Frank Socolow

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Frank Socolow, 1947

Frank Socolow (* 18th September 1923 in New York ; † 30th April 1981 ) was an American jazz - tenor and alto saxophonist of swing and modern jazz .

Life

Frank Socolow was active in the transition from swing to bebop. His career began in 1941 with Jack Melvin ; after that he worked in the swing bands of Georgie Auld , Ted Fio Rito , Roy Stevens , Van Alexander and Shep Fields . In 1944 he played for the first time in Boyd Raeburns Orchestra, later again in 1948 and 1956/57, then in the short-lived big band of Buddy Rich and with Chubby Jackson , with whom he toured Scandinavia in 1947/48. In the post-war period, Socolow recorded four pages from 78 records under his own name, with Leonard Gaskin , Irv Kluger , Bud Powell and Freddy Webster .

1949/50 Socolow was a member of the Artie Shaw Band; in the second half of the 1950s he played in Johnny Richards ' orchestra. He was also involved in recordings by Terry Gibbs , Jackie Paris 1955, Raeburn, Rich, Jackson, Shaw and Richards. Frankie Socolow recorded an album in sextet line-up for the jazz label Bethlehem Records in 1956 , on which Eddie Costa , Eddie Bert , Sal Salvador , Bill Takas and Jimmy Campbell played.

Socolow is influenced by saxophonists like Zoot Sims , Al Cohn , Lester Young and Stan Getz .

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