Zen: The Music of Fred Katz
| Zen: The Music of Fred Katz | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | November 1956 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ-1231 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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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
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
In a retrospective review, Allmusic rated the album at 3 stars and stated: "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.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lord Randall" | 7:32 |
| 2. | "Suite for Horn
| 13:34 |
| 3. | "Pluck It" | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Classical Katz" | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Loma" | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Granada" | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Katz-Up" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Montuna" | 4:27 |
| Total length: | 42:42 | |
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
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Zen: The Music of Fred Katz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2015.