Frankly Speaking (album)

Frankly Speaking is an album by saxophonists Frank Foster and Frank Wess which was recorded in 1984 and released on the Concord Jazz label the following year.[1]

Frankly Speaking
Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedDecember 1984
StudioSkyline Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length49:39
LabelConcord Jazz
CJ-276
ProducerBennett Rubin
Frank Foster chronology
Two for the Blues
(1984)
Frankly Speaking
(1985)
Generations
(1985)
Frank Wess chronology
Two for the Blues
(1984)
Frankly Speaking
(1985)
Entre Nous
(1990)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "Using the same personnel as the previous year's Two for the Blues, this set gets the slight edge and is an excellent introduction to the playing of the two Count Basie saxophonists. ... Recommended".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Frank Foster except where noted

  1. "An' All Such Stuff as 'Dat" – 6:32
  2. "The Summer Knows" (Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 6:47
  3. "When Did You Leave Heaven?" (Richard A. Whiting, Walter Bullock) – 7:12
  4. "Up and Coming" (Frank Wess) – 4:43
  5. "One Morning in May" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:01
  6. "Two Franks" (Neal Hefti) – 3:09
  7. "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 10:22
  8. "Blues Backstage" – 5:47

Personnel

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References

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