Zen: The Music of Fred Katz
| Zen: The Music of Fred Katz | ||||
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| Studio album by Fred Katz with Paul Horn and the Chico Hamilton Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded |
November 1956 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ-1231 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Fred Katz chronology | ||||
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Zen: The Music of Fred Katz is the debut album by cellist and composer Fred Katz released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site rated the album 3 stars stating "Some of the music is overly precious and a bit fragile, but there are some swinging moments, making this a worthwhile (if difficult-to-find) Third Stream effort".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Fred Katz
- "Lord Randall" - 7:32
- "Suite for Horn:" - 13:34
- "Allegro"
- "Zen"
- "Science Fiction"
- "Pluck It" - 2:58
- "Classical Katz" - 2:59
- "Loma" - 3:27
- "Granada" - 3:54
- "Katz-Up" - 3:51
- "Montuna" - 4:27
Personnel
- Fred Katz - cello
- Paul Horn - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
- John Pisano - guitar (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
- Carson Smith - bass (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
- Chico Hamilton - drums (tracks 1-3 & 5-8)
- Dick Noel, Joe Howard, Herbie Harper - trombone (track 2)
- Harry Klee - flute (track 2)
- Willy Schwartz - clarinet (track 2)
- Julie Jacobs - oboe (track 2)
- Marty Berman - bassoon (track 2)
References
- ↑ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed June 5, 2015
- ↑ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed June 3, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Zen: The Music of Fred Katz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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