The Frank Wess Quartet

The Frank Wess Quartet
Studio album by Frank Wess
Released	1960
Recorded	May 9, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:59
Label	Moodsville MVLP 8
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Frank Wess chronology
Opus De Blues (1959) The Tommy Flanagan Trio (1960) Southern Comfort (1962)

The Frank Wess Quartet is an album by jazz flautist Frank Wess which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Moodsville label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Frank Wess has long been one of the most underrated flautists in jazz, but it's his primary instrument on this CD reissue of a Moodsville LP recorded in 1960... Highly recommended".^[2]

Track listing

1. "It's So Peaceful in the Country" (Alec Wilder) - 4:01
2. "Rainy Afternoon" (Frank Wess) - 8:26
3. "Star Eyes" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 3:54
4. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 5:10
5. "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:36
6. "Gone with the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 5:46
7. "I See Your Face Before Me" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:05

Personnel

• Frank Wess - flute, tenor saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Eddie Jones - bass
• Bobby Donaldson - drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 21, 2013
2. Dryden, K. Allmusic listing accessed May 20, 2013