Fred Katz
Fred Katz's cello playing with the Chico Hamilton Quintet during 1955-1958 was largely responsible for the popular cool jazz group's unique sound and atmospheric style. Katz was classically trained (he had studied with Pablo Casals) and worked in orchestras, but also played piano. In the early '50s, he accompanied several singers, including Lena Horne and Tony Bennett. While with Hamilton, Katz also recorded several albums of his own for Pacific Jazz, Decca, and Warner Bros. (1956-1958). After leaving Chico (with whom he recorded one final set in 1959), Katz mostly worked outside of jazz, both in classical music and as a professor in anthropology. In 1989, he was part of a Chico Hamilton Quintet reunion, recording for Soul Note and showing that he was still a masterful musician.
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Diskografie
16 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Katz and His Jammers
Jazz - Erschienen bei Stardust Records am 01.02.2013
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Folk Songs for Far Out Folk
Punk – New Wave - Erschienen bei Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation am 17.12.2008
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Zen: The Music of Fred Katz (with Paul Horn & The Chico Hamilton Quintet)
Jazz - Erschienen bei The Jazz Corner am 03.02.2014
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The Music of Fred Katz
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 08.08.2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
4-5-6 Trio
Fred Katz, Hal Gaylor, Johnny Pisano
Jazz - Erschienen bei Stardust Records am 01.02.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Zen: The Music Of Fred Katz (Remastered)
Fred Katz, The Chico Hamilton Quartet, Paul Horn
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei RevOla am 31.01.2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Folk Songs for Far out Folk (Album of 1959)
Pop - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 31.10.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fred Katz And His Music (Remastered)
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei RevOla am 20.02.2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Journeys Inside the Mind: The Dialogues of Plato - The Music of Fred Katz
Jazz - Erschienen bei Warner Records, Inc. am 15.09.1968
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Soul Cello Vol. 1
Jazz - Erschienen bei Poppydisc am 10.03.1958
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Little Shop Of Horrors OST (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei RevOla am 01.10.2018
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
4-5-6 Trio (Album of 1959)
Pop - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 31.10.2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Soul Cello Vol. 2
Jazz - Erschienen bei Poppydisc am 10.03.1958
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Fred Katz and His Jammers (Album of 1959)
Pop - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 31.10.2019
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Fred Katz and His Music: Soul Cello / 4-5-6 Trio / Fred Katz and His Jammers
Jazz - Erschienen bei Fresh Sound Records am 12.12.2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Essential Masters
Jazz - Erschienen bei Stardust Records am 15.01.2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo