Foster collaborated frequently with Count Basie and worked as a bandleader from the early 1950s .
Frank Benjamin Foster III ( September 23 , 1928 -- July 26 , 2011 ) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist , flautist , arranger , and composer .
tenor collaborated frequently with Count Basie and worked as a bandleader from the early 1950s .
Frank Benjamin Foster III ( September 23 , 1928 -- July 26 , 2011 ) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist , flautist , arranger , and composer .