We remember, Kansas City born, National Endowment for the Arts #JazzMaster Frank Wess today (Jan 4, 1922 - Oct 30, 2013). He was considered one of the best jazz flutists of his time. From 1959 to 1964, he won the DownBeat Magazine Critics' poll for flute. Wess is remembered for his time in Count Basie's band from the early 1950s into the 1960s both on saxophone and flute, but he also worked in the 1980s and 1990s, with Kenny Barron, Rufus Reid, Buck Clayton, Benny Carter, Billy Taylor, Harry Edi

Frank Wess Interview by Monk Rowe and Michael Woods - 5/29/1995 - Caribbean

Count Basie & Fred Astaire " Creativity and fraternity" ..🎶🎺🎷💙🎉🔥 On September, 1960 Count Basie and Fred Astaire performed together on a television special. Count Basie's band included: on trumpets - Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Joe Newman and Snooky Young; on trombones - Henry Coker and Benny Powell; on reeds - Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell and Charlie Fowlkes; on guitar - Freddie Green; on bass - Eddie Jones; and, on drums - Sonny Payne. https://www.facebook.com/har