The Frank Wess Quartet is an album by jazz flautist Frank Wess which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Moodsville label.[1]
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | May 9, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:59 | |||
| Label | Moodsville MVLP 8 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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".[2]
Track listing
edit- "It's So Peaceful in the Country" (Alec Wilder) - 4:01
- "Rainy Afternoon" (Frank Wess) - 8:26
- "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 3:54
- "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:10
- "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:36
- "Gone with the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 5:46
- "I See Your Face Before Me" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:05
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 21, 2013
- ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic listing accessed May 20, 2013
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1486. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.