Frank Wess
- MatchFrank Wess
- 100%Cecil Payne
- 84%Carl Fontana
- 80%Al Grey
- 70%Leo Parker
- 67%Joe Newman
- 65%Al Cohn
- 65%Gigi Gryce
- 63%Frank Morgan
- 60%Slide Hampton
- 56%Red Mitchell
Biography
Frank Wellington Wess, 4 January 1922, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Wess started out on alto saxophone, playing in bands in and around Washington, DC, where he was raised. Later, he switched to tenor saxophone and worked briefly in the band led by Blanche Calloway. He developed his musical abilities while on military service and, following his discharge at the end of World War II, he played in the bands of artists such as Billy Eckstine and Lucky Millinder. During this period he began to play... Read more
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jazz
saxophone
flute
jazz
saxophone
flute
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