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Fred Katz: Folk Songs for Far Out Folk
by AAJ Italy Staff
Folk Songs for Far Out Folk di Fred Katz rappresenta una delle riedizioni più significative dell'anno, per ragioni sia storiche che musicali. Grazie all'etichetta Reboot Stereophonic, esce per la prima volta su CD un album inciso quasi mezzo secolo fa ad Hollywood, nella fase finale del West Coast Jazz. L'album, sconosciuto ai più, è rimasto sepolto negli archivi della Warner Bros e rappresenta il massimo lavoro di colui che dette piena dignità al violoncello jazz, nello storico quintetto di Chico ...
read moreBilly Bean/Walter Norris/Hal Gaylor: The Trio Rediscovered
by Dave Nathan
Though born and raised in Philadelphia, home of many jazz greats, Billy Bean moved to New York in 1958 where he worked with Bud Shank, Red Callender and Charlie Ventura. Despite his talent, he made relatively few recordings. There are no listings for Bean in Tom Lord's Jazz Discography. His recorded output has been as a sideman, albeit a prominent one, on sessions lead by others. He made his first recordings with Red Callender around the mid-fifties and then two ...
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