A fine tenor saxophonist who never rose beyond the journeyman stage despite his talents, Frank Socolow had a transitional swing-to-bop style. He first worked professionally in 1941 with Jack Melvin and then had stints with Georgie Auld, Ted Fio Rito, Roy Stevens, Van Alexander and Shep Fields. He was featured with Boyd Raeburn's Orchestra in 1944 (and later in 1948 and 1956-57), the short-lived Buddy Rich big band and Chubby Jackson, touring Scandinavia with the latter during 1947-48. Socolow was in Artie Shaw's beboppish big band during 1949-50 and in the late 50's played with Johnny Richards' Orchestra.
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