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Gato Barbieri: In Search of the Mystery
by Lyn Horton
Argentinean reed man Gato Barbieri began his career in the 1960s, looking to establish a voice that separated him from his native musical language. Having recorded twice in bands led by his mentor, trumpeter Don Cherry, in Paris and with Italian pianist Giorgio Gaslini's large ensemble in Milan prior to this recording, Barbieri decided to go ...
Chico Hamilton: Now and Then
by Joel Roberts
Chico Hamilton Twelve Tones of Love Joyous Shout 2009 The Original Chico Hamilton Quintet Complete Studio Recordings Fresh Sound 2009 It would be a huge understatement simply to say that ...
Chico Hamilton: Joyous Shout
by Donald Elfman
When Chico Hamilton was a boy growing up in Los Angeles, the film studios used to send trucks out to pick up the little African-American children to play natives in their Tarzan movies. “It was work, after all, and we got paid for it," says the drummer, now 87 years of age. “And what you learned ...
Folk Songs for Far Out Folks
By Fred Katz
Label: Reboot Stereophonic
Released: 2007
Track listing: Mate'ka; Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child; Been In The Pen So Long; Chili'lo (Lament); Rav's Nigun; Old paint; Manthi-Ki; Baal Shem Tov; Foggy, Foggy Dew.
Folk Songs For Far Out Folk
By Fred Katz
Label: Reboot Stereophonic
Released: 2007
Track listing: Mate'ka; Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child; Been In The Pen So Long; Chili'lo (Lament); Rav's Nigun; Old paint; Manthi-Ki; Baal Shem Tov; Foggy, Foggy Dew.
Fred Katz: Folk Songs For Far Out Folk
by Michael P. Gladstone
Cellist Fred Katz has indeed led a fascinating life. His primary contribution to jazz music was as cellist for the influential Chico Hamilton Quartet of the mid-to-late 1950s. Katz, who studied under Pablo Casals, would leave Hamilton and never return to jazz again. He did release a handful of albums under his own name, and perhaps ...
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 ...
Fred Katz: Folk Songs for Far Out Folks
by Eyal Hareuveni
Cellist and composer Fred Katz is an extraordinary character. He studied cello with Pablo Casals, introduced the cello to the jazz world as a member in the Chico Hamilton Quartet and recorded solo jazz albums. He's also inspired and influenced many musicians, such as another forward-thinking cellist, Fred Lonberg-Holm, who dedicated his A Valentine for Fred ...
Fred Katz
by Elliott Simon
Fred Katz is generally credited with being the first musician to explore the possibility of the cello as a jazz instrument. He accomplished this while an integral member of drummer Chico Hamilton's influential '50s quintet and through his own solo works such as Soul-o-cello (Decca, 1957), Fred Katz and His Jammers (Decca, 1958) and Zen (World ...
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