Inventory of the Frank Foster Papers, 1927-2009 and undated, bulk 1950s-2009
[top]Descriptive Summary
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Foster, Frank, b. 1928.
Title
Frank Foster Papers, 1927-2009 and undated, bulk 1950s-2009
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
43.0 Linear Feet
Approximately 2000 items
Abstract
Approximately 2000 items
Frank B. Foster III is a saxophonist, flutist, big band leader, educator, and Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and arranger, professionally active in music since the 1940s.
The Frank Foster Papers consist chiefly of scores and parts composed or arranged by Foster for big bands and other large jazz ensembles from the 1950s through 2009. Also present are personal files consisting of correspondence, photographs, business records, publicity, reviews, and news clippings; and subject files on musical collaborations, music teaching, organizations and individuals, and family history.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Frank Foster Papers, Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Frank Foster Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 2009.
Processing Information
Processed and inventoried by Senem Acar, July 2009
Encoded by Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, July 2009
Accession 2009-0122 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Frank B. Foster, III was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 23, 1928. He attended Wilberforce University and in 1949 moved to Detroit and began playing in jazz clubs with musicians such as Wardell Gray. He was drafted into the military in 1951 and served in Korea.
In the early 1950s his first two solo albums were released on Blue Note Records: "Here Comes Frank Foster" (1953) and "New Faces, New Sounds" (1954). He was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra from 1953-1964, contributing both arrangements and original compositions including the well-known "Shiny Stockings, " "Down for the Count, " "Blues Backstage, " "Back to the Apple, " and "Discommotion, " as well as arrangements for the band's "Easin’ It" album. Foster has also performed in bands including The Lloyd Price Big Band, Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra, Woody Herman and his Orchestra, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, and Elvin Jones's Jazz Machine. By the 1970s Foster formed several groups on his own, including The Non-Electric Company, Living Color and The Loud Minority. In 1980, Foster's "Lake Placid Suite" was performed as a part of the Winter Olympic Games, and in 1983 Dizzy Gillespie personally commissioned Foster to orchestrate one of the jazz icon’s compositions, "Con Alma, " for a scheduled performance and recording with The London Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Robert Farnon. In 1986 Foster succeeded Thad Jones as the leader of the Count Basie Orchestra, and remained with the band until 1995. During that time he won two Grammy Awards for his arrangements of "Deedles' Blues" (1987) and "Basie's Bag" (1988).
Foster's career also included a strong interest in teaching. In 1971 he served as Artist-In-Residence for the New England Conservatory of Music. He also began teaching music for the N.Y. Public Schools in Harlem under the Title I program, "Cultural Enrichment Through Music, Dance, and Song." From 1972 to 1976, Foster was an Assistant Professor in the Black Studies Program at the State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY). He has also worked as an adjunct professor at institutions including The New School for Social Research and New York University. In 1987, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Central State (formerly Wilberforce) University.
During his long musical career, Foster has been commissioned to compose and arrange works for The Carnegie Hall Jazz Ensemble, The Detroit Civic Symphony Orchestra, The Jazzmobile Corporation of New York City, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, The Harpers Ferry Historical Association, The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, and many others. In 2002 Foster received the Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
In 2001 he suffered a stroke that impaired his left side and caused him to cease performing on saxophone. He continues to compose and arrange for a variety of bands and leads a revival of The Loud Minority in limited engagements.
Selected Discography| 1953 | Here Comes Frank Foster (Blue Note) |
| 1954 | New Faces, New Sounds (Blue Note) |
| 1956 | Two Franks Please! (Savoy) |
| 1956 | No Count (Savoy) |
| 1963 | Basie Is Our Boss (Argo) |
| 1965 | Fearless Frank Foster (Prestige) |
| 1969 | Frank Foster (Blue Note) |
| 1974 | The Loud Minority (Mainstream) |
| 1977 | Shiny Stockings (Denon) |
| 1979 | Non-Electric Company (EPM Musique) |
| 1982 | The House That Love Built (SteepleChase) |
| 1983 | Two for the Blues (Pablo/OJC) |
| 1984 | Frankly Speaking (Concord Jazz) |
| 1995 | A Fresh Taste of Thad Jones and Frank Foster (Hanssler Classics) |
| 1996 | Leo Rising (Arabesque) |
| 1998 | Swing (live) (Challenge) |
| 2002 | Live at Feuerwache Mannheim (Bassic) |
| 2003 | We Do It Diff'rent (live) (Mapleshade) |
| 2005 | Endless Fingers (Arabesque |
| 2007 | Well Water (Piadrum) |
Collection Overview
The Frank Foster Papers span the dates 1927 to 2009, with the bulk of the materials dating from the 1950s to 2009. The papers consist chiefly of scores and parts composed or arranged by Foster for big bands and other large jazz ensembles, including works written for the Count Basie Orchestra in the 1950s-1960s and again in the 1980s-1990s, as well as works for The Loud Minority, and numerous other bands and organizations for which Foster was commissioned to compose. The collection is arranged in the following series: Scores by Frank Foster, Scores by Others, and Personal Files. There are also sections for oversize scores following each related main series. The personal files consist of correspondence, photographs, business records, publicity, reviews, and news clippings; and subject files on musical collaborations, music teaching, organizations and individuals, and family history. Acquired as part of the Jazz Archive at Duke University.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Composers--United States.
- Count Basie Orchestra.
- Foster, Frank, b. 1928.
- Jazz.
- Jazz musicians--New York (State).
- Loud Minority (Musical group).
- Music--Instruction and study.
- Photographs.
- Scores.
- Swing (music).
Detailed Description of Collection
Scores by Foster Series, 1930-2009
(9 boxes)
Consists of manuscript scores and instrumental parts for jazz pieces composed and arranged by Frank Foster, organized alphabetically by the title of the composition. Often there are several versions of parts and scores grouped together. There are also duplicate copies. There are quite a few incomplete manuscripts filed last within each title group, and a box of unidentified pages are also found at the very end of the scores section of the collection. A few scores are undated. Some manuscripts are produced on a laser printer, but the majority are hand-written. Oversize scores are listed alphabetically by title in a separate series following the main listing.
Many of the scores are in large format and are unbound; please handle carefully and keep pages in their original order.
Box 1
An' All Such Stuff as Dat. 1985
Arden Park (Motor City Memories, 2nd mvt.), 2003
Back to the Apple, undated
(3 folders)
Bass in Yo' Face, 1995
The Battle We Wage, 2006
(2 folders)
Billion Dollar Bill, 2007
(3 folders)
Blues in Frankie's (Hoss') Flat, 1958/1986, undated
(4 folders)
Bob's Ransom, 2008
Booze Brothers, 1989, undated
(2 folders)
Bring on Th' Raindrops, undated
Brotherly Shove, undated
(2 folders)
Box 2
Cecilia is Love, 1971, 2008
(4 copies)
The Charltonian Mode, 1995
Chiquito Loco, undated
(2 folders)
Chi-Town is My Town, 2009
Cidade Alta, 1997
Clanks, 1994, undated
Come On In, 1992, 1995, undated
(4 folders)
Crude Chromaticism, undated
Dayspring, 1978, 1979, 1996, undated
(4 folders)
Box 3
Dayspring (continued), 1978, 1979, 1996, undated
(4 folders)
Derricksterity, 1997
Didn' You, 1956, 1956/1984
(2 folders)
Discommotion, 1962, 1994, undated
(5 folders)
Down for the Count, 1994
Easin' it, 1960, undated
(3 folders)
Esta Noche, 2002
Flute of the Room, 1992, undated
(2 folders)
For All Intents and Purposes, undated
Box 4
Four Five Six, 1994
(2 folders)
Fresh Taste of Blues, 1996
Gone An' Git It Y'all, 1989
Gotta' Find A Way, 1996, 2002
(2 folders)
Gray Thursday, 1996
The Hampton Strut, 1992
The Heat of Winter, 1985, undated
(2 folders)
House That Love Built, undated
I'm Outta Here, 2008
(2 folders)
I Love You Based on Your Availability, 2008
(3 folders)
It's All About My Jesus, 2009
The Jacoby Jump, 2008
(2 folders)
Jammin' at the Bluebird Inn, 2003, undated
(2 folders)
Janie Huk, undated
(2 folders)
John R. and Garfield, 1994, 2002, undated
(4 folders)
Box 5
Karmageddon, undated
Katherine The Great, 1989, undated
(4 folders)
King Character, 2002
(3 folders)
Lady Carolyn, 1987, 1989
(4 folders)
The Lady is a Trip, 2008
Leo Rising, undated
(3 folders)
Little Chicago Fire, 1987, 1994
(5 folders)
Box 6
Little Chicago Fire (continued), 1987, 1994
(5 folders)
Lord of Might, 2002
Love Handles, 1989
(2 folders)
Lover, undated
Major Butts, 1992, undated
(3 folders)
Manhattan Fever, undated
The Niagara Suite (The Spirit of John Brown, 1st mvt.), 2006
The Niagara Suite (Conference Time, 2nd mvt.), 2006, undated
(2 folders)
North End Blues, 2003, undated
(3 folders)
Box 7
Ode to Joe Newman, 1986, 1992, undated
(2 folders)
Placid Moments, 2000
The Precious Blood of the Saviour, 2006
(2 folders)
Ready That Now You Are, G. B., 1989, undated
(3 folders)
Romance Without Sub-Stance, 2008
The Scene Was Mean (Motor City Memories, 1st mvt.), 2003
Sean's Jones Comes Down, 2004, undated
(3 folders)
Shihtsu-Mon (The Question), 1994, undated
(2 folders)
Simone, 1971
(4 folders)
Skull-doug-ery, 1995
Someone is Rocking My Jazzboat, undated
(2 folders)
Box 8
Song of the Vanguished, undated
State of the Art Swing, 1989
Tahn-kyu (The Search), 1994
Tenors in Heat, undated
That's the Kind of Love, undated
Thru' An' Thru' Wit' Freddy Fru (Motor City Memories, 3rd mvt.), 2003
Thruway Traffic, 1971, undated
(2 folders)
Time Constraints Be Damned, 2004, 2006
(5 folders)
Tomorrow's Blues Today, 1965/1993, undated
(4 folders)
Box 9
Transition, 1989
(2 folders)
Updown Recollections, undated
Victorious Blues, undated
(2 folders)
Viva Terrassa, 2004
We Be Jammin', 1989
Well Water, undated
Where Nations Meet, undated
Winners, 1978, 1988, undated
(5 folders)
Yeah, Right, 2005, undated
(3 folders)
Yo Recuerdo A Mi Hermano Tito, 2005, 2006
(2 folders)
You Got It, 1994, undated
(4 folders)
Oversize Scores by Foster Series, 1930-2009
(11 boxes)
Box 14
Baby Ann, undated
Back to the Apple, undated
(2 copies)
Bass in Yo' Face, 1992
(2 copies)
Blues in Frankie's Flat, undated
(2 copies)
Booze Brothers, undated
(2 copies)
Brotherly Shove, undated
Cecilia is Love, 1990, undated
(5 copies)
Box 15
Cidade Alta, 1997, undated
(2 copies)
Clean Heart Right Spirit, undated
(2 copies)
Come On In, 1993
(2 copies)
Crude Chromaticism, undated
Box 16
Dayspring, 1988
(2 copies)
Derricksterity, 1995, undated
(2 copies)
Discommotion, undated
(2 copies)
Down for the Count, undated
(2 copies)
Easin' It, undated
(2 copies)
Box 36
Flute of the Room, 1991
(3 copies)
Four, Five, Six, undated
A Fresh Taste of Blues, undated
(4 copies)
Box 17
A Fresh Taste of Blues, undated
(4 copies)
Gotta' Find a Way to Meet Up Wit' th' Lord, undated
Box 36
Hip Shakin', 1993
(3 copies)
Box 18
Hip Shakin' (continued), 1992
(3 copies)
How I Spent the Night, 1991
Box 36
Jammin' at the Bluebird Inn, 2003, undated
(2 folders)
Box 18
Jean Marie, 1977
Katherine the Great, undated
(2 copies)
Lady Carolyn, 1988
(2 copies)
Box 36
Lake Placid Suite, (Whiteface Mountain), undated
(2 copies)
Box 18
Leo Rising, undated
Box 19
Little Chicago Fire, 1991, undated
(2 copies)
The Loud Minority, undated
Love Handles, undated
Major Butts, undated
(3 copies)
Box 20
Manhattan Fever, 1968
Mirror Lake, undated
(2 copies)
Misunderstood Blues, undated
Ode to Joe Newman, 1992
(3 copies)
Old Games, New Faces (Lake Placid Suite), undated
Placid Moments (Lake Placid Suite), 1991
Box 21
The Rare Butterfly, 1959
Ready That You Are, G. B., 1989, undated
(5 copies)
Requiem for Dusty, undated
Shadowland, undated
Shiny Stockings, undated
(2 copies)
Box 22
Simone, undated
Skull-doug-ery, 1993
Someone is Rocking my Jazzboat, undated
Square-ass Key Date Boogie, undated
Box 23
State of the Art Swing, undated
(2 copies)
Sugar Hill Slalom, 1991, undated
(5 copies)
Tahn-kyu (The Search), 1992
That's the Kind of Love, 1991
Theme in Search of a Love Scene, undated
(2 copies)
There'll Be a Time, undated
Victorious Blues, undated
Box 24
We Be Jammin', 1968
(2 copies)
Where Nations Meet, undated
Who, Me? undated
(2 copies)
Winners, 1992
(2 copies)
Yes Lord I'm the Sinner (The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord), undated
You Got It, undated
(3 copies)
Scores by Others Series, 1930-2004 and undated
(4 boxes)
Foster's arrangements of compositions by Count Basie, Hoagy Carmichael, Nat King Cole, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans, George Gershwin, Antonio Jobim, Thelonious Monk, and many others. Many are unbound; please handle carefully and keep pages in their original order. Oversize scores are listed alphabetically by title in a separate series following the main listing.
Box 10
Airegin. Rollins, (Walter Theodore) Sonny, undated
Almost Like Being in Love. Loewe, Frederick. Lyrics by Alan Lay Lerner, undated
Autumn Leaves. Kosma, Joseph. Lyrics by Jacques Prévert (English words by Johnny Mercer), undated
(2 folders)
"Basie" excerpt 2 (Corner Pocket). Basie, William Count, 2004
"Basie" excerpt 4 (Lil' Darlin). Basie, William Count, 2004
(2 folders)
"Basie" excerpt 5 (Shiny Stockings). Basie, William Count, 1955, 1983, 2004
(3 folders)
Blue in Green. Evans, Bill, undated
Body and Soul. Green, Johnny. Lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, and Frank Eyton undated
Brilliant Corners. Monk, Thelonious Sphere, undated
Ceora. Morgan, Lee, undated
Chega da Saudade (No More Blues). Jobim, Antonio Carlos. Lyrics by Moraes, M. Vinicius, Jessie Cavanaugh, and Jon (John Carl) Hendricks, 1962, 1967
(2 folders)
Chelsea Bridge. Strayhorn, Billy, 1941, 1942
(2 folders)
The Christmas Song. Tormé, Melvin Howard. Lyrics by Robert Wells, undated
The Count. Griffin, Johnny,1990
Dark Shadows. Cobert, Robert. Arranged by Ernie Andrews, undated
(2 folders)
Dolphin Dance. Hancock, Herbie, undated
The End of a Love Affair. Redding, Edward, undated
Epistrophy. Monk, Thelonious, and Kenny Clarke. Lyrics by Kenneth S. Clark, and Cootie Williams, undated
Feelin' No Evil. Stubblefield, Clyde, undated
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum. Shorter, Wayne. Lyrics by Patricia Beysens, undated
Firm Roots. Walton, Cedar, undated
(3 folders)
For My Lady. Thompson, Gerald, undated
Fostradamus. Gardner, Derrick, undated
The Girl from Ipanema. Jobim, Antonio Carlos. Lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes (English words by Norman Gimbel), undated
(2 folders)
Box 11
A Handful of Stars. Shapiro, Ted. Lyrics by Jack Lawrence, undated
Have Yourself A Happy Christmas. Martin, Hugh. Lyrics by Ralph Blane, undated
Here's That Rainy Day. Van Heusen, Jimmy. Lyrics by Johnny Burke, undated
How Insensitive. Jobim, Antônio Carlos. Lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes, 1963/1964, 1964, undated
(3 folders)
If I Should Lose You. Rainger, Ralph. Lyrics by Leo Robin, undated
(2 folders)
I'll Close My Eyes. Reid, Billy. Lyrics by Buddy Kaye, undated
Impressions. Coltrane, John, undated
In a Mello[w] Tone. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke. Lyrics by Gabler Milt, undated
(2 folders)
It Don't Mean A Thing. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke. Lyrics by Irving Mills, undated
It's Only A Paper Moon. Arlen, Harold, and E. Y. Harburg. Lyrics by Billy Rose, undated
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face. Loewe, Frederick. Lyrics by Alan Lay Lerner, undated
(2 folders)
Jeannine. Pearson, Duke,1960
Just Friends. Klenner, John. Lyrics by Samuel M. Lewis, undated
(2 folders)
Kiss and Run. Ledru, Jack. Lyrics by René Denoncin, undated
Lady Bird. Dameron, Tadd (Tadley Ewing Peake), undated
Box 12
Lazy Bird. Coltrane, John, undated
Lightly Stroking. None, undated
Lotus Blossom. Strayhorn, Billy, undated
(3 folders)
Love Walked In. Gershwin, George. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, undated
Lover Come Back to Me. Romberg, Sigmund. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, undated
Mean What You Say. Jones, Thad, undated
The Moment of Truth. Satterwhite, Collen Gray. Lyrics by Frank Scott, undated
Moonlight In Vermont. Suessdorf, Karl. Lyrics by John M. Blackburn, undated
(3 folders)
More Than You Know. Youmans, Vincent (Coleman, Earl). Lyrics by Edward Eliscu, and Billy Rose, undated
My Funny Valentine. Rogers, Richard. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, undated
My One and Only Love. Wood, Guy. Lyrics by Robert Mellin, undated
(2 folders)
Nefertiti. Shorter, Wayne,1968
The Onliest. Hurst, Robert (Byrd, Donald), 1987
Perdido. Tizol, Juan. Lyrics by Erwin M. Drake, and Hans van Lengsfelder, undated
(2 folders)
Ruby My Dear. Monk, Thelonious, undated
Scandia Skies. Dorham, Kenny, undated
The Shadow of Your Smile. Mandel, Jonny. Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, undated
Shorty George. Basie, William Count, and Andy Gibson, undated
Sixty-first and Richit. Jones, Thad, undated
Sleigh Ride. Anderson, Leroy. Lyrics by Mitchell Parish, undated
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. Kern, Jerome. Lyrics by Otto Harbach, undated
(2 folders)
Box 13
Soon. Gershwin, George. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, undated
(2 folders)
Sophisticated Lady. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke. Lyrics by Irving Mills, and Mitchell Parish, undated
(2 folders)
Soul Eyes. Wadron, Malcolm E., undated
Staplemates. Golson, Benny,1954
Stars Fell On Alabama. Perkins, Frank E. Lyrics by Mitchell Parish, undated
Stardust. Carmichael, Hoagy. Lyrics by Mitchell Parish, 1930
Steppin' Wit' Ganz. McKinney, Carlos, undated
Straighten Up and Fly Right. Cole, Nat King, and Irving Mills. Lyrics by Nat King Cole, and Irving Mills, 1944, 1973
Street of Dreams. Lewis, Sam, and Victor Young,
Swingle Jingle Bells. Traditional Christmas Carol, undated
Take the "A" Train.Strayhorn, Billy, 1941
This Can't Be Love. Rodgers, Richard. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, undated
Tis Autumn. Nemo, Henry, undated
To You. Jones, Thad. 1961, 1981
Tones for Joan's Bones. Corea, Chick, undated
Weekend. Dameron, Tadd. Lyrics by Irving Reid, undated
What A Woderful World. George, Douglas, Robert Thiele, and George D. Weiss. Lyrics by Douglas George, Robert Thiele, and George D. Weiss, 1967
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Loesser, Frank, undated
What's New? Haggart, Robert. Lyrics by Johnny Burke, 1939, undated
(2 folders)
Young and Foolish. Hague, Albert. Lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt, undated
(2 folders)
You're A Joy. Dameron, Tadd, 2004, undated
(2 folders)
You've Changed. Fischer, Carl. Lyrics by Bill Carey, undated
(4 folders)
Zec. Jones, Thad, undated
Oversize Scores by Others Series, 1930-2009
(3 boxes)
Box 25
After You've Gone. Layton, Turner. Lyrics by Henry Creamer, undated
(2 copies)
Angel Eyes. Dennis, Matt. Lyrics by Earl K. Brent, undated
"Basie" excerpt 1 ("Basie"). Basie, William Count, undated
Beyond the Sea. Trenet, Charles. Lyrics by George Benson, and Jack Lawrence, undated
Bright Moments. Kirk, Rahsaan Roland, undated
A Child is Born. Jones, Thad. Lyrics by Alec (Lafayette Chew) Wilder,
1979
Close to You. Bacharach, Burt. Lyrics by David Hal, undated
Countdown. Coltrane, John, undated
Ellington Medley. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke,1983
The End of a Love Affair. Redding, Edward,1992
(2 copies)
A Fine Romance. Kern, Jerome D. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields,1988
Firm Roots. Walton, Cedar,1988
(3 copies)
Fly by Night. Tull, Jethro, and Ian Anderson, undated
For My Lady. Thielemans, Jean, 1992
Giant Steps. Coltrane, John,1987
(2 copies)
Here's That Rainy Day. Van Heusen, Jimmy. Lyrics by Johnny Burke,1992
Hills of the North Rejoice (The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord). Darwall, John. Lyrics by Charles Oakley, undated
(2 copies)
How Insensitive. Jobim, Antônio Carlos. Lyrics by Moraes de Vinicius, 1963-1964, 1993
(3 copies)
I'll Close My Eyes. Reid, Billy. Lyrics by Buddy Kaye, undated
If I Should Lose You. Rainger, Ralph. Lyrics by Leo Robin, 1990
(2 copies)
In a Mello[w] Tone. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke. Lyrics by Gabler Milt, undated
(2 copies)
Is that so. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke, undated
It's Only a Paper Moon. Arlen, Harold, E. Y. Harburg, and Billy Rose, undated
Box 26
Just Friends. Klenner, John. Lyrics by Sam M. Lewis, undated
Kansas City. Leiber, Jerry. Lyrics by Mike Stoller,1992
Let the Good Times Roll. Lee, Leonard. Lyrics by Shirley Goodman, undated
Long Ago (and Far Away). Kern, Jerome D. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, undated
(3 copies)
Love the Girl. Byrd, Donald, undated
Lover. Rodgers, Richard. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart,1994
(2 copies)
Lover Come Back to Me. Romberg, Sigmund. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, undated
Mambo Inn. Bauza, Mario,1992
Moment's Notice. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke, undated
More Than You Know. Youmans, Vincent. Lyrics by Billy Rose, and Edward Eliscu,1983
Morning Mist. Spotts, Roger Hamilton, undated
My Funny Valentine. Rogers, Richard. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, undated
Newborn. Mixon, Danny, undated
(2 copies)
Norma. Parlan, Horace, undated
On Green Dolphin Street. Kaper, Bronislau. Lyrics by Ned Washington, undated
(2 copies)
Out Nowhere. Green, Johnny. Lyrics by Edward Heyman, undated
Ruby My Dear. Monk, Thelonious,1992
Box 27
Samba do Brilho. Vergueiro, Guilherme, undated
Scandia Skies. Dorham, Kenny, undated
(3 copies)
Shorty George. Basie, William Count, and Andy Gibson,1960
Skylark. Carmichael, Hoagland. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, undated
Sophisticated Lady. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke. Lyrics by Irving Mills, and Mitchell Parish, undated
Stella by Starlight. Young, Victor. Lyrics by Ned Washington, undated
Stompin' at the Savoy. Goodman, Benny, Edgar Sampson, and Chick Webb. Lyrics by Andy Razaf, undated
Susanita. Drummond, Raymond, undated
Sweet and Lovely. Arnheim, Gus, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias. Lyrics by Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias, undated
(2 copies)
Young and Foolish. Hague, Albert. Lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt, undated
They Say That Falling in Love is Wonderful. Murrell, Chris,1993
The Very Thought of You. Noble, Ray, undated
(2 copies)
Waltz Medley. Preexisting material. undated
(2 copies)
What's New? Haggart, Robert. Lyrics by Johnny Burke, 1993
When your lover has gone. Swan, Einar Aaron,1990
You've Changed. Fischer, Carl. Lyrics by Bill Carey, undated
Box 28
Incomplete Scores/Fragments by Foster and Others
Personal Files Series, 1927-2009
(7 boxes)
Files kept by Foster on a variety of subjects and content, including business records, musical collaborations and teaching, copyright information, publicity, family history, news clippings, and information on organizations and individuals. There are also folders of personal correspondence, several of Foster's writings, and a folder of photographs of Foster and others. Arranged alphabetically by original folder title.
Box 29
ASCAP, 2000, 2004, 2005
Autobiography, 1937, 1941
A Basie Rap-jam, 1993
Basie Orchestra, 1994, 2004
Basie Centennial, undated
College of St. Rose, 1993-1996
Conyers, 1995, 1997
Copyrights, 1961-2003, 1966-2004 (2 folders)
Count Basie Society (Red Bank Special), 2004
DSO, 2002, 2003
Duboff, Rob. 2004
Family Tree, undated
Fox, Harry. 2000-2008
Frank Foster's Big Band Arrangements, undated
Box 30
George Gee, 1994-1996
"Great and Terrible Day"
(Sketches), 1991-1997
Harmony and Theory, 1999
Hall, Aaron Davis, 2004
IAJE (International Association of Jazz Ensembles), 1994
Invoices, 1995, 2000, 2002-2004, 2007
Jazz Spiritual Suite, undated
Jazz Standards, undated
Jimmy Heath Compositions, undated
Jones Series, undated
Box 31
Kirk, Rahsaan Roland, 1974-1976
Leo Rising, 1980, 1997
(on compact disc)
Letters, 1979-1996
Letters, 1997-2007
Lillian Foster's Letter, 1927
Loud Minority Band, 2002, 2007
Lyrics, 1988, 1989, 1991
Marlena Shaw, 1998
Memories, 1974-1978, 1992, 1975-1995, undated (4 folders)
National Music Publishers Associations, 1996-1998, 2001, 2006
On Vocal Jazz Improvisation, undated (2 folders)
Box 32
Orchestration, 1988, 1999, 2003, undated (2 folders)
Original Lyrics to Songs, undated
Original Tunes, 1971-2002
Pending Projects, 2002
Photos, 1948, 1965, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 2002, undated
Pop-I-N Sheet Music Collection
Postage Stamps, undated
Publicity, 1960-1992, undated
Box 33
Publicity, 1960-2007, undated (continued)
Reviews, 1997, 2004
Sax Exercises, 1994, undate
Saxophone Exercise Book, 1994
The Short History of Jazz in Cincinnati, 2001
Song List, undated
St. Paul UMC, 2002, 2004, 2005
Box 34
Stage Diagrams, undated
"Swing That Music, "
2002, 2003
Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, undated
Thelonious Monk Institute, 1995
Title Covers, undated
UNC Jazz Press, 2002-2003
Vanessa Rubin's Letter, 2004
Walnut Hills High School, 1996, 2006, 2007
Walrus Music Publishing, 1988-1998
Walrus Music Publishing, 1998-2004
Warner Bros Publications, 1995, 1999
White, Georgia, undated
Woods, Mike, undated
Writings (prose) by Frank Foster (3 folders)
Box 35
Newspaper articles, 1981-2009
