Frank Foster | |
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![]() Frank Foster (left) and Dan Morgenstern in 2008 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Frank Benjamin Foster III |
Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | September 23, 1928
Died | July 26, 2011 Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 82)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Saxophone |
Labels | Blue Note, Prestige, Savoy, Argo, Mainstream, Catalyst, Denon, Leo, EPM Musique, SteepleChase, Pablo, Concord Jazz, Arabesque, Challenge, Mapleshade |
Website | Foster'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.