The Loud Minority is an album by American saxophonist Frank Foster recorded for the Mainstream label.Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Mainstream Label (Preview), accessed November 13, 2014
Reception
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".Nastos, M. G., Allmusic Review accessed November 13, 2014
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
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