Gerald Frank

Drums

Originally from Detroit, Frank came to Seattle in 1950 as a soldier and stayed. Regarded by musicians as the best be-bop drummer in Seattle after Jimmie Rodgers left, Frank played in the ’50s and ealry ’60s with Billy Tolles at the New Orleans Club, Floyd Standifer at the Flame Tavern and the Pink Pussycat and Gerald Brashear at the Mardi Gras. Frank left jazz for a career in real estate.

Jackson Street After Hours (print). https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960709&slug=2338316