Composer
Frank Foster
American jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2011)
1928–2011
16 works in the index
- Born
- 1928
- Died
- 2011
- Birthplace
- Cincinnati
- Place of death
- Chesapeake
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
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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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; musicologist; jazz musician; saxophonist; conductor; musician; bandleader
- Instruments played
- saxophone; flute; tenor saxophone
- Awards
- NEA Jazz Masters; Grammy Awards
- Official website
- http://www.piadrum.com/Frank_Foster_Bio.htm
- VIAF ID
- 84969624
- ISNI
- 0000000121418893
- GND ID
- 134375998
- Library of Congress ID
- n86813479
- MusicBrainz ID
- c62ceb28-084f-47e4-b780-f47ab701b7b5
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 16
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiny Stockings | — | — | — | — | Jazz | 47 |
| Blues for Daddy-O | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | — | 1 |
| Blues in Hoss' Flat | — | — | — | Piano | — | 3 |
| Rare Butterfly | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Brotherly Shove | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Who Me? | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Loneliness | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Miss Lovely | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Shiny Stockings, full score | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shiny Stockings- C Instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shiny Stockings- Bb Instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shiny Stockings- Eb Instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Four-Five-Six | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Yeah, Right | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bass In Yo' Face | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hampton Strut | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 84969624. Portrait: Tom Pich, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.