Frank Foster

Aliases: Frank Foster Orchestra
Frank Foster Quartet
Born: September 23, 1928
Died: July 26, 2011
Country: United States
IPI: 00010594119 9 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Jazz reed instrument player, composer and arranger. Foster led his own bands and was sideman for many other well-known artists. He won two Grammy's for arranging and was nominated for two more.

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Abdullah	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Unverified
i	Chips	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Unverified
i	Crazy	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Unverified
i	Hip Shakin' REC	Frank Foster	June 5, 2007	(2 artists) Originally by Grover Mitchell & His All-Star Orchestra REL
i	Later for You	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	The Paul Moer Trio
i	Love Handles	Frank Foster and the SWR Big Band	2006	Vincent Gardner
i	Low Tide	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	(3 artists)
i	Maybe So	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	The Paul Moer Trio
i	Raunchy Rita	Frank Foster	1966	(4 artists)

Covers by Frank Foster

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	A Time for Love	Frank Foster + Frank Wess	1984	Janet Leigh [dubbed by Jackie Ward]
i	Basic-Ally Yours	SDR Big Band with Frank Foster	1995	Thad Jones
i	Bluish Grey	SDR Big Band with Frank Foster	1995	Count Basie & His Orchestra
i	Counter Block	Frank Foster and the SWR Big Band	2006	Count Basie & His Orchestra
i	Dance of the Infidels	Pepper Adams and Frank Foster	1985	Bud Powell's Modernists
	Georgia Rose	Joe Williams - Count Basie and His Orchestra directed by Frank Foster (Frank Foster, Joe Williams [US1], The Count Basie Orchestra)	March 16, 1993	Unverified
i	Giant Steps	Frank Foster	May 5, 1998	John Coltrane
i	Giant Steps	Frank Foster Orchestra	1975	John Coltrane
i	It Only Happens Every Time	SDR Big Band with Frank Foster	1995	Thad Jones - Mel Lewis
i	I've Got a Lot of Living to Do	Frank Foster	1963	Dick Gautier, Susan Watson and Teenagers PRF,REL
i	Jitterbug Waltz	Frank Foster	1966	"Fats" Waller and His Rhythm
i	Joy Spring	Frank Foster	May 5, 1998	The Clifford Brown Ensemble
i	Just Squeeze Me	Joe Newman with Frank Foster	1961	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Kelly Blue	Frank Foster	1963	Wynton Kelly
i	Lady in Lace	Frank Foster and the SWR Big Band	2006	Count Basie
i	Last Night When We Were Young	Frank Foster	1997	Lawrence Tibbett with Orchestra – Nathaniel Shilkret, Director
i	Li'l Darlin'	Joe Newman with Frank Foster	1961	Count Basie and His Orchestra
	Lover Come Back to Me	Joe Williams - Count Basie and His Orchestra directed by Frank Foster (Frank Foster, Joe Williams [US1], The Count Basie Orchestra)	March 16, 1993	Unverified
i	Mean What You Say	SDR Big Band with Frank Foster	1995	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet
i	Mean What You Say	Frank Foster and the SWR Big Band	2006	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet
i	Milestones	Frank Foster	1985	Miles Davis All Stars
i	Nancy	Frank Foster + Frank Wess	1984	Frank Sinatra – Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
i	One Morning in May	Frank Foster + Frank Wess	1985	Unverified
i	Scandia Skies	Frank Foster Quartet	1994	Kenny Dorham Quintet
i	Send in the Clowns	Frank Foster + Frank Wess	1984	Glynis Johns REL,PRF
i	Shiny Stockings	Frank Foster	May 5, 1998	Count Basie and His Orchestra
i	Simone	Frank Foster	1997	Elvin Jones
i	Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most	Frank Foster + Frank Wess	1984	Jackie & Roy REC, Jerri Winters - With Orchestra conducted by Don Costa REL
i	Stablemates	Pepper Adams and Frank Foster	1985	The New Miles Davis Quintet
i	Sugar	Joe Williams - Count Basie and His Orchestra directed by Frank Foster (Frank Foster, Joe Williams [US1], The Count Basie Orchestra)	March 16, 1993	Unverified
	Summertime	Joe Williams - Count Basie and His Orchestra directed by Frank Foster (Frank Foster, Joe Williams [US1], The Count Basie Orchestra)	March 16, 1993	Unverified
i	The Elder	SDR Big Band with Frank Foster	1995	Al Grey and The Basie Wing
i	Theme for Ernie	Frank Foster	May 5, 1998	John Coltrane
i	The Summer Knows	Frank Foster + Frank Wess	1985	Unverified
i	This Is All I Ask	Frank Foster + Frank Wess	1985	Unverified
i	Thruway Traffic	Frank Foster and The Loud Minority (Frank Foster)	1978	Unverified
i	Titter Pipes	Pepper Adams and Frank Foster	1985	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
i	When Did You Leave Heaven?	Frank Foster + Frank Wess	1985	Unverified
i	Why Try to Change Me Now	Frank Foster	1963	Frank Sinatra with Percy Faith and His Orchestra

Songs written by Frank Foster

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Blues in Hoss' Flat	Count Basie, Frank Foster	Count Basie and His Orchestra	March 28, 1958	Covered by (13 artists)
Hip Shakin'	Frank Foster	Frank Foster REC, Grover Mitchell & His All-Star Orchestra REL	January 31, 1969	Covered by (2 artists)
Juggin' Around	Frank Foster	Bernard Green (Bennie Green)	1959	Unverified
Lady in Lace	Frank Foster	Count Basie	1956	Covered by Frank Foster and the SWR Big Band
Love Handles	Frank Foster	Frank Foster and the SWR Big Band	2006	Covered by Vincent Gardner
Raunchy Rita	Frank Foster	Frank Foster	1966	Covered by (4 artists)
Shiny Stockings	Frank Foster	Count Basie and His Orchestra	January 4, 1956	Covered by (171 artists)
Simone	Frank Foster	Elvin Jones	1971	Covered by (31 artists)
Thruway Traffic	Frank Foster	Nobuo Hara and His Sharps & Flats	1972	Unverified

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Fresh Taste of Thad Jones and Frank Foster	Frank Foster and the SWR Big Band	2006	SWR Music
A Tribute to Thad Jones	SDR Big Band with Frank Foster	1995	Intercord
Basie Is Our Boss	Frank Foster	1963	Argo [US]
Elmo Hope Quintet	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Blue Note
Fearless Frank Foster	Frank Foster	1966	Prestige [US]
Generations	Pepper Adams and Frank Foster	1985	Muse Records
Giant Steps	Frank Foster Orchestra	1975	Nippon Columbia
Good 'n' Groovy	Joe Newman with Frank Foster	1961	Prestige [US]
Leo Rising	Frank Foster	1997	Arabesque Recordings
Manhattan Fever [Limited Edition]	Frank Foster	June 5, 2007	Blue Note
Swing	Frank Foster	May 5, 1998	Challenge Records
The House That Love Built [CD]	Frank Foster Quartet	1994	SteepleChase
Two for the Blues	Frank Foster + Frank Wess	1984	Pablo

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	A Fresh Taste of Thad Jones and Frank Foster	Frank Foster and the SWR Big Band	2006	SWR Music
	The Good Book, Chapter One - The Book of Foster, The Book of Silver	Vincent Gardner	April 10, 2007	SteepleChase

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