The Loud Minority

The Loud Minority is an album by American saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1972 for the Mainstream label.^[1]

The Loud Minority
Studio album by Frank Foster
Released	1972
Recorded	1972 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:16
Label	Mainstream MRL 349
Producer	Bob Shad
Frank Foster chronology
Manhattan Fever (1968) The Loud Minority (1972) Here and Now (1976)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Foster assembled a giant of a big band featuring dual instrumentation all around, including keyboards, basses, and drummers to power a horn section chock-full of the best mainstream jazz and progressive players of the day... a band that knows no bounds or limits, at its core a mighty modern jazz orchestra removed from Foster's work with the Count Basie band".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Frank Foster

1. "The Loud Minority" – 14:33
2. "Requiem for Dusty" – 6:12
3. "J.P.'s Thing" – 11:43
4. "E.W. – Beautiful People" – 8:48

Personnel

• Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto clarinet
• Kenny Rodgers – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Cecil Bridgewater, Charles McGee – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Marvin Peterson – trumpet
• Dick Griffin – trombone
• Earl Dunbar – guitar
• Stanley Clarke, Gene Perla – bass guitar
• Harold Mabern, Jan Hammer – piano, electric piano
• Richard Pratt, Omar Clay – drums
• Elvin Jones – drums, percussion
• Airto Moreira – percussion
• Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals