Frank Wess - Magic 201

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:24
Size: 117.7 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:11] 1. It Could Happen To You
[6:28] 2. A Cottage For Sale
[3:56] 3. After Paris
[4:57] 4. The Summer Knows
[7:02] 5. Embraceable You
[8:43] 6. Blues For Ruby
[9:24] 7. If You Can't Call, Don't Come
[5:40] 8. If It's The Last Thing I Do

Frank Wellington Wess was born on January 4th 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri. 
 At the age of 10 he started to learn the alto saxophone. The great saxophonist and flute player, a pioneer of that instrument in jazz, died on October 30 at age 91. Wess spent over a decade with Count Basie beginning in 1953; Dan Morgenstern called him the band's "spark plug." He was active until the last weeks of his long life. After moving to Washington DC he started playing in local bands, first on alto and later on tenor saxophone as well. During World War II Frank played tenor saxophone and solo clarinet in the army band and later led a band accompanying Josephine Baker. 
Baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan has said, `His playing was always heartfelt and soulful, and his way with ballads could make you cry and shake your head in disbelief wondering how a person could cajole that much spirit from a saxophone.'

And so this new recording serves as a mighty epitaph for the genius Frank Wess that is no longer with us. The ensemble gather for this recording is as follows: Frank Wess, tenor and flute, Kenny Barron, Piano, Rufus Reid, bass, Russell Malone, Guitar, Winard Harper, drums. ~Grady Harp

Magic 201

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