tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207658960014112112.post1053707371149982970..comments2024-03-28T12:16:22.307-07:00Comments on FROM THE VAULTS: Fred Katz born 25 February 1919boppinbobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601283175278694153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207658960014112112.post-33908358760857565992017-02-25T13:25:01.706-08:002017-02-25T13:25:01.706-08:00The first Chico Hamilton Quintet album changed my ...The first Chico Hamilton Quintet album changed my life by saving it when I was a teenager. I still remember first hearing Katz's composition "The Sage" and hearing new possibilities for bridging the worlds of classical music and jazz. I have a handful of friends who still attest to the life-enhancing qualities of that Pacific Jazz album. Fortunately, I got to see Chico's quintet with Paul Horn and John Pisano. That hot August Sunday afternoon at the Red Hill Inn is still one of my most cherished memories. Turnout for Chico was so small, he spent his whole third set drumming for the audience. "Zen" remains one of my all-time favorite records. Thank you for this tribute. I pray my kids will be given musical memories as precious as the ones your post has brought to mind.David Federmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436365678466879799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207658960014112112.post-9471209961862799352017-02-25T09:24:06.901-08:002017-02-25T09:24:06.901-08:00Fred Katz and His Music - Soulº Cello / 4-5-6 Trio...Fred Katz and His Music - Soulº Cello / 4-5-6 Trio / & His Jammers (3 Lps On 2 Cds)<br /><br />Cd. 1 https://www.sendspace.com/file/5a7nxw<br /><br />1 Country Gardens (Grainger) 2:46<br />2 Satori (Katz) 3:44<br />3 Andante (Henderson) 2:36<br />4 Circus (Alter, Russell) 3:20<br />5 Wayfaring Stranger (trad.) 2:30<br />6 Time after Time (Styne, Cahn) 3:51<br />7 The Vidiot (Katz) 2:05<br />8 Lament of the Oracles (Katz) 3:49<br />9 I’m Glad There is You (Dorsey, Madeira) 3:09<br />10 The Toy That Never Was (Katz) 3:33<br />11 Intermezzo (Prevost) 2:52<br />12 Come with Me (Marx) 2:50<br />13 Symphony [bonus tracks] (Lawrence, Alstone) 2:54<br />14 While the Music Plays On [bonus tracks] (Fien, Mills, Heim) 4:22<br />15 Four, Five, Six (Pisano) 3:46<br />16 Sophisticated Lady (Ellington, Parish, Mills) 4:15<br /><br /><br />Cd. 2 https://www.sendspace.com/file/pawida<br /><br />1 Isn’t It Romantic (Rodgers, Hart) 2:40<br />2 Delia (Gaylor) 4:41<br />3 Like Someone in Love (Burke, VanHeusen) 2:48<br />4 Krelch (Gaylor) 3:25<br />5 Mountain Air (Katz) 3:22<br />6 Perdido (Tizol) 4:47<br />7 I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You (Washington, Bassman) 5:31<br />8 Feeling the Blues (Vinnegar) 6:41<br />9 Elegy (Katz) 2:32<br />10 Imagination (Burke, VanHeusen) 3:24<br />11 Vintage 57 (Vinnegar, Norris) 4:25<br />12 Old Folks (Robinson, Hills) 4:53<br />13 The Blow Is to Know (Katz) 4:33<br />14 Sometimes I’m Happy (Youmans, Caesar) 4:39<br />15 Ruby My Dear (Monk) 3:58<br />16 Dixie, Why Not ? (Katz) 4:09<br />17 Dexterity (Parker) 3:30<br /><br /><br />Personnel<br />[Cd. 1, # 1-12] Fred Katz & His Music - Soul° Cello (Decca DL 9202)<br />Fred Katz - cel<br />Paul Horn - fl, cl & as [# 1, 4-7 & 11]<br />Buddy Collette - as [# 1, 4-7 & 11]<br />Harry Klee - fl [# 1, 4-7 & 11]<br />Bill Green - fl [# 1, 4-7 & 11]<br />Calvin Jackson - p<br />Ann Stockton - hrp<br />John Pisano - g<br />Hal Gaylor - b<br />Chico Hamilton - dr<br />Recorded at the Decca Studios, Hollywood, California ; January 15 & 22 [# 1, 4-7 & 11], 1958<br />[Cd. 1, # 13 & 14] John Pisano & Billy Bean - Makin' It (Decca DL 9206), here<br />Fred Katz - p [# 13] & cel [# 14]<br />Calvin Jackson - p [# 14]<br />John Pisano - g<br />Billy Bean - g<br />Gene Estes - vb<br />Hal Gaylor - b<br />Larry Bunker [# 13] & Chico Hamilton - dr [# 14]<br />Alexander Neiman, Irving Manning - vl [# 14]<br />Raphael Kramer - cel<br />Edgar Lustgarten - cel [# 14]<br />Recorded same place as above ; January 24 [# 13] & 30, 1958<br />[Cd. 1, # 15-16 & Cd. 2, # 1-7] Fred Katz - "4-5-6 TRIO" (Decca DL 9213)<br />Fred Katz - cel<br />John Pisano - g<br />Hal Gaylor - b<br />Recorded Same place as above ; May 26, 1958<br />[Cd. 2, # 8-17] Fred Katz & His Jammers (Decca DL 9217)<br />Fred Katz - cel<br />Don Fagerquist - tp<br />Pete Candoli - tp [# 9, 14, 16 & 17]<br />Gene Estes - vb<br />Leroy Vinnegar - b<br />Frank Butler - dr [# 9, 14, 16 & 17]<br />Billy Higgins - dr [# 11, 12 & 15]<br />Lenny McBrowne - dr [# 8, 10 & 13]<br />Recorded same place as above ; March 12, 1959 [# 8, 10 & 13] ; May 26, 1959 [# 11, 12 & 15] ; & August 28, 1959 [# 9, 14, 16 & 17]<br />boppinbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601283175278694153noreply@blogger.com