz (Original Soundtrack) (2 versions)   MCA Records ... 1997
Atomic Swing (CD, Album)   Roulette Jazz 1999
First Time! The Count Meets The Duke (CD, Album, RM) Segue In C Columbia 1999
One O'Clock Jump (CD, Album, RE)   Verve Records 1999
Parade (CD, Album, RM)   Original Jazz Classics, Milestone Records 2000
Sarah Vaughan's Finest Hour (CD, Album) Star Dust, Star Dust, ... Verve Records 2000
The Verve Album (2xCD, Comp) Sent For You Yesterday... Verve Records 2000
Come What May (CD)   Hi Horse Records 2001
Jazz At Midnight (CD)   Universal Music (France) 2002
King Of Swing (CD, Album, RP, RM, Car)   Verve Records 2002
The Best Of Gold - The February 2003 Sampler (CDr, Smplr) Jumpin' At The Woodside EMI Gold 2003
Count Basie At Newport (CD)   Verve Records 2004
After Hours At The London House (CD, Album, Dig)   Mercury, Verve Music Group 2005
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 2: 1962 (7", Single, RP + 4xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Opus No. 3 Hip-O Select 2005
Cole Porter Songbook (CD, Comp, RM) Just One Of Those Things Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Jazz For Lovers (CD, Comp, RM) Do It Again Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959 (11xCD, Comp, RM)   Bear Family Records 2006
Swinging The Big Band (CD, Comp, RM) Hard Sock Dance, Moanin' Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records (4xCD, Comp) Trey Of Hearts Impulse! 2006
Interplay (5xCD, RM, Comp + Box)   Prestige 2007
Jazz For Broken Hearts (CD, Comp, RM) Only The Lonely Verve Records 2007
Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul (2xCD, Comp, RM) Talk To Me, Talk To Me Rhino Entertainment Company, Atlantic 2007
On My Way & Shoutin' Again! (CD, Album, RE)   Verve Records 2009
BATTLE ROYAL The Duke Meets The Count (LP) Segue In C CBS  
Breakfast Dance And Barbecue (LP, Album)   Roulette Records  
Count Basie And The Kansas City 7 (LP, Album, RE) Secrets, Senator White... Jasmine Records  
Essentiel Jazz - Jazz Sax (CD, Comp) Laura, Laura Columbia  
First Time ! The Count Meets The Duke (LP, Album, RM) Segue In C CBS  
Jazz Best Coast (LP, Comp, Mono) Joe's Blues Coral  
Left & Right (LP, Album)   Atlantic  
The Best Of Basie (LP)   Roulette Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Ballads (CD) Don't Come, Don't Call Enja Records 1996
Room With A View Too (2 versions) Blues For Butterball X:treme Records 2000
Unofficial Releases:
The Unissued Takes (LP, Album, Unofficial)   Not On Label 1989
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