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Frank Foster

saxophonist

United States • 1928-09-23 – 2011-07-26

Frank Foster is credited on 3,037 releases across 655 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,037

Pressings credited

655

Albums

8

Decades active

200

In collections

Biography

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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Credited work

3,037 releases · 655 albums · active 1954–2025

  • Performance · 4,540
  • Other credits · 415
  • Production · 3
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Newport Jazz Festival · A&R Studios

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