Two for the Blues

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Two for the Blues
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Studio album by
Frank Foster and Frank Wess
Released1984
RecordedOctober 11 and 12, 1983
Studio Don Elliot Studios, Weston, CT
Genre Jazz
Length45:13
Label Pablo
2310-905
Producer Bennett Rubin
Frank Foster chronology
The House That Love Built
(1982)		Two for the Blues
(1984)		 Frankly Speaking
(1985)
Frank Wess chronology
Two at the Top
(1983)		Two for the Blues
(1984)		 Frankly Speaking
(1985)

Two for the Blues is an album by saxophonists Frank Foster and Frank Wess which was recorded in 1983 and released on the Pablo label the following year. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said it "features Frank Foster (on tenor and soprano) and Frank Wess (tenor, flute and alto) at their best. ... this is an excellent showcase for the two Franks". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Frank Wess except where noted

  1. "Two for the Blues" (Neal Hefti) – 6:41
  2. "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) – 6:18
  3. "Your Beauty Is a Song of Love" – 4:12
  4. "But for the Likes of You" – 4:18
  5. "Heat of Winter" (Frank Foster) – 5:44
  6. "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) – 4:16
  7. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) – 5:03
  8. "A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:32
  9. "Bay Street" – 3:46

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-900, 2310 Sampler Album series accessed May 9, 2018
  2. ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Frank Foster discography accessed May 9, 2018
  3. ↑ Concord Music: album entry accessed May 9, 2018
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Frank Foster: Two for the Blues – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 501. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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