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Zen: The Music of Fred Katz

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Zen: The Music of Fred Katz
Studio album by
Fred Katz with Paul Horn and the Chico Hamilton Quintet
Released1957
RecordedNovember 1956
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
LabelPacific Jazz PJ-1231
ProducerRichard Bock
Fred Katz chronology
Zen: The Music of Fred Katz
(1957)
Soul° Cello
(1958)

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic site rated the album 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

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All compositions by Fred Katz

  1. "Lord Randall" - 7:32
  2. "Suite for Horn:" - 13:34
    1. "Allegro"
    2. "Zen"
    3. "Science Fiction"
  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

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed June 5, 2015
  2. ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed June 3, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Zen: The Music of Fred Katz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2015.