This 4CD boxset highlights some of Frank Wess's most notable work as bandleader and collaborator, demonstrating his ample skill at composition, saxophone, and as a pioneering jazz flautist. Featuring eight albums from his most acclaimed era, this CD collection serves as both a fine starting point for those new to the great man's music, and as a reminder of his huge musical prowess for everyone else.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Shorty George

Frank Wess

2.Bouncing With Boots

Frank Wess

3.That's a Woman

Frank Wess

4.Doin' the Thing

Frank Wess

5.Blues in a Cold Water Flat

Frank Wess

6.Stereophrenic

Frank Wess

7.What'd Ya Say

Frank Wess

8.Dill Pickles

Frank Wess

9.Dancing On the Ceiling

Frank Wess

10.Hard Sock Dance

Frank Wess

11.Salvation

Frank Wess

12.Lazy Sal

Frank Wess

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Kansas City Side

Frank Wess

2.Southern Exposure

Frank Wess

3.Over the Rainbow

Frank Wess

4.Wess Side

Frank Wess

5.East Wind

Frank Wess

6.Playboy

Frank Wess

7.Miss Blues

Frank Wess

8.Baubles, Bangles, and Beads

Frank Wess

9.Low Life

Frank Wess

10.Pin Up

Frank Wess

11.Blues for a Playmate

Frank Wess

Disc 3

Track name

Artist

1.I Hear Ya Talkin'

Frank Wess

2.Liz

Frank Wess

3.Boop-pe-doop

Frank Wess

4.Opus De Blues

Frank Wess

5.Struttin' Down Broadway

Frank Wess

6.It's So Peaceful in the Country

Frank Wess

7.Rainy Afternoon

Frank Wess

8.Star Eyes

Frank Wess

9.Stella By Starlight

Frank Wess

10.But Beautiful

Frank Wess

11.Gone With the Wind

Frank Wess

12.I See Your Face Before Me

Frank Wess

Disc 4

Track name

Artist

1.Southern Comfort

Frank Wess

2.Blue Skies

Frank Wess

3.Gin's Beguine

Frank Wess

4.Blues for Butterball

Frank Wess

5.Summer Frost

Frank Wess

6.Dancing in the Dark

Frank Wess

7.Shufflin'

Frank Wess

8.The Lizard

Frank Wess

9.Little Me

Frank Wess

10.Yo-ho

Frank Wess

11.Cold Miner

Frank Wess

12.Poor You

Frank Wess

13.The Long Road

Frank Wess

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