Fearless Frank Foster

1966 studio album by Frank Foster
Fearless Frank Foster
Studio album by
Frank Foster
Released1966
RecordedDecember 2, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length41:20
LabelPrestige
PR 7461
ProducerCal Lampley
Frank Foster chronology
Basie Is Our Boss
(1962) 		Fearless Frank Foster
(1966) 		Soul Outing!
(1966)

Fearless Frank Foster is an album by saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Foster performs five originals, some of which fall into the area of funky hard bop. Spirited music".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Frank Foster except as indicated

  1. "Raunchy Rita" - 5:28
  2. "Janie Huk" - 11:16
  3. "Thingaroo" - 3:30
  4. "Baby Ann" - 6:00
  5. "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 9:20
  6. "Disapproachment" - 5:46

Personnel

  • Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
  • Virgil Jones - trumpet
  • Al Dailey - piano
  • Bob Cunningham - bass
  • Alan Dawson - drums

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed December 6, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed December 6, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 501. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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