Savoy Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
2 Franks Please
| Recorded | Mar 5 & Oct 3, 1957 |
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| Label | Savoy Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
The record
Savoy brings together the Basie band's two tenors, Foster and Frank Wess, for a 1957 blowing date thick with section-mate familiarity. Kenny Burrell's guitar and a rotating drum chair keep the arrangements loose but never sloppy.
Session personnel
- Eddie Jones — bass
- Gus Johnson — drums
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Ronnell Bright — piano
- Frank Foster — tenor saxophone
- Frank Wess — tenor saxophone, flute
- Benny Powell — trombone
- Henry Coker — trombone
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1980 | Savoy Records |
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