The Frank Wess Quartet Explained

The Frank Wess Quartet
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Frank Wess
Cover:	The Frank Wess Quartet.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	May 9, 1960
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:59
Label:	Moodsville MVLP 8
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Frank Wess
Prev Title:	Opus de Blues
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Southern Comfort
Next Year:	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

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

• Frank Wess - flute, tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
  • Eddie Jones - bass Bobby Donaldson - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-moodsville-series/#mvlp-8 Prestige Records discography
2. Dryden, K. Allmusic listing accessed May 20, 2013