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Frank Foster with Bill Cosby

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Frank Foster was born in Cincinnati in 1928 and was a noted jazz musician and composer. Well-known for his work with the Count Basie orchestra, Frank Foster will be honored by his friends and jazz colleagues. Music from his long jazz career will also be featured on this special produced and hosted by Lee Hay.

Frank Foster: Cincinnati Jazz Icon Playlist

Artist	Title	Album
Count Basie Orchestra	Booze Brothers	The Legend, The Legacy
Frank Foster	Cecilia is Love	Well Water
Ella Fitzgerald	Shiny Stockings	Ella & Basie
Count Basie Orchestra	Papa Foss	The Legend, The Legacy
Joe Williams	My Baby Upsets Me	Live at Orchestra Hall, Detroit
Frank Sinatra	Mack the Knife	L.A. Is My Lady
Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra	Deedles' Blues	Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra
Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra	You Can Have It	Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra	That's the Kind of Love I'm Talking About	Live at El Morocco
Count Basie Orchestra	Booze Brothers	The Legend, The Legacy

Frank Foster Recordings

The Legend, The Legacy
The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Frank Foster

Diane Schuur & Count Basie Orchestra
directed by Frank Foster

Well Water
Frank Foster & the Loud Minority Band

L.A. Is My Lady
Frank Sinatra & Friends

Frank Foster: Cincinnati Jazz Icon Links

Lynn Seaton
UNT Division of Jazz Studies
jazz.unt.edu

John V. Brown
Associate Professor of the Practice of Music and Director of the Duke Jazz Program
fds.duke.edu

Philip Paul
Cityfolk Festival
www.cityfolk.org

Giving Frank Foster a Hand
A film by Brian Grady
www.jazzwax.com

Inventory of the Frank Foster Papers
1930-2009
library.duke.edu

A Blog Supreme: NPR
A Frank Foster Update: It's Final!
www.npr.org

Birthday Memorial Celebration for Dr. Frank Foster

Friday, September 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm
The Abyssinian Baptist Church
Harlem, New York City

Jazz icons, friends and dedicated fans will come together to pay tribute to jazz giant Frank Foster, at a Birthday Memorial Celebration on Friday, September 23, at 6:00 pm, at the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, 132 Odell Clark Place (formerly West 138th Street) in Harlem. On what would have been Dr. Foster’s 83rd birthday, the public is invited to celebrate the life and music of the renowned saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader and educator. The service will be officiated by Abyssinian’s Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III.

For more information, visit www.abyssinian.org.