New Grove dict. of jazz (Wess, Frank (Wellington); b. Jan. 4, 1922, Kansas City, Mo.; flutist and tenor and alto saxophonist)
678 field information, Nov. 5, 2013 (Jazz saxophonist/flutist/arranger)
New York times (online), viewed Nov. 5, 2013 (in obituary published Nov. 3: Frank Wess; b. Frank Wellington Wess, Jan. 4, 1922, Kansas City, Mo.; d. Wednesday [Oct. 30, 2013], Manhattan, aged 91; helped popularize the flute as a jazz instrument in the 1950s and '60s with the Count Basie Orchestra, where he was also a standout saxophone soloist)