Frank Foster : Partitions moyen

A challenging unison melody and an equally challenging set of chord changes reminiscent of the 'hard-bop' era characterize this moderatley fast tenor sax feature. The solo is on the 2nd tenor part, bu...

The second movement of the Count Basie Remembrance Suite (four movements total), this short easy swinger, with its simply stated melody, is reminescent of the infectious Basie style of the 1940s, feat...

This lovely ballad is the third movement of Foster's Count Basie Remembrance Suite. The lead Trombone is featured in an entirely written solo, except for a short improv cadenza on the ending. Also fea...

Another D-flat blues, but this one's more laid back (as the title might imply) OI' th' Pocket' tempo (quarter note = 108-112); the chart starts the same as the one recorded on Roulette Records, Easin'...

Frank Foster's contributions to the Count Basie orchestra of the 1950s cannot be underestimated. Whether serving as the band's star tenor saxophone soloist or one of its definitive arrangers, Foster p...

Ce morceau de Frank Foster a été enregistré pour la première fois au milieu des années 1950 sur l'album "April In Paris" de Basie, sorti sur le label Verve. Notre transcription est fidèle à l'original...

A somewhat mournful but haunting ballad dedicated to the late great jazz trumpet stylist, a New Orleans native who made his name with the bands of Lionel Hampton and Count Basie.This chart features th...

Re-scored a fourth lower to F containing all of the skillfully penned structure written for the Count Basie band by Frank Foster in the early 60's.