Frank Strozier facts for kids

Frank R. Strozier Jr., born on June 13, 1937, is an American jazz musician. He is famous for playing the alto saxophone. He also sometimes plays the flute.

Frank Strozier was born in Memphis, Tennessee. This is where he first learned to play the piano. In 1954, he moved to Chicago. There, he played music with other talented musicians. These included Harold Mabern, George Coleman, and Booker Little. They were all from Memphis, just like Frank.

From 1959 to 1960, Frank recorded music with a group called MJT + 3. He also led his own recording sessions for a record company named Vee-Jay Records.

Later, Frank moved to New York City. For a short time in 1963, he played with the famous Miles Davis Quintet. He also performed with drummer Roy Haynes. After New York, Frank moved to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, he worked with musicians like Chet Baker and Shelly Manne. He also played in the Don Ellis big band.

In 1971, Frank Strozier returned to New York. He continued to play with many different groups and artists. These included Keno Duke's Jazz Contemporaries and the New York Jazz Repertory Company. He also played with Horace Parlan and Woody Shaw.

Frank Strozier's Music Albums

Frank Strozier has released many albums throughout his career. Some of these albums he led himself. On others, he played as a sideman, meaning he was part of another musician's band.

Albums Led by Frank Strozier

These are some of the albums where Frank Strozier was the main artist:

• Fantastic Frank Strozier (Vee-Jay, 1960)
• Long Night (Jazzland, 1961)
• March of the Siamese Children (Jazzland, 1962)
• Remember Me (SteepleChase, 1977)
• What's Goin' On (SteepleChase, 1978)

Albums with Other Musicians

Frank Strozier also played on albums with many other jazz artists:

With Roy Haynes

• Cymbalism (New Jazz, 1963)

With Shelly Manne

• Manne–That's Gershwin! (Capitol, 1965)
• Daktari (Atlantic, 1967)

With MJT+3

• Make Everybody Happy (Vee Jay, 1959)
• MJT + 3 (Vee Jay, 1961)

With Oliver Nelson

• Live from Los Angeles (Impulse!, 1967)

With Other Artists

• Booker Little, Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
• Johnny Griffin, The Big Soul-Band (Riverside, 1960)
• The Young Lions, The Young Lions (Vee Jay, 1960)
• McCoy Tyner, Today and Tomorrow (Impulse!, 1964)
• Chet Baker, Baby Breeze (Limelight, 1965)
• Don Ellis, Autumn (Columbia, 1968)
• Horace Parlan, Frank-ly Speaking (SteepleChase, 1977)
• Woody Shaw, Little Red's Fantasy (Muse, 1978)