Biography
Frank Benjamin Foster III (September 23, 1928 – July 26, 2011) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer. Foster collaborated frequently with Count Basie and worked as a bandleader from the early 1950s. In 1998, Howard University awarded Frank Foster with the Benny Golson Jazz Master Award.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Genius + Soul = Jazz
1961
It Might As Well Be Swing
1964
The Atomic Mr. Basie
1958
20/20
1985
Fancy Free
1969
Kenny Burrell
1956
Ella And Basie!
1963
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973
Kofi
1995
Duets II
1994
Electric Byrd
1970
Cannonball's Bossa Nova
1963
First Time! The Count Meets The Duke
1962
April In Paris
1957
Thelonious Monk
1956
Dream Of A Child
1978
Heavy Sounds
1968
Gettin' Around
1966
Very Tall
1962
Revival (Live At Pookie's Pub)
2022
Loose Shoes And Tight Pussy
1999
![Duets And Duets II [LIMITED EDITION], credited to Frank Foster](https://i.discogs.com/0JqhHydl7U_s51ecBBFBnKSxHai5r_17DwBzvm9uMFI/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:150/w:150/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTU4ODE4/NTctMTQwNTMwMDU3/My01MTc2LmpwZWc.jpeg)
Duets And Duets II [LIMITED EDITION]
1998
Blue Break Beats Volume Three
1996
Blue Break Beats
1992
Credited work
4,284 releases · 652 albums · active 1954–2025
- Performance · 6,673
- Other credits · 600
- Production · 4
- Engineering · 3
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · A&R Studios · Capitol Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Count Basie
- Count Basie And His Orchestra
- Sarah Vaughan
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Count Basie & His Orchestra
- Elvin Jones
- Frank Sinatra