No 'Count

No 'Count
Studio album by Frank Foster
Released	1956
Recorded	March 5 and 7, 1956
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:08
Label	Savoy MG 12078
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Frank Foster chronology
Hope Meets Foster (1955) No 'Count (1956) Basie Is Our Boss (1962)

No 'Count is an album by saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1956 and released on the Savoy label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic reviewer by Jim Todd stating, "the four horns carved out from the Count Basie band for this Frank Foster-led date get along just fine with drummer Kenny Clarke, bassist Eddie Jones, and guitarist Kenny Burrell. The set is a companion to Frank Wess' North, South, East....Wess, recorded by the same players at the same sessions. No Count, however, stays closer to Kansas City swing than the Wess release ... Foster's charts provide for lots of interplay and counterpoint between the two trombones and two tenors".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Frank Foster except where noted

1. "Stop Gap" – 6:01
2. "Excursion" – 5:13
3. "Casa de Marcel" – 6:31
4. "Apron Strings" – 3:35
5. "Alternative" – 8:56
6. "Serenata" (Leroy Anderson) – 4:52

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ on March 5, 1956 (tracks 1, 5 & 6) and March 7, 1956 (tracks 2-4)

Personnel

• Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
• Henry Coker, Benny Powell – trombone
• Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Eddie Jones - bass
• Kenny Clarke - drums

References