Two for the Blues
{{Infobox album
| name = Two for the Blues
| type = Studio
| artist = Frank Foster and Frank Wess
| cover = Two for the Blues.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1984
| recorded = October 11 and 12, 1983
| venue =
| studio = Don Elliot Studios, Weston, CT
| genre = Jazz
| length = 45:13
| label = Pablo
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| producer = Bennett Rubin
| chronology = Frank Foster
| prev_title = The House That Love Built
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Frankly Speaking
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Frank Wess
| type = Studio album
| prev_title = Two at the Top
| prev_year = 1983
| title = Two for the Blues
| year = 1984
| next_title = Frankly Speaking
| next_year = 1985
}}
}}
Two for the Blues is an album by saxophonists Frank Foster and Frank Wess which was recorded in 1983 and released on the Pablo label the following year.[https://www.jazzdisco.org/pablo-records/catalog-2310-900-2310-sampler-album-series/#2310-905 Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-900, 2310 Sampler Album series] accessed May 9, 2018[https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/frank-foster-discography/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Frank Foster discography] accessed May 9, 2018[http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/two-for-the-blues/ Concord Music: album entry] accessed May 9, 2018
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=501}}
}}
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said it "features Frank Foster (on tenor and soprano) and Frank Wess (tenor, flute and alto) at their best. ... this is an excellent showcase for the two Franks".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000267573 |title= Frank Foster: Two for the Blues – Review |accessdate=May 9, 2018}}
Track listing
All compositions by Frank Wess except where noted
- "Two for the Blues" (Neal Hefti) – 6:41
- "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) – 6:18
- "Your Beauty Is a Song of Love" – 4:12
- "But for the Likes of You" – 4:18
- "Heat of Winter" (Frank Foster) – 5:44
- "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Phil Silvers) – 4:16
- "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf) – 5:03
- "A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:32
- "Bay Street" – 3:46
Personnel
- Frank Foster – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Frank Wess – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Rufus Reid – double bass
- Marvin Smith – drums
References
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