Album

Word Jazz

Ken Nordine Featuring The Fred Katz Group

1957 · Jazz, Non-Music

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Word Jazz by Ken Nordine Featuring The Fred Katz Group

Word Jazz is a Jazz album by Ken Nordine Featuring The Fred Katz Group, originally released in 1957. On Gatefold: 14 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1What Time Is It?3:48
  2. A2My Baby2:36
  3. A3Sound Museum7:09
  4. A4The Vidiot5:30

Side B

  1. B1Roger5:05
  2. B2Hunger Is From3:47
  3. B3Looks Like It's Going To Rain3:27
  4. B4Flibberty Jib4:42

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Cool Jazz
  • sparse
  • witty
  • smoky

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Recorded in Chicago, July 1957.
Originally issued in monoaural version only.
Rechanneled stereo version by Dot Records (DLP 25075, 1967).
Reissued by MCA Records (MCA-1551, 1983).

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Dick MarxPIANO
  • Forest HornDRUMS, BONGOS, TIMPANI, GONG DRUMS, BONGOS, TIMPANI, GONG, BELLS
  • Fred KatzCELLO COMPOSED BY, LINER NOTES, CELLO, PIANO, ARRANGED BY
  • Jimmy BondBASS
  • John PisanoGUITAR
  • Paul HornFLUTE, PICCOLO FLUTE, CLARINET, SAXOPHONE PICCOLO FLUTE, FLUTE, CLARINET

6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 14 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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