Mike Schwartz Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) One of the Grand Masters leaves us.....RIP Edited October 30, 2013 by Mike Schwartz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 oh no - very sad ... somehow I thought he'd stay around forever. http://tedpanken.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/a-2002-downbeat-profile-of-frank-wess-for-his-90th-birthday/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 RIP Frank perchance, yesterday I received the Basie live Roulette set - lots of listening & here's to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Wow. Sad news, but he led a long and distinguished life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Another great is gone. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Remarkable man & musician. True master of craft, art & life. Cats like Frank, whew, these men are heroes. Special condolences to board member Michael Weiss who worked with Frank a lot (and with whom I last saw Frank play a few years ago.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 RIP. I think his self-titled The Frank Wess Quartet was one of the last OJCs issued. http://www2.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/The-Frank-Wess-Quartet/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 91 years old, great legacy, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Sorry to hear this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Bad news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Terrible news. A truly fine jazz musician. The IPO label just recently released a lovely quartet CD by Frank Wess with Kenny Barron on piano. R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdtry Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 The IPO recording 'Magic 101' was his latest release: http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=IPO31023 And in the description it lists this disc as "the first in a series of three CDs" so I think there will be some new Frank Wess in the future. Also, George H. Buck's Progressive Records just released a 1981 session of Frank exclusively playing flute a few days ago: http://www.jazzology.com/item_detail.php?id=PCD-7057 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I was recently listening to After Hours, a late 50's jam technically led by Thad Jones. But Frank should be considered co-leader. He usually soloed on both flute and tenor. Good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 That IPO CD mentioned (twice) above is very nice.R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) RIP Frank. Thank you for all the music. He had a long productive life. I'm glad I got to see him live several times. Frank and band from 2011. Here's the band that night at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola. November 2, 2011 . Frank Wess- ts, Michael Weiss- p, Greg Gisbert- tp, Noriko Ueda- b, Winard Harper- d. Edited October 31, 2013 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stryker Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) One way to think about the sweep of Frank Wess' life in music is to consider the big bands that he worked with: Billy Eckstine in the '40s, Count Basie in the '50s/60s; Jazz Composer's Orchesra in '68; Clark Terry in the '60s/70s, Jaco Pastrorius' Word of Mouth in the early '80s, Toshiko Akiyoshi in the mid '80s/early 90s. Wow. Edited October 31, 2013 by Mark Stryker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 i like how he also made a lot of records with people from pre-bop jazz, like those swingville releases, etc. he was the real deal. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Sad news to start the day with. RIP Mr. Wess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 what a blessing that Frank had such a long, active career. he will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) my frank selection for right now, everone on this lp has now passed Edited October 31, 2013 by chewy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 He led a full career... always loved the moments when he stepped to the microphone for solos when he was with the Basie band! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 A Master musician - RIP. Glad that I got the chance to see/hear him once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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