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Folk Songs for Far Out Folk

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Folk Songs for Far Out Folk
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedJuly 21, August 19 and September 17, 1958
Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
Length40:18
LabelWarner Bros.W 1277
ProducerAlvino Rey
Fred Katz chronology
4-5-6 Trio
(1958)
Folk Songs for Far Out Folk
(1959)
Fred Katz and his Jammers
(1959)

Folk Songs for Far Out Folk is an album by Fred Katz originally released on Warner Bros. in 1959. It features orchestral jazz interpretations of African, Hebrew and American folk tunes.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic gave the album 4½ stars saying it was "highly recommended".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions are traditional

  1. "Mate'ka" - 6:35
  2. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" - 4:12
  3. "Been in the Pen So Long" - 3:09
  4. "Chili'lo" - 3:56
  5. "Rav's Nigun" - 3:00
  6. "Old Paint" - 4:55
  7. "Manthi-Ki" - 5:09
  8. "Baal Shem Tov" - 4:01
  9. "Foggy, Foggy Dew" - 5:21

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation album entry, accessed August 12, 2015
  2. ^ Fred Katz Catalog, accessed August 12, 2015
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Folk Songs for Far Out Folk – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2015.