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After leaving the band in 1995, Foster resumed his leadership of three musical groups: The Non-Electric Company (a jazz quartet/quintet), Swing Plus (a 12-piece band), and The Loud Minority Big Band (an 18-piece concert jazz orchestra), each of which he had organized years prior to assuming leadership of the Basie unit in 1986.
Jan 5, 2008 · Jazz musician Frank Foster's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.
Jul 27, 2011 · Frank Foster, a saxophonist, composer and arranger who helped shape the sound of the Count Basie Orchestra during its popular heyday in the 1950s and ’60s and later led expressive large and...
Mar 31, 2014 · February 24th 1979, deep in the heart of Flanders, Belgium. In Heist Op Den Berg, near Antwerp, was the Nhita Jazz Club, run by jazz critic Juul Anthonissen and a bunch of crazy jazz fans. It...
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Jul 26, 2011 · Frank Foster, a saxophonist and composer/arranger best known for his longtime association with the Count Basie Orchestra, has died. He passed away in his sleep early Tuesday morning at his home...
Jul 26, 2011 · In the 1970s, Foster played with contemporary musicians such as Elvin Jones, George Coleman, and Joe Farrell and began expanding his compositions. He led his own band, the Loud Minority, until 1986 when he assumed leadership of the Count Basie Orchestra from Thad Jones.
Jul 28, 2011 · Frank Foster, a Grammy Award-winning musical arranger and jazz saxophonist who wrote one of the Count Basie Orchestra’s classic tunes of the 1950s and later became the band’s leader, died July 26...
