Frank Foster (jazz musician)

Frank Foster
Frank Foster (left) and Dan Morgenstern in 2008
Background information
Birth nameFrank Benjamin Foster III
Born(1928-09-23)September 23, 1928
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 2011(2011-07-26) (aged 82)
Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentSaxophone
LabelsBlue Note, Prestige, Savoy, Argo, Mainstream, Catalyst, Denon, Leo, EPM Musique, SteepleChase, Pablo, Concord Jazz, Arabesque, Challenge, Mapleshade
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Frank Benjamin Foster III (September 23, 1928 – July 26, 2011) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer. Foster collaborated frequently with Count Basie and worked as a bandleader from the early 1950s. In 1998, Howard University awarded Frank Foster with the Benny Golson Jazz Master Award.

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