| LC control no. | n 83045066 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wess, Frank, 1922-2013 |
| See also | Corporate body: Frank Wess-Harry Edison Orchestra Corporate body: Frank Wess Orchestra |
| Birth date | 1922-01-04 |
| Death date | 2013-10-30 |
| Place of birth | Kansas City (Mo.) |
| Place of death | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Flute players Saxophonists Arrangers (Musicians) Jazz musicians |
| Found in | The Gene Ammons story: organ combos. [SR] p1977. New Grove dict. of jazz (Wess, Frank (Wellington); b. Jan. 4, 1922, Kansas City, Mo.; flutist and tenor and alto saxophonist) 678 field information, Nov. 5, 2013 (Jazz saxophonist/flutist/arranger) New York times (online), viewed Nov. 5, 2013 (in obituary published Nov. 3: Frank Wess; b. Frank Wellington Wess, Jan. 4, 1922, Kansas City, Mo.; d. Wednesday [Oct. 30, 2013], Manhattan, aged 91; helped popularize the flute as a jazz instrument in the 1950s and '60s with the Count Basie Orchestra, where he was also a standout saxophone soloist) |
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