elzy kolb presents flutist frank wess jazz awards 2009
Frank Wess accepts the Flutist of the Year Award from writer Elzy Kolb of Hot House magazine during the Jazz Journalists Association's 2009 Jazz Awards at the Jazz Standard (NYC) on June 16, 2009. Wess has performed and recorded recently with pianist Hank Jones, and with a nonet; besides playing tenor saxophone with the Count Basie Orchestra for many years, he focused the jazz world's attention on flute starting in the late 1940s. Voiceover id'ing attendees by Howard Mandel.
About Frank Wess
American jazz saxophonist, flutist, arranger and composer Born 4th January 1922 Kansas City, Missouri, USA, died 30th October 2013 Manhattan, New York Member of Billy Eckstine's orchestra from 1946 to 1947, Eddie Haywood's orchestra in 1947 and Lucky Millinder's orchestra in 1948. Worked with Bullmoose Jackson from 1948 to 1949, Count Basie from 1953 to 1964, where he formed a famous pairing, billed as "The Two Franks", with fellow saxophonist Frank Foster and Clark Terry's Big Band from 1967 t...
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