Frank Foster Papers, 1930-2009 and undated, bulk 1950s-2009

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Frank Foster Papers, 1930-2009 and undated, bulk 1950s-2009

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/fosterfrank/

Frank B. Foster III is a saxophonist, flautist, big band leader, educator, and Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and arranger, professionally active in music since the 1940s. The Frank Foster Papers consist chiefly of scores and parts composed or arranged by Foster for big bands and other large jazz ensembles from the 1950s through 2009. Also present are personal files consisting of correspondence, photographs, business records, publicity, reviews, and news clippings; and subject files on musical collaborations, music teaching, organizations and individuals, and family history.

59.0 Linear Feet; Approximately 2,050 items

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Frank B. Foster, III was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 23, 1928. He attended Wilberforce University and in 1949 moved to Detroit and began playing in jazz clubs with musicians such as Wardell Gray. He was drafted into the military in 1951 and served in Korea. In the early 1950s his first two solo albums were released on Blue Note Records: Here Comes Frank Foster (1953) and New Faces, New Sounds (1954). He was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra from 1953-1964, ...