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fosterfrank Inventory of the Frank Foster Papers, 1930-2009 and undated, bulk 1950s-2009 Processed and inventoried by: Senem Acar; machine-readable finding aid created by: Paula Jeannet Mangiafico David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: July 2009Processed and inventoried by Senem Acar, July 2009; finding aid encoded by Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, July 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Frank Foster Papers, 1930-2009 and undated, bulk 1950s-2009 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Foster, Frank, b. 1928. Frank Foster Papers, 1930-2009 and undated, bulk 1950s-2009 Material in English 59.0 Linear Feet Approximately 2,050 items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Frank B. Foster III is a saxophonist, flautist, 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. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Frank Foster Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Provenance

The Frank Foster Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2009 and 2010.

Processing Information

Processed by Senem Acar, July 2009; George Lam and Zeke Graves, July 2010.

Encoded by Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, July 2009; and George Lam, July 2010.

Accessions 2009-0122 and 2010-0087 are described in this finding aid.

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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 1930 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: Compositions by Frank Foster, Compositions by Others, Personal Files, and Audio and Moving Image Materials. The compositions series are organized into Letter-Sized, Legal-Sized and Oversized subseries. The personal files consist of autobiographical writings, correspondence, photographs, business records, publicity, reviews, and news clippings; and subject files on musical collaborations, music teaching, organizations and individuals, and family history. Audio and moving image materials are primarily concert recordings featuring Foster from the 1970s through the 1990s. Acquired as part of the Jazz Archive at Duke University.

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, 1928- Jazz. Jazz musicians. Loud Minority (Musical group). Music--Instruction and study. Saxophonists--United States. Swing (music). Contents of Collection Compositions by Foster Series, 1930-2009 and undated (27 boxes)

Consists of manuscript scores and instrumental parts for works composed and arranged by Frank Foster, arranged into three subseries: Letter-Sized Materials, Legal-Sized Materials, and Oversized Materials. Within each subseries, manuscripts are organized alphabetically by title, where different versions and copies of the same composition are grouped together. Many manuscripts are undated. Collection includes hand-written manuscripts, photocopies, and manuscripts produced on a laser printer. Incomplete manuscripts, unidentified pages and fragments are filed in a separate group at the end of the Compositions by Others series.

Many scores and parts are unbound; please handle carefully and keep pages in their original order.

Letter-Sized Materials (12 boxes) 1 An' All Such Stuff As Dat. 1985 Arden Park (Motor City Memories, 2nd movement), 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) Bottom Line (Placid Moments), undated Bring On Th' Raindrops, undated The Bronzed Buckeye, 2009(2 folders) 2Brotherly Shove, undated(2 folders) Cecilia Is Love, 1971, 2008(4 folders) The Charltonian Mode, 1995 Chiquito Loco, undated (2 folders) Chi-Town Is My Town, 2009 Cidade Alta, 1997 Clanks, 1994, 1997, undated(2 folders) Come On In, 1992, 1995, undated(2 folders) 3Come On In, 1992, 1995, undated(2 folders) Crude Chromaticism, undated Dance On, Frankie Manning, 2009 Dayspring, 1978, 1979, 1996, undated (4 folders) Dayspring (continued), 1978, 1979, 1996, undated (4 folders) Derricksterity, 1997 Didn' You, 1956, 1956/1984, 2003 (2 folders) Discommotion, 1962, 1994, undated (2 folders) 4Discommotion, 1962, 1994, undated (3 folders) Down For The Count, 1954, 1982, 1994 Easin' it, 1960, undated (3 folders) Esta Noche, 2002 Flute Of The Room, 1992, undated(2 folders) For All Intents and Purposes, undated Forrest Fire, undated Fos Alarm, 2010 5Four Five Six, 1994, 1960, undated(2 folders) Fresh Taste Of Blues, 1996 Gone [Go'n] An' Git It Y'all, 1989(3 folders) 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) 6Insiders Report, 2010(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) Karmageddon, undated Katherine The Great, 1989, undated(4 folders) King Character, 2002(3 folders) Lady Carolyn, 1987, 1989(1 folder) 7Lady Carolyn, 1987, 1989(4 folders) The Lady Is A Trip, 2008 Leo Rising, undated (3 folders) Little Chicago Fire, 1987, 1994(5 folders) Lord Of Might, 2002 Love Handles, 1989(2 folders) Lover, undated 8Major Butts, 1992, undated(3 folders) Manhattan Fever, undated The Niagara Suite, 1st movement, "The Spirit of John Brown", 2006(2 folders) The Niagara Suite, 2nd movement, "Conference Time", 2006, undated (2 folders) North End Blues, 2003, undated (3 folders) Ode To Joe Newman, 1986, 1992, undated(2 folders) Placid Moments, 2000 The Precious Blood Of The Saviour, 2006(2 folders) Ready Now That You Are, G. B., 1987, 1989, undated (4 folders) 9Romance Without Sub-Stance, 2008 The Scene Was Mean (Motor City Memories, 1st movement), 2003 Sean's Jones Comes Down, 2004, undated(3 folders) Shihtsu-Mon (The Question), Japanese Suite, 1st movement, 1994, undated(2 folders) Shiny Stockings, 1955, 1983, 1987(5 folders) Simone, 1971, 1994(2 folders) 10Simone, 1971, 1994(2 folders) Skull-Doug-Ery, 1995, 1999 Someone Is Rocking My Jazzboat, undated(2 folders) Song Of The Vanquished (Lake Placid Suite Part 3, Section 1), 1982, undated State Of The Art Swing, 1988, 1989 Tahn-Kyu [Tan-Kyu] (The Search), 1994(2 folders) Tenors In Heat, undated That's The Kind Of Love, undated Thru' An' Thru' Wit' Freddy Fru (Motor City Memories, 3rd movement), 2003 Thruway Traffic, 1971, undated (2 folders) Time Constraints Be Damned, 2004, 2006 (2 folders) 11Time Constraints Be Damned, 2004, 2006 (3 folders) Tomorrow's Blues Today, 1965, 1993, undated(4 folders) 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 (Lake Placid Suite, Part 1), undated 12Who, Me?, 1960, 1988 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) Legal-Sized Materials (3 boxes) 45Cecilia Is Love, undated Ceaseless Blues, undated Easin' It, 1996 Four Five Six, undated A Fresh Taste Of Blues, undated(2 folders) Gotta' Find A Way (To Meet Up With Th' Lord), undated Here's To Love Again, Lyrics by William Toran, 1979 Hip Shakin', undated How I Spent The Night, undated Jammin' At The Bluebird Inn (Motor City Memories, 2nd movement, Finale), 2003 Just One Of Those Things, undated Katherine The Great, undated How I Spent The Night, undated Legends of Jazz, 1997 46Mirror Lake, undated Ode To Joe Newman, undated(2 folders) One Frank On A Roll, undated Papa Fos', Composed by Frank Foster and Danny Mixon, undated Placid Moments (Lake Placid Suite, Part 3, Section 2), undated The Rare Butterfly, undated Shihtsu-Mon (The Question), Japanese Suite, 1st movement, 1994 Shiny Stockings, undated Simone, undated(2 folders) Someone's Rocking My Jazzboat,undated(2 folders) 47Song of the Vanquished (Lake Placid Suite, Part 3, Section 1), undated Sugar Hill Slalom (Lake Placid Suite, Part 7), undated Theme In Search Of A Love Scene, undated(4 folders) Uptown Recollections, undated We Be Jammin' (Count Basie Remembrance Suite, Part 1), 1989 Well Water, undated Where Nations Meet (Lake Placid Suite, Part 1), undated Whiteface Mountain (Lake Placid Suite, Part 3), undated Yes Lord I'm A Sinner, undated Oversized Materials (12 boxes) 14Arden Park (Motor City Memories, 2nd movement), 2002 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, 1987, 1988, undated(3 copies) Brotherly Shove, 1992, undated Cecilia Is Love, 1990, undated(5 copies) 15Cidade Alta, 1997, undated(2 copies) Clean Heart Right Spirit, undated(2 copies) Come On In, 1993(3 copies) Crude Chromaticism, undated 16Dayspring, 1988(2 copies) Derricksterity, 1995, undated(2 copies) Discommotion, undated(2 copies) Down For The Count, undated(2 copies) Easin' It, undated(3 copies) 17Flute Of The Room, 1991(3 copies) Four, Five, Six, undated A Fresh Taste Of Blues, undated(4 copies) Gotta' Find A Way To Meet Up Wit' Th' Lord, undated The Hampton Strut, undated Hip Shakin', 1993(4 copies) 18How I Spent The Night, 1991 I Wanna Be Pure, undated Jean Marie, 1977 Katherine The Great, undated(2 copies) Lady Carolyn (Count Basie Remembrance Suite, Part 2), 1988(3 copies) 19Leo Rising, undated Little Chicago Fire, 1991, undated(3 copies) The Loud Minority, 1976 Love Handles, 1996(2 copies) 20Major Butts, undated(3 copies) Manhattan Fever, 1968 Mirror Lake, undated(2 copies) Misunderstood Blues, undated Ode To Joe Newman, 1992(3 copies) 21Old Games, New Faces (Lake Placid Suite, Part 4), undated(2 folders) One Frank On A Roll, undated Papa Fos', undated(2 copies) Placid Moments (Lake Placid Suite, Part 3, Section 2), 1980, 1991(2 folders) The Rare Butterfly, 1959, 1994 22Ready Now That You Are, G. B., 1989, undated(6 copies) Requiem For Dusty, undated The Scene Was Mean (Motor City Memories, 1st movement), 2002 Shadowland, undated Shiny Stockings, 1983, undated(2 folders) 23Skull-Doug-Ery, 1993 Someone Is Rocking My Jazzboat, undated Song Of The Vanquished (Lake Placid Suite, Part 3, Section 1), undated Square-Ass Key Date Boogie, 1992 State Of The Art Swing (Count Basie Remembrance Suite, Part 3), 1989(2 copies) Sugar Hill Slalom (Lake Placid Suite, Part 7), 1980, 1991, undated(3 copies) Tahn-Kyu (The Search), 1992 24Tenors In Heat, 1988, 1990(2 copies) That's The Kind Of Love (I'm Talking About), 1991(3 copies) Theme In Search Of A Love Scene, undated(3 copies) There'll Be a Time, undated Victorious Blues, 1980, 1986 We Be Jammin' (Count Basie Remembrance Suite, Part 1), 1968, 1989(2 copies) Well Water, undated Where Nations Meet (Lake Placid Suite, Part 1), undated 36White Face Mountain (Lake Placid Suite, Part 3), 1980 Who, Me? undated(2 copies) Winners, 1992(2 copies) Yes Lord I'm A Sinner (The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord), 1992 You Got It, undated(3 copies) Compositions by Others Series, 1930-2004 and undated (24 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. Compositions are arranged in four subseries: Letter-Sized Materials, Legal-Sized Materials, Oversized Materials, and Miscellaneous Manuscripts, which includes manuscript fragments of compositions by Foster, by others, and of unknown authorship. Within each subseries, manuscripts are organized alphabetically by title, where different versions and copies of the same composition are grouped together. Many manuscripts are undated. Collection includes hand-written manuscripts, photocopies, and manuscripts produced on a laser printer. Many are unbound; please handle carefully and keep pages in their original order.

Letter-Sized Materials (6 boxes) 1361st and Richit. Jones, Thad, undated Airegin. Rollins, (Walter Theodore) Sonny, undated Alligator Boogaloo. Donaldson, Lou, undated Almost Like Being In Love. Loewe, Frederick. Lyrics by Alan Lay Lerner, undated Autumn In New York. Duke, Vernon, undated Autumn Leaves. Kosma, Joseph. Lyrics by Jacques Prévert (English words by Johnny Mercer), undated(2 folders) Back To The Apple. Basie, William Count, and Frank Foster, undated Basie Excerpt No. 2 , "Corner Pocket". Green, Freddie, 2004 Basie Excerpt No. 4, "Lil' Darlin'". Hefti, Neal, 2004(2 folders) Blue In Green. Evans, Bill, undated Blue Sunday. Talley, Gary, 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 Con Alma. Gillespie, John Birks Dizzy, 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(2 folders) 40Firm Roots. Walton, Cedar, undated(1 folders) For My Lady. Thompson, Gerald, undated Fostradamus. Gardner, Derrick, undated Giant Steps. Coltrane, John, undated The Girl from Ipanema. Jobim, Antonio Carlos. Lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes (English words by Norman Gimbel), undated(2 folders) A Handful Of Stars. Shapiro, Ted. Lyrics by Jack Lawrence, undated Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. Martin, Hugh. Lyrics by Ralph Blane, undated Here's That Rainy Day. Van Heusen, Jimmy. Lyrics by Johnny Burke, undated How Great Thou Art. 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) 41In A Sentimental Mood. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke, undated Invitation. Kaper, Bronislau, undated 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 Joy To The World. Handel, George Frideric, 1981 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 Lazy Bird. Coltrane, John, undated Let The Good Times Roll. Jordan, Louis, undated Lightly Stroking. Undated Lotus Blossom. Strayhorn, Billy, undated(3 folders) Love At Sundown. Bhumibol Adulyadej, His Majesty The King, undated(3 folders) 42Love Walked In. Gershwin, George. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, undated Lover Come Back To Me. Romberg, Sigmund. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, undated Magic Beams. Bhumibol Adulyadej, His Majesty The King, undated Mambo Inn. Bauza, Mario, 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 (4 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) Naima. Coltrane, John, undated 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, 1992 and 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 43Sleigh Ride. Anderson, Leroy. Lyrics by Mitchell Parish, undated Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. Kern, Jerome. Lyrics by Otto Harbach, undated (2 folders) 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 Stablemates. Golson, Benny,1954 Stardust. Carmichael, Hoagy. Lyrics by Mitchell Parish, 1928, 1929, 1930 Stars Fell On Alabama. Perkins, Frank E. Lyrics by Mitchell Parish, undated Step Into My Dream. Taylor, Billy, undated 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 There'll Be A Time. Jones, David L., 2006 This Can't Be Love. Rodgers, Richard. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, undated A Time For Love. Mandel, Johnny. Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, undated Tin Tin Deo. Gillespie, John Birks Dizzy, undated 44Tis 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) When Your Lover Has Gone. Swan, E. A., undated Where Or When. Rodgers, Richard. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, undated 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 Legal-Sized Materials (7 boxes) 48After You've Gone. Layton, Turner. Lyrics by Henry Creamer, undated All Is Fair In Love. Wonder, Stevie, undated(2 folders) Atlantic City. Undated Blue On Blue. Undated Blues Medley. Undated Broadway. Undated Brushes And Brass. Undated Caravan. Tizol, Juan, Undated A Child Is Born. Jones, Thad. Lyrics by Alec (Lafayette Chew) Wilder, undated 49Close To You. Bachrach, Burt, and Hal David, undated(2 folders) Dat Dere. Brown, Oscar, undated Dear John. Hubbard, Freddie, undated Ellington Medley. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke, et al., undated The End Of A Love Affair. Redding, Edward, undated Falling In Love Is Wonderful. Berlin, Irving, arranged by Bob Ojeda, undated Far From Over. Undated Fas' Livin' Blues. Hendricks, Jon, undated The Finer Things In Life. Hendricks, Jon, undated For My Lady. Thielemans, Jean Toots, undated(2 folders) 50Giant Steps. Coltrane, John, undated Groovin' High. Gillespie, John Birks Dizzy, undated(2 folders) Half As Much. Peak, Curley Williams, undated Hava Nagila. Traditional, undated Here's That Rainy Day. Van Heusen, Jimmy. Lyrics by Johnny Burke, undated Hey Good Lookin'. Williams, Hank, undated How Deep Is The Ocean. Berlin, Irving, undated(2 folders) How Insensitive. Jobim, Antônio Carlos. Lyrics by Moraes de Vinicius, undated I Don't Care. Marrs, Stella, undated I Wish You Love. Chauliac, Léo. Lyrics by Charles Trenet and Albert A. Beach, undated If I Should Lose You. Rainger, Ralph. Lyrics by Leo Robin, undated In A Mello[w] Tone. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke. Lyrics by Gabler Milt, undated Invitation. Kaper, Bronislau, undated 51It Don't Mean A Thing. Ellington, Edward Kenney Duke. Lyrics by Irving Mills, undated(2 folders) It Only Happens Every Time. Composed and Arranged by Thad Jones, 1969, 1973 I'll Never Be The Same. Malneck, Matt and Frank Signorelli. Lyrics by Gus Kahn, undated(2 folders) I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face. Loewe, Frederick. Lyrics by Alan Lay Lerner, undated Jean Marie. Matthews, Ronnie, undated(2 folders) Joy Spring. Brown, Clifford, undated(2 folders) 52Ko-Ko. Parker, Charlie, 1999 Long Ago (and Far Away). Kern, Jerome D. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, undated Love For Sale. Porter, Cole, undated Moanin' The Blues. Williams, Hank, undated "My Fair Lady" Medley. Loewe, Frederick. Lyrics by Alan Lay Lerner, undated(2 folders) Newborn. Mixon, Danny, undated [On] Green Dolphin Street. Kaper, Bronislau. Lyrics by Ned Washington, undated Out Of Nowhere. Green, Johnny. Lyrics by Edward Heyman, undated Pensive Miss. Composed and Arranged by Neal Hefti, undated 53Samba Do Brilho. Vergueiro, Guilherme, undated Secret Love. Undated Shorty George. Basie, William Count, and Andy Gibson, undated Scandia Skies. Dorham, Kenny, undated Sentimental Journey. Brown, Les, and Ben Homer. Lyrics by Bud Green, undated Somethin' 'Bout Believin'. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke, undated Sophisticated Lady. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke. Lyrics by Irving Mills, and Mitchell Paris, undated(2 folders) Stars Fell On Alabama. Perkins, Frank E. Lyrics by Mitchell Parish, undated Stops-And-Goes. Hendricks, Jon, undated Street Of Dreams. Warren, Harry. Lyrics by Al Dubin, undated Summer Frost. Undated 54Thanks Absolutely. Hendricks, Jon, undated Trying To Drink The Blues Away. Undated Walkin' My Baby Back Home. Ahlert, Fred E. Lyrics by Roy Turk, undated Waltz Medley No. 1, "Falling In Love With Love" and "I'll Take Romance". Rodgers, Richard et al., undated What Would You Do. Undated Young And Foolish. Hague, Albert. Lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt, undated You've Changed. Fischer, Carl. Lyrics by Bill Carey, undated Oversized Materials, 1930-2009 (10 boxes) 25After You've Gone. Layton, Turner. Lyrics by Henry Creamer, undated(2 copies) All Is Fair In Love. Wonder, Stevie, undated All The Things You Are. Kern, Jerome. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, undated Alright O.K. You Win. Watts, Mayme, and Sid Wyche, 1992 Angel Eyes. Dennis, Matt. Lyrics by Earl K. Brent, undated(3 copies) Basie 2004 Excerpt No. 1, "Basie". Basie, William Count, 2004(2 copies) Basie 2004 Excerpt No. 2, "Corner Pocket". Green, Freddie, 2004 Basie 2004 Excerpt No. 4, "Lil' Darlin'". Hefti, Neal, 2004 Basie In Mind. Scott, Shirley, undated Beyond The Sea. Trenet, Charles. Lyrics by George Benson, and Jack Lawrence, undated Blues Medley, "Sweet Little Angel" and "It's My Own Fault". 1991 Bright Moments. Kirk, Rahsaan Roland, undated A Child Is Born. Jones, Thad. Lyrics by Alec (Lafayette Chew) Wilder, 1979 Close To You. Bachrach, Burt, and Hal David, 1987 Counterblocking. Composed and Arranged by Thad Jones, undated Dear John. Williams, Hank, 1993 Ellington Overture. Strayhorn, Billy, et al., 1977 55Ellington Medley, "Satin Doll", "Sophisticated Lady" and "Take The 'A' Train". Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke, et al., 1983 The End of a Love Affair. Redding, Edward, 1992(4 copies) A Fine Romance. Kern, Jerome D. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields, 1988 Firm Roots. Walton, Cedar, 1988(3 copies) Five For Max. Undated Fly by Night. Tull, Jethro, and Ian Anderson, 1969 For My Lady. Thielemans, Jean Toots, 1992(2 folders) 56Giant Steps. Coltrane, John, 1991, undated(2 folders) Hava Nagila. Traditional, 1988 Have You Met Miss Jones. Rodgers, Richard. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, 1991 Here's That Rainy Day. Van Heusen, Jimmy. Lyrics by Johnny Burke,1992(3 copies) Hey Good Lookin'. Williams, Hank, 1993 26Hills Of The North Rejoice (The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord). Darwall, John. Lyrics by Charles Oakley, undated(2 copies) How Deep Is The Ocean. Berlin, Irving, 1993 How Insensitive. Jobim, Antônio Carlos. Lyrics by Moraes de Vinicius, 1993(2 folders) I Don't Care. Marrs, Stella, undated If I Should Lose You. Rainger, Ralph. Lyrics by Leo Robin, 1990(2 copies) If This Isn't Love (Sarah Vaughan Tribute Opening). Lane, Burton. Lyrics E. Y. Harburg, undated If You Could See Me Now. Dameron, Tad, 1999(3 copies) I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You. Bassman, George. Lyrics by Ned Washington, 1993 In A Sentimental Mood. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke, 1994, undated(2 folders) 27It Don't Mean A Thing. Ellington, Edward Kenney Duke, and Irving Mills, undated I'll Close My Eyes. Reid, Billy. Lyrics by Buddy Kaye, undated It's Only A Paper Moon. Arlen, Harold, E. Y. Harburg, and Billy Rose, 1991(2 folders) I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face. Loewe, Federick. Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, 1993 Joy To The World. Handel, George Frideric, 1992 Just Friends. Klenner, John. Lyrics by Sam M. Lewis, undated Kansas City. Leiber, Jerry. Lyrics by Mike Stoller, 1992(2 copies) Let Me Off Uptown. Evans, Redd, and Earl Bostic, undated(2 copies) Long Ago (and Far Away). Kern, Jerome D. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, undated(2 copies) Love At Sundown. Bhumibol Adulyadej, His Majesty The King, 1993, undated(2 folders) Love The [Th'] Girl. Byrd, Donald, 1993, undated Lover. Rodgers, Richard. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, 1994(4 copies) 57Lover Come Back to Me. Romberg, Sigmund. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, undated(3 copies) Maiden Voyage. Hancock, Herbie, undated Mambo Inn. Bauza, Mario, 1992(2 copies) Moanin' The Blues. Williams, Hank, 1993 Moment's Notice. Coltrane, John, undated More Than You Know. Youmans, Vincent. Lyrics by Billy Rose, and Edward Eliscu, 1983, undated Morning Mist. Composed and Arranged by Roger Hamilton Spotts, undated My Baby Upsets Me. Williams, Joe, undated "My Fair Lady" Medley, "On The Street Where You Live". Loewe, Federick. Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, undated My Funny Valentine. Rogers, Richard. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart, 1992(2 copies) Newborn. Mixon, Danny, undated On Green Dolphin Street. Kaper, Bronislau. Lyrics by Ned Washington, 1986, 1989(2 folders) Out Of Nowhere. Green, Johnny. Lyrics by Edward Heyman, 1994 Ruby My Dear. Monk, Thelonious,1992(2 copies) 58Scandia Skies. Dorham, Kenny, undated(3 copies) Scrapple From The Apple. Parker, Charlie, 1994(3 copies) Sentimental Journey. Brown, Les, and Ben Homer. Lyrics by Bud Green, 1988 Shorty George. Basie, William Count, and Andy Gibson, 1960 Skylark. Carmichael, Hoagland. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, 1987, undated 59Sophisticated Lady. Ellington, Edward Kennedy Duke. Lyrics by Irving Mills, and Mitchell Parish, 1985 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 Stops-And-Goes. Hendricks, Jon, 1990 Sweet and Lovely. Arnheim, Gus, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias. Lyrics by Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias, 1990(3 copies) 60They Say That Falling In Love is Wonderful. Murrell, Chris, 1993(2 copies) There'll Never Be Another You. Arranged by Bob Ojeda, undated 'Tis Autumn. Nemo, Henry, undated The Very Thought Of You. Noble, Ray, 1987(2 copies) Waltz Medley No. 1, "Falling In Love With Love" and "I'll Take Romance". Rodgers, Richard, et al., undated(2 folders) 61What's New? Haggart, Robert. Lyrics by Johnny Burke, 1993(2 copies) What Would You Do. Hendricks, Jon, undated When Your Lover Has Gone. Swan, Einar Aaron, 1990 Without A Song. Youmans, Vincent. Lyrics by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu, 1989 Young And Foolish. Hague, Albert. Lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt, undated You've Changed. Fischer, Carl. Lyrics by Bill Carey, 1990(5 copies) Ypso-Facto. Ridley, Larry, 1989 Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Undated (1 box)

Miscellaneous scores, parts, and fragments of compositions by Foster, by others, and of unknown authorship.

28Catfish Sa'mich. Undated. Cherry Point. Undated. Didn' You. Undated. Just The Way You Look Tonight. Kern, Jerome. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields, undated. Miscellaneous Manuscripts, undated.(2 folders) Sign-Off. Undated. Personal Files Series, 1930-2009 and undated (10 boxes)

Files kept by Foster on a variety of subjects and content, including business records, musical collaborations, teaching and pedagogy, jazz composition and arranging, copyright information, publicity, family history, news clippings, and information on organizations and individuals. There are also folders of personal correspondence, Foster's writings (including extensive sketches for an autobiography), and photographs of Foster and others. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

29Aaron Davis Hall, 2004 ASCAP, 2000, 2004, 2005 Autobiography (17 folders) 30A Basie Rap-jam, 1993 Basie Orchestra, 1964, 1994, 2004 Basie Centennial, undated College of St. Rose, 1993-1996 Conyers, 1995, 1997 Copyrights, 1961-2003, 1966-2004, 1969, 1971, 1976 (3 folders) Count Basie Society (Red Bank Special), 2004 DSO, 2002, 2003 Family Tree, undated Frank Foster's Big Band Arrangements, undated 31George Gee, 1994-1996 Georgia White, undated Great and Terrible Day (Sketches), 1991-1997 (2 folders) Harmony and Theory, 1999 Harry Fox Agency, Inc., 2000-2008 IAJE (International Association of Jazz Educators), 1994 Interview with Frank Foster, undated Invoices, 1995, 2000, 2002-2004, 2007 Jazz Artists / Vocalists, 1994-1995 Jazz Journal International, 1983 Jazz Spiritual Suite, undated Jazz Standards, undated Jazzmobile Workshop, undated Jimmy Heath Compositions, undated Jones Series, undated Lead Sheets, 1980, 1981, 1996 and undated Leo Rising, 1980, 1997(on compact disc) Letters, 1979-1996 32Letters, 1996-2007 Letters, 1987, 1994, 2001, 2009 and undated Lillian Foster's Letter, 1937 Loud Minority Band, 2002, 2007 Lyrics, 1988, 1989, 1991 Marlena Shaw, 1998 Memories, 1974-1978, 1992, 1975-1995, undated (4 folders) Mike Woods letter, undated National Music Publishers' Association, 1996-1998, 2001, 2006 On Vocal Jazz Improvisation, undated (3 folders) 33Orchestration, 1988, 1999, 2003, undated (3 folders) Original Lyrics to Songs, undated Original Tunes, 1971-2002 Pending Projects, 2002 Photographs (8 folders) 34Photographs (11 folders) 37Pop-I-N Sheet Music Collection Postage Stamps, undated Programs, 1977, 1982, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, undated Press Kit, undated Publicity, 1960-2007, undated (6 folders) Rahsaan Roland Kirk, 1974-1976 Rob Duboff letter, 2004 Reviews, 1997-2007 Saxophone Exercise Book, 1994 Saxophone Method, Jazzlines, 1981, 1994, undated (2 folders) 38Saxophone Method, Jazzlines, 1994, 1995, undated (2 folders) Songwriters, 2007 Song List, undated St. Paul UMC, 2002, 2004, 2005 Stage Diagrams, undated Swing That Music, Inc., 1995, 2002, 2003 (2 folders) Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, undated Thelonious Monk Institute, 1995 Title Covers, undated (3 folders) 39UNC Jazz Press, 2002-2003 Vanessa Rubin's Letter, 2004 Walnut Hills High School, 1996, 2006, 2007 Walrus Music Publishing, 1988-2004 (2 folders) Warner Bros Publications, 1995, 1999 Writings (prose) by Frank Foster (7 folders) 35Newspaper articles, 1981-2009 Caricature Drawing, 1987 Audio and Moving Image Materials, 1954-2002 and undated (2 boxes)

Series contains audio and moving image materials in audio cassette, digital audio tape (DAT), CD, VHS, and DVD formats. Series consists chiefly of recordings of Frank Foster's concert performances, including his appearances with both the Count Basie Orchestra and the Loud Minority. Series also contains rehearsal recordings, recording session masters, and a documentary film.

RESTERICTIONS: All original analog audio and moving image materials are CLOSED to patron use. CD or DVD use copies, which are OPEN to patron use, are available for some items and are noted below. Unless otherwise noted, use copies must be made for access to content.

Audio Cassettes

Original cassette titles retained.

622010-0087-001Interview - F. Foster, Part 1, KPFK

[CD use copy available in Box 63.]

2010-0087-002Interview, Part 2