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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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Katz and His Jammers
Jazz - Released by Stardust Records on 1 Feb 2013
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Folk Songs for Far Out Folk
Punk / New Wave - Released by Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation on 17 Dec 2008
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Zen: The Music of Fred Katz (with Paul Horn & The Chico Hamilton Quintet)
Jazz - Released by The Jazz Corner on 3 Feb 2014
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The Music of Fred Katz
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 8 Aug 2008
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4-5-6 Trio
Fred Katz, Hal Gaylor, Johnny Pisano
Jazz - Released by Stardust Records on 1 Feb 2013
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Zen: The Music Of Fred Katz (Remastered)
Fred Katz, The Chico Hamilton Quartet, Paul Horn
Contemporary Jazz - Released by RevOla on 31 Jan 2020
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Folk Songs for Far out Folk (Album of 1959)
Pop - Released by Jazz Classics on 31 Oct 2019
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Fred Katz And His Music (Remastered)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by RevOla on 20 Feb 2020
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Journeys Inside the Mind: The Dialogues of Plato - The Music of Fred Katz
Jazz - Released by Warner Records, Inc. on 15 Sep 1968
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The Soul Cello Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Poppydisc on 10 Mar 1958
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The Little Shop Of Horrors OST (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by RevOla on 1 Oct 2018
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4-5-6 Trio (Album of 1959)
Pop - Released by Jazz Classics on 31 Oct 2019
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The Soul Cello Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Poppydisc on 10 Mar 1958
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Fred Katz and His Jammers (Album of 1959)
Pop - Released by Jazz Classics on 31 Oct 2019
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Fred Katz and His Music: Soul Cello / 4-5-6 Trio / Fred Katz and His Jammers
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 12 Dec 2012
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Essential Masters
Jazz - Released by Stardust Records on 15 Jan 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo