Fred Katz and His Jammers
1959 studio album by Fred Katz
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Fred Katz and His Jammers is an album by Fred Katz originally released on Decca in 1959.[1][2]
Released1959
RecordedMarch 12, May 26 and August 28, 1959
Decca Studios, Hollywood, CA
Decca Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
LabelDecca DL 9217
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | March 12, May 26 and August 28, 1959 Decca Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Decca DL 9217 | |||
| Producer | Fred Katz | |||
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Reception
Track listing
All compositions by Fred Katz except as indicated
- "Feeling the Blues" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 6:40
- "Elegy" - 2:30
- "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:22
- "Vintage 57" (Vinnegar, Walter Norris) - 4:24
- "Old Folks" (Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill) 4:51
- "The Blow Is to Know" - 4:31
- "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 4:38
- "Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:57
- "Dixie, Why Not?" - 4:08
- "Dexterity" (Charlie Parker) - 3:32
- Recorded at Decca Studios in Hollywood, CA on March 12 (tracks 1, 3 & 6), May 26 (tracks 4, 5 & 8) and August 28 (tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10), 1959
Personnel
- Fred Katz - cello
- Don Fagerquist (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8), Pete Candoli (tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10) - trumpet
- Gene Estes - vibraphone
- Johnny Pisano - guitar
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass
- Frank Butler (tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10), Billy Higgins (tracks 4, 5 & 8), Lenny McBrowne (tracks 1, 3 & 6) - drums