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Folk Songs for Far Out Folk

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Released
  
1959

Artist
  
Fred Katz

Producer
  
Alvino Rey

Length
  
40:18

Release date
  
1959

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 21, August 19 and September 17, 1958 Hollywood, CA

Folk Songs for Far Out Folk (1958)
  
Fred Katz and his Jammers (1959)

Label
  
Reboot Stereophonic Records

Similar
  
Fred Katz albums, Jazz albums

Folk Songs for Far Out Folk is an album by Fred Katz originally released on Warner Bros. in 1959 and featuring orchestral jazz interpretations of African, Hebrew and American folk tunes.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic gave the album 4½ stars sayiong it was "Highly recommended".

Track listing

All compositions are traditional

  1. "Mate'ka" - 6:35
  2. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" - 4:12
  3. "Been in the Pen So Long" - 3:09
  4. "Chili'lo" - 3:56
  5. "Rav's Nigun" - 3:00
  6. "Old Paint" - 4:55
  7. "Manthi-Ki" - 5:09
  8. "Baal Shem Tov" - 4:01
  9. "Foggy, Foggy Dew" - 5:21

Personnel

  • Fred Katz - orchestration, conductor, cello
  • Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Irving Goodman - trumpet (tracks 1, 4 & 7)
  • Harry Betts, Bob Enevoldsen, George Roberts - trombone (tracks 1, 4 & 7)
  • Buddy Collette - flute (tracks 5 & 8)
  • Paul Horn - flute, alto saxophone (tracks 5 & 8)
  • Jules Jacobs - oboe, clarinet (tracks 5 & 8)
  • Justin Gordon - bassoon, bass clarinet (tracks 5 & 8)
  • George Smith - clarinet (tracks 5 & 8)
  • Mel Pollen - bass (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
  • Johnny T. Williams - piano (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 9)
  • Billy Bean - guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 9)
  • Jerry Williams - drums (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 9)
  • Gene Estes - vibraphone, percussion (tracks 1-4, 6, 7 & 9)
  • Larry Bunker, Jack Constanzo, Carlos Mejia, Lou Singer - percussion (tracks 1, 4 & 7)

    • Songs

    1Mate'Ka6:35
    2Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child4:13
    3Been in the Pen So Long3:10

    References

    Folk Songs for Far Out Folk Wikipedia
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