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
1. Shorty George 5:41 2. Bouncing With Boots 11:18 3. That's A Woman 3:20 4. Doin' The Thing 6:52 5. Blues In A Cold Water Flat 5:12 6. Stereophonic 3:09 7. What'd Ya Say 9:47 8. Dill Pickles 6:10 9. Dancing On The Ceiling 3:48 10. Hard Sock Dance 7:41 11. Salvation 3:52 12. Lazy Sal 6:12
DISC 2
1. Kansas City Side 8:30 2. Southern Exposure 6:48 3. Over The rainbow 5:58 4. Wess Side 4:58 5. East Wind 5:09 6. Playboy 5:27 7. Miss Blues 9:41 8. Baubles, Bangles and Breads 4:17 9. Low Life 5:02 10. Pin Up 4:08 11. Blues for a Playmate 11:01
DISC 3
1. I Hear Ya Talkin' 4:12 2. Liz 3:35 3. Boop-Pe-Doop 8:43 4. Opus De Blues 10:59 5. Struttin' Down Broadway 5:38 6. It's So Peaceful In The Country 4:01 7. Rainy Afternoon 8:27 8. Star Eyes 3:55 9. Stella By Starlight 5:10 10. But Beautiful 4:37 11. Gone With The Wind 5:47 12. I See Your Face Before Me 6:05
DISC 4
1. Southern Comfort 3:03 2. Blue Skies 6:35 3. Gin's Beguine 4:41 4. Blues For Butterball 5:47 5. Summer Frost 4:01 6. Dancing In The Dark 6:49 7. Shufflin' 4:56 8. The Lizard 5:16 9. Little Me 5:13 10. Yo-Ho 5:22 11. Cold Miner 3:41 12. Poor You 3:48 13. The Long Road 9:51