Frank Foster (jazz musician)

Frank Foster
Frank Foster (left) and Dan Morgenstern in 2008
Frank Foster (left) and Dan Morgenstern in 2008
Background information
Birth nameFrank Benjamin Foster III
Born(1928-09-23)September 23, 1928
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 2011(2011-07-26) (aged 82)
Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentSaxophone
LabelsBlue Note, Prestige, Savoy, Argo, Mainstream, Catalyst, Denon, Leo, EPM Musique, SteepleChase, Pablo, Concord Jazz, Arabesque, Challenge, Mapleshade
WebsiteFoster's Official Biodata

Frank Benjamin Foster III (September 23, 1928 – July 26, 2011) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.[1] Foster collaborated frequently with Count Basie and worked as a bandleader from the early 1950s.[2] In 1998, Howard University awarded Frank Foster with the Benny Golson Jazz Master Award.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 147. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.
  2. ^ Profile, AllMusic; accessed June 21, 2017.