The Loud Minority

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

Reception
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".

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