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News: Obituary

Dick Katz, 85, Jazzman of Many Gifts over 6 Decades, is Dead

November 13, 2009

Dick Katz, a pianist, record producer, educator and writer whose knowledge of jazz from the stride-piano era to 1960s modernism made him a valuable presence on New Yorks jazz scene for six decades, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. He was 85. The cause was lung cancer, said his son Jamie. Mr. Katzs piano idols were soloist ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Dick Katz

July 23, 2009

It's hard to peg Dick Katz. The pianist was on the New York jazz scene starting in the early 1950s. He has played with virtually all of the greats, including Oscar Pettiford, Coleman Hawkins, J.J. Johnson and others. He has recorded on quite a few significant albums, including Benny Carter's masterpiece Further Definitions. He has arranged ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Helen Merrill (Part 1)

February 3, 2009

Jazz greats are more sensitive than the rest of us. They have to be to produce honest art. While their angst and emotional unease may not always be evident, a deep sorrow and regret often rests just beneath the surface, coloring their creative mood and expression. Jazz artists who reach for their scars when they record ...

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Satori

By Lee Konitz

Label: Milestone
Released: 1975

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Big Ben Time!

By Ben Webster

Label: Fontana North/Universal
Released: 1967
Track listing: How Deep Is The Ocean?; My One And Only Love; Honeysuckle Rose; Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams; Exactly Like You; Where Or When; Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'; Solitude; You Forgot To Remember; The Jeep Is Jumpin'.

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