Frank Tiberi

Frank Tiberi (born December 4, 1928) is an American saxophonist and the leader of the Woody Herman Orchestra. He was born in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Tiberi toured with Benny Goodman and Urbie Green, He had a period in the late-1960s when he was a studio musician, although by 1969 he was hired as Herman's lead saxophone soloist.

During the early-1960s, Tiberi became interested in John Coltrane and his developing style of playing, investing in a reel-to-reel tape recorder to record Coltrane's performances at venues across Philadelphia and New York City. He used these recordings to transcribe Coltrane's solos, study his playing, and teach his students. The tapes amounted to more than 60 hours of music, and their existence had remained largely elusive for decades; however, it was announced that the tapes would be released in September 2026 as part of Coltrane's centennial. In April 2026, a single LP preview titled The Tiberi Tapes: A Preview of the Mythic Recordings was released for Record Store Day.

Discography Tiberian Mode (1999) 4 Brothers 7 (2007) Audacity (2012)