Frank Wright

tenor saxophone, vocals · 1935–1990 · Grenada (Mississippi)

Frank Wright is a free jazz tenor saxophonist whose energy is often compared to Albert Ayler's. Settled in Paris in 1969, he recorded and toured mainly in Europe, and died of a heart attack in Cologne in 1990.

Styles

• Free jazz

Landmark tracks

• The Earth (1965)
• Jerry (1965)
• The Moon (1965)

Sources

• Source

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