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The Loud Minority

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The Loud Minority
Studio album by
Released1972
Recorded1972
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length41:16
LabelMainstream
MRL 349
ProducerBob Shad
Frank Foster chronology
Manhattan Fever
(1968)
The Loud Minority
(1972)
Here and Now
(1976)

The Loud Minority is an album by American saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1972 for the Mainstream label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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All compositions by Frank Foster

  1. "The Loud Minority" – 14:33
  2. "Requiem for Dusty" – 6:12
  3. "J.P.'s Thing" – 11:43
  4. "E.W. – Beautiful People" – 8:48

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Mainstream Label (Preview), accessed November 13, 2014
  2. ^ a b Nastos, M. G., Allmusic Review accessed November 13, 2014