| The Loud Minority | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:16 | |||
| Label |
Mainstream MRL 349 | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
| Frank Foster chronology | ||||
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The Loud Minority is an album by American saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1972 for the Mainstream label. [1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   
[2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Foster assembled a giant of a big band featuring dual instrumentation all around, including keyboards, basses, and drummers to power a horn section chock-full of the best mainstream jazz and progressive players of the day... a band that knows no bounds or limits, at its core a mighty modern jazz orchestra removed from Foster's work with the Count Basie band". [2]
Track listing
All compositions by Frank Foster
- "The Loud Minority" – 14:33
- "Requiem for Dusty" – 6:12
- "J.P.'s Thing" – 11:43
- "E.W. – Beautiful People" – 8:48
Personnel
- Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto clarinet
- Kenny Rodgers – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Cecil Bridgewater, Charles McGee – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Marvin Peterson – trumpet
- Dick Griffin – trombone
- Earl Dunbar – guitar
- Stanley Clarke, Gene Perla – bass guitar
- Harold Mabern, Jan Hammer – piano, electric piano
- Richard Pratt, Omar Clay – drums
- Elvin Jones – drums, percussion
- Airto Moreira – percussion
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
References
- ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Mainstream Label (Preview), accessed November 13, 2014
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G., Allmusic Review accessed November 13, 2014
