The Frank Wess Quartet

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The Frank Wess Quartet
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Studio album by
Frank Wess
Released1960
RecordedMay 9, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:59
LabelMoodsville
MVLP 8
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Frank Wess chronology
Opus de Blues
(1959) 		The Frank Wess Quartet
(1960) 		Southern Comfort
(1962)

The Frank Wess Quartet is an album by jazz flautist Frank Wess which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Moodsville label.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Frank Wess has long been one of the most underrated flautists in jazz, but it's his primary instrument on this CD reissue of a Moodsville LP recorded in 1960... Highly recommended".[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "It's So Peaceful in the Country" (Alec Wilder) - 4:01
  2. "Rainy Afternoon" (Frank Wess) - 8:26
  3. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 3:54
  4. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:10
  5. "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:36
  6. "Gone with the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 5:46
  7. "I See Your Face Before Me" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:05

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 21, 2013
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Dryden, K. Allmusic listing accessed May 20, 2013
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1486. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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