Frank Wess

flute, woodwind, tenor saxophone, saxophone, alto saxophone, reeds, clarinet, soprano saxophone, performer, alto flute, horn

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Count Basie
Count Basie & His Orchestra
The Weed (Italian stoner rock band)
Sarah Vaughan
Félix Bronchalo

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Tommy Flanagan piano, tenor saxophone Battle Royal, But Beautiful, Gone With the Wind, I See Your Face Before Me, It's So Peaceful in the Country, Lover Come Back to Me, Nada Mas, Rainy Afternoon, Riled Up, Spring Is Here, Star Eyes, Stella by Starlight, There Is No Greater Love
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) bass But Beautiful, East Wind, Gone With the Wind, I See Your Face Before Me, It's So Peaceful in the Country, Kansas City Side, Over The Rainbow, Rainy Afternoon, Southern Exposure, Star Eyes, Stella by Starlight, Wess Side
Winard Harper drums Backfire, Blues for Ruby, Dementia, My Darling, Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words), If You Can't Call, Don't Come, It Could Happen to You, Lush Life, Once Is Not Enough, Sara's Song, Sweet and Lovely, Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green, You Made a Good Move
Bobby Forrester Hammond organ Antigua, Au Privave, Cotton Tail, Crazy He Calls Me, Frankie and Johnny, I'll Never Smile Again, Love Letters, My Shining Hour, On the Street Where You Live, The Lamp Is Low
Clarence "Tootsie" Bean drums Antigua, Au Privave, Cotton Tail, Crazy He Calls Me, Frankie and Johnny, I'll Never Smile Again, Love Letters, My Shining Hour, On the Street Where You Live, The Lamp Is Low
Rufus Reid bass, double bass A Cottage for Sale, After Paris, Blues for Ruby, Dementia, My Darling, If It's the Last Thing I Do, If You Can't Call, Don't Come, It Could Happen to You, Lush Life
Terell Stafford trumpet Backfire, Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words), Once Is Not Enough, Sara's Song, Sweet and Lovely, Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green, You Made a Good Move
George Mraz bass Battle Royal, Don't Come, Don't Call, Lover Come Back to Me, Nada Mas, Riled Up, Spring Is Here, There Is No Greater Love
Bobby Donaldson drums But Beautiful, Gone With the Wind, I See Your Face Before Me, It's So Peaceful in the Country, Rainy Afternoon, Star Eyes, Stella by Starlight
Frank Greene trumpet Backfire, Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words), Once Is Not Enough, Sara's Song, Sweet and Lovely, Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green, You Made a Good Move
Steve Turre trombone Backfire, Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words), Once Is Not Enough, Sara's Song, Sweet and Lovely, Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green, You Made a Good Move
Peter Washington (American jazz double bassist) bass Backfire, Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words), Once Is Not Enough, Sara's Song, Sweet and Lovely, Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green, You Made a Good Move
Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) drums Battle Royal, Don't Come, Don't Call, Lover Come Back to Me, Nada Mas, Riled Up, Spring Is Here, There Is No Greater Love
Gerald Clayton (Netherlands-born jazz pianist) piano Backfire, Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words), Once Is Not Enough, Sara's Song, Sweet and Lovely, Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green, You Made a Good Move
Kenny Barron piano A Cottage for Sale, After Paris, Blues for Ruby, Embraceable You, If It's the Last Thing I Do, If You Can't Call, Don't Come, It Could Happen to You
Chuck Wayne guitar Battle Royal, Lover Come Back to Me, Nada Mas, Riled Up, Spring Is Here, There Is No Greater Love
Russell Malone guitar A Cottage for Sale, After Paris, Blues for Ruby, If It's the Last Thing I Do, If You Can't Call, Don't Come, It Could Happen to You
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) piano All My Life, Basie Ain't Here, Pretty Eyes, Some Other Spring, Wess Point
Kenny Clarke drums East Wind, Kansas City Side, Over The Rainbow, Southern Exposure, Wess Side
Urbie Green trombone All My Life
Osie Johnson drums All My Life, Basie Ain't Here, Pretty Eyes, Some Other Spring, Wess Point
Oscar Pettiford double bass All My Life, Basie Ain't Here, Pretty Eyes, Some Other Spring, Wess Point
Benny Powell trombone Basie Ain't Here, Some Other Spring, Wess Point
Joe Wilder trumpet All My Life, Pretty Eyes
Michael Weiss (US jazz pianist and composer) piano Dementia, My Darling, Lush Life
Henry Coker trombone Pretty Eyes
Freddie Green guitar Wess Side
Kenny Burrell guitar Wess Side
“Sir” Roland Hanna (jazz pianist) piano Don't Come, Don't Call

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Count Basie alto saxophone, flute, saxophone, tenor saxophone, woodwind A Little Tempo, Please, A Square at the Roundtable, Bag-A' Bones, Basie Boogie, Blee Bop Blues, Blues in Hoss' Flat, Bubbles, Cherry Point, Corner Pocket, Count Down, Cute, Dinner with Friends, Fair and Warmer, For Lena and Lennie, H.R.H. (Her Royal Highness), Half Moon Street, Has Anyone Here Seen Basie?, I Needs to Be Bee'd With, In A Mellotone, It's Awf'ly Nice to be with You, Jessica's Day, Kansas City Shout, Late Date, Little Pony, Lollypop, Meet B B, Moten Swing, Mutt & Jeff, Muttnik, Old Man River, Pensive Miss, Plymouth Rock, Pony Tail, Quince, Rat Race, Scoot, Segue in C, Ska-Di-Dle-Dee-Bee-Doo, Sloo Foot, Softly with Feeling, Speaking of Sounds, Spring Is Here, TV Time, The Big Walk, The Deacon, The Kid From Red Bank, The Midgets, The Midnite Sun Never Sets, Two Franks, Two for the Blues, Whirly Bird, Who, Me?, Why Not, You for Me
Count Basie & His Orchestra alto saxophone, flute, reeds, tenor saxophone, woodwind A Little Tempo, Please, After Supper, Ain't That Right, April in Paris, Bag a' Bones, Confessin’ the Blues, Count Down, Cute, Double-O, Ducky Bumps, Duet, Eee Dee, Fantail, Flight of the Foo Birds, Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You, Has Anyone Here Seen Basie?, I'm Shouting Again, It's Awf'Ly Nice to Be With You, J and B, Jump for Johnny, Late Date, Love Me Baby, L’il Darlin’, Midnight Blue, Pensive Miss, Polka Dots and Moonbeams, Pony Tail, Rose Bud, Scoot, Shanghaied, Silks and Satins, Skippin' With Skitch, Sleepwalker’s Serenade, Sleepwalker’s Serenade (alternate take), Sloo Foot, Splanky, Teddy the Toad, The Kid From Red Bank, The Late Late Show, The Late Late Show (vocal version), The Long Night, Together Again, Whirly-Birds
The Weed flute, saxophone, tenor saxophone A Hankerin', All or Nothing at All, Autumn Serenade, Barbados, Chasing the Bird, For All We Know, I Had the Craziest Dream, I'll Be Seeing You, If I Were a Bell, Ill Wind, Jordu, Just One of Those Things, Lord Prepare Me, More Than You Know, Quintessence, Sara's Song, Something Went Wrong, Stay as Sweet as You Are, Sunday, The First Time I Saw Ella, The Very Thought of You, When Your Lover Has Gone, You Don't Know What Love Is, You Made a Good Move
Sarah Vaughan saxophone, woodwind Alone, Cheek to Cheek, Darn That Dream, Doodlin', I Cried for You, If I Were a Bell, Just One of Those Things, Little Man You've Had a Busy Day, Lover Man, Mean to Me, Missing You, Moonlight in Vermont, No 'count Blues, Perdido, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Stardust, Teach Me Tonight, The Gentleman Is a Dope, There Are Such Things, Until I Met You, Until I Met You (first version), You Go to My Head, You Turned the Tables on Me
Félix Bronchalo reeds, saxophone (Love Is) The Tender Trap, Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words), Hello, Dolly!, I Believe in You, I Can't Stop Loving You, I Only Have Eyes for You, I Wanna Be Around, I Wish You Love, I Won’t Dance, I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter, Learnin’ the Blues, Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses, More (Theme From 'Mondo Cane'), My Kind of Girl, Pennies From Heaven, The Best Is Yet to Come, The Good Life, Wives and Lovers
Potenza flute 'Deed I Do, Ain't Misbehavin', Dream a Little Dream of Me, Honeysuckle Rose, I'm Beginning to See the Light, Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall, My Last Affair, My Last Affair (alternate take 1), My Last Affair (alternate take 2), On the Sunny Side of the Street, Robbins' Nest (alternate take 1), Robbins' Nest (alternate take 2), Robbins' Nest (alternate take 3), Robbins' Nest (breakdown), Satin Doll, Shiny Stockings, Tea for Two, Them There Eyes
Quincy Jones alto saxophone, flute, woodwind Along Came Betty, Daylie Double, Happy Faces, Happy Faces (alternate take), Hard Sock Dance, I Remember Clifford, Little Karen, Moanin', Moanin' (alternate version), Robot Portrait, The Birth of a Band, The Gypsy, Tickle Toe, Whisper Not
Mal Waldron performer, flute, tenor saxophone Blue Jelly, Blues Without Woe, Count One, Dakar, Dealin', Embraceable You, Empty Street, Hello Frisco, Potpourri, Robbins' Nest, Steamin', Things Aren't What They Used to Be, Touche, Wheelin'
Ivan Enot saxophone Alone, I Cried for You, If I Were a Bell, Little Man (You've Had a Busy Day), Lover Man, Mean to Me, Perdido, Teach Me Tonight, The Gentleman Is a Dope, There Are Such Things, Until I Met You, Until I Met You (alternate version), You Go to My Head, You Turned the Tables on Me
Frank Foster woodwind Alternative, An' All Such Stuff As 'Dat, Apron Strings, Blues Backstage, Casa Del Marcel, Excursion, One Morning In May, Serenata, Stop Gap, The Summer Knows, This Is All I Ask, Two Franks, Up And Coming, When Did You Leave Heaven?
Louie Bellson alto saxophone, flute Beige, Black: Come Sunday, Black: Light, Black: Work Song, Brown: Emancipation Proclamation, Brown: The Blues, Brown: West Indian Dance, European Skallyhoppin', Portrait of Billy Strayhorn, Sketches, Skin Deep, The Hawk Talks
Ray Charles alto saxophone, flute, saxophone Alexander’s Ragtime Band, From the Heart, It Had to Be You, I’ve Got News for You, Let the Good Times Roll, Mister C, Moanin’, Stompin’ Room Only, Strike Up the Band, Two Years of Torture, When Your Lover Has Gone, ’Deed I Do
Beverly Kenney woodwind A Fine Romance, Can’t Get Out of This Mood, I Never Has Seen Snow, Isn’t This a Lovely Day, Mairzy Doats, Makin’ Whoopee, My Kind of Love, Nobody Else but Me, Old Buttermilk Sky, The Charm of You, The More I See You, Who Cares What People Say
Tay Walker saxophone April in Paris, Bill Basie Won't You Please Come Home, Blues for Mr. Charlie, Keepin' Out the Mischief Now, My Shining Hour, New York City Blues, She's a Woman (W-O-M-A-N), Teach Me Tonight, The Girl From Ipanema, Why Try to Change Me Now, Work Song, You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
The Frank Wess Orchestra flute, tenor saxophone Blues In The 2%, But Beautiful, Entre Nous, Imus The Blues, Lover, Order In The Court, Pit Pat Blues, Rink Rat, Shiny Stockings, St. James Infirmary
Philly Joe Jones woodwind Choose Now, Dial 'B' for Beauty, Focus, If You Could See Me Now, If You Could See Me Now (1st take), Killer Joe, Look, Stop, and Listen, Look, Stop, and Listen (1st take), Our Delight, Theme of No Repeat
Susannah McCorkle flute, tenor saxophone A Beautiful Friendship, I Concentrate on You, I Thought About You, I'll Take Romance, Let's Get Lost, Lover Man, Spring Is Here, Taking a Chance on Love, That Old Feeling, Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
Frank Foster Quintet woodwind A Time for Love, Bay Street, But for the Likes of You, Heat of Winter, Nancy (With the Laughing Face), Send in the Clowns, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, Two for the Blues, Your Beauty Is a Song of Love
Count Basie and The Kansas City Seven alto flute, flute Count's Place, I Want a Little Girl, Oh, Lady Be Good, Secrets, Senator Whitehead, Shoe Shine Boy, Tally-Ho, Mr. Basie!, Trey of Hearts, What'cha Talkin'?
Les McCann saxophone Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Carol Sloane flute, saxophone, tenor saxophone Embracable You, How Long Has It Been Going On, I've Got a Crush on You, Isn't It a Pity, Love Walked In, Oh Lady Be Good, One Morning in May, Sweet and Slow
The Benny Carter All-Star Sax Ensemble tenor saxophone Ain't Misbehavin', Blues for Lucky Lovers, Easy Money, Out of Nowhere, Over the Rainbow, Straight Talk, The Gal From Atlanta, The Pawnbroker
Vic Dickenson tenor saxophone Back Water Blues, Do Your Duty, Long Old Road, Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual), Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair, T' Ain't Nobody's Buziness If I Do, Trombone Cholly
Dorothy Ashby flute Alone Together, Autumn in Rome, Bohemia After Dark, It's a Minor Thing, Rascallity, Taboo, Yesterdays, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Rahsaan Roland Kirk woodwind A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing, Black Mystery Has Been Revealed, Hot Cha, I Waited for You, IX Love, Lady's Blues, Quintessence
Sammy Davis Jr. reeds Do Nothin' 'til You Hear From Me, Face to Face, Get on the Right Track Baby, I Got a Woman, I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues, The Lady Is a Tramp, Till Then
Bobby Hutcherson tenor saxophone Clockwise, Dark Side, Light Side, Dreamin', Hold My Hand, No Siree Bob, Quiet Fire, Remember to Smile
Elvin Jones flute Buzz-At, Digital Display, Frost Bite, Lady Luck, Ray-El, Shadowland, You Are Too Beautiful
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra alto saxophone Communications #10, Communications #11, Part 1, Communications #11, Part 2, Communications #8, Communications #9, Preview
Ron Carter clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone A Theme in 3/4, G.J.T., Gypsy, Parade, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Tinderbox
New York Jazz Quartet woodwind 87th Street, Big Bad Henry, Placitude, Surge, Tee Piece, What, Does It Matter?
Dexter Gordon alto saxophone, flute Fried Bananas, How Insensitive, Laura, Red Top, The Moontrane, You're Blase
Charles Earland woodwind Blues for Rudy, Infant Eyes, Is It Necessary?, The Thang, We Are Not Alone
Lorez Alexandria woodwind Almost Lost My Mind, Baby Don't You Cry, I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues, I'm Just A Lucky So And So, Rocks In My Bed
Urbie Green woodwind I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good, Lullaby of Birdland, Med's Tune, Old Time Modern
Frank Wess Septet flute Boop-Pe-Doop, I Hear Ya Talkin, Liz, Opus De Blues, Struttin' Down Broadway
Alyn Shipton flute, tenor saxophone A Little Ditty, Going South, Jim Dog, Juggin' Around, Sermonette
Zoot Sims alto saxophone, flute Black Butterfly, I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good), I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, In a Mellow Tone, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Milt Jackson flute, tenor saxophone Opus Pocus, Opus and Interlude, Opus de Funk, You Leave Me Breathless
The Steve Pryor Band flute I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over, Midget Rod, Sandy, Sweet and Lovely
Dakota Staton tenor saxophone Country Man, Girl Talk, Heartbreak, I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
Gene Ammons woodwind Angel Eyes, Blue Room, Gettin' Around, Water Jug
Woody Shaw flute Every Time I See You, Rosewood, Sunshowers, The Legend of Cheops
NinaMarie tenor saxophone Blue Jelly, Count One, Empty Street, Steamin'
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra reeds Hard Sock Dance, Little Karen, Robot Portrait, The Twitch
Charles McPherson woodwind Charisma, Invitation, Naima
Thad Jones woodwind Cat Meets Chick, Quiet Sip, Whisper Not
Roberta Flack tenor saxophone Compared to What, I Told Jesus
Aretha Franklin flute, tenor saxophone Hello Sunshine, You’re a Sweet Sweet Man
Frank Sinatra saxophone Nice Work If You Can Get It, Please Be Kind
Joe Newman Quintet tenor saxophone Lover Man
Joe Newman Septet tenor saxophone Blues on the Champs-Élysées
Joe Newman tenor saxophone A Girl Named Rigmor
King Curtis horn Alexander's Ragtime Band
Ernestine Anderson tenor saxophone I Should Care
The Count Basie Orchestra flute Jessica's Day
Willie B. Harris alto saxophone, flute Meet B. B.
Big Joe Turner tenor saxophone Roll ’em Pete