Frank Vicari (April 11, 1931 – October 20, 2006) was a jazz saxophonist.

Career

After serving in the Air Force from 1951–55, where he played in service bands, Vicari returned to New York City and played in bands until he joined Maynard Ferguson's big band in 1960. When the Ferguson band broke up in 1965, Vicari briefly joined

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and his Thundering Herd and remained until 1970. Vicari worked with

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, Randy and

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, Dave Matthews, the White Elephant Orchestra,

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, and the

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. He died in New York City at the age of 75.

Discography

As sideman

With

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'' (CTI, 1976) * ''Pacific Fire'' (CTI, 1983) * ''Space'' (CTI, 1978) With Maynard Ferguson * '' The New Sounds of Maynard Ferguson'' (Cameo, 1963) * '' Come Blow Your Horn'' (Cameo, 1963) * '' Color Him Wild'' (Mainstream, 1964) * ''

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'' (Mainstream, 1964) * '' Ridin' High'' (Enterprise, 1968) * ''Color Me Wild'' (Mainstream, 1974) * ''The Big F'' (Mainstream, 1974) With

* ''The Jazz Swinger'' (Columbia, 1966) * ''Heavy Exposure'' (Cadet, 1969) * ''Light My Fire'' (Cadet, 1969) * ''Double Exposure'' (Chess, 1976) With

* '' Foreign Affairs'' (Asylum, 1977) * '' Blue Valentine'' (Asylum, 1978) * ''Bounced Checks'' (Asylum, 1981) With others * James Brown, ''Hell'' (Polydor, 1995) * Geils, ''Monkey Island'' (Atlantic, 1977) * Gotham, ''Pass the Butter'' (Natural Resources, 1972) * Urbie Green, '' Señor Blues'' (CTI, 1977) * Art Farmer, '' Something You Got'' (CTI, 1977) *

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, ''Makin' It On the Street'' (Elektra, 1977) *

, ''Walls and Bridges'' (Apple, 1974) *

, ''White Elephant'' (NYC, 1994) * The Manhattan Transfer, ''The Manhattan Transfer'' (Atlantic, 1975) * David Matthews, ''Night Flight'' (Muse, 1977) * David Matthews, ''Big Band Recorded Live at the Five Spot'' (Muse, 1980) * Bette Midler, ''Broken Blossom'' (Atlantic, 1977) *

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, '' Many Shades of Blue'' (Mainstream, 1974) *

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, ''From a Whisper to a Scream'' (Kudu, 1971) * Esther Phillips, ''For All We Know'' (Kudu, 1976) *

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, ''Dana Valery'' (Phantom, 1975) *

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, ''Very Rare'' (Reprise, 1973) *

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, ''The Great Fatsby'' (Phantom, 1975) * Leslie West, ''The Leslie West Band'' (Phantom, 1975) *

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, ''White Elephant'' (Just Sunshine, 1972)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vicari, Frank 1931 births 2006 deaths Musicians from New York City American jazz tenor saxophonists American male saxophonists 20th-century American saxophonists Jazz musicians from New York (state) 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians White Elephant Orchestra members