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The Frank Wess Quartet

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Released
  
1960

Artist
  
Frank Wess

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
37:59

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Moodsville

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Recorded
  
May 9, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

The Tommy Flanagan Trio (1960)
  
Southern Comfort (1962)

Jazz albums
  
Gettin' with It, Plays Duke Ellington, Southern Comfort, Yo Ho! Poor You - Little Me, Opus de Jazz

Frank wess it s so peaceful in the country


The Frank Wess Quartet is an album by jazz flautist Frank Wess which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Moodsville label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Frank Wess has long been one of the most underrated flautists in jazz, but it's his primary instrument on this CD reissue of a Moodsville LP recorded in 1960... Highly recommended".

Track listing

  1. "It's So Peaceful in the Country" (Alec Wilder) - 4:01
  2. "Rainy Afternoon" (Frank Wess) - 8:26
  3. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 3:54
  4. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:10
  5. "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:36
  6. "Gone with the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 5:46
  7. "I See Your Face Before Me" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:05

Personnel

  • Frank Wess - flute, tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Flanagan - piano
  • Eddie Jones - bass
  • Bobby Donaldson - drums

    • Songs

    1It's So Peaceful in the Country4:01
    2Rainy Afternoon8:27
    3Star Eyes3:55

    References

    The Frank Wess Quartet Wikipedia
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