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Classical Katz
Chico Hamilton Quintet, Fred Katz
Classical Katz
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
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Along with the Modern Jazz Quartet, the Chico Hamilton Quintet with Fred Katz were the leading practitioners of Chamber Jazz, devoted to a mid-century blend of Classical and Jazz music that called itself third stream; it w...  more »

     
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All Artists: Chico Hamilton Quintet, Fred Katz
Title: Classical Katz
Members Wishing: 0
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Label: Fivefour
Original Release Date: 8/21/2007
Re-Release Date: 8/27/2007
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5013929312425

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Along with the Modern Jazz Quartet, the Chico Hamilton Quintet with Fred Katz were the leading practitioners of Chamber Jazz, devoted to a mid-century blend of Classical and Jazz music that called itself third stream; it was the shape of things to come for progressive Jazz. Eric Dolphy and Gabor Szabo were among the figures who would eventually work with Hamilton. Our set couples the entire, highly regarded album Zen by cellist Fred Katz where he is backed by Hamilton and the Quintet along with the highlights of the Quintet's own 1956 set. Both albums are highly sought after and long out of print. This Hamilton-Katz lineup would feature famously the following year (1957) in the Burt Lancaster-Tony Curtis film "The Sweet Smell Of Success"; a great cinematic moment in Jazz. FiveFour. 2007.
 

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Katz and Hamilton, what a great team
John T. O'Connor | Ohio | 12/31/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Only a musician as talented and imaginative as Chico Hamilton would have created the original Chico Hamilton Quintet. Drums (Chico), guitar (Jim Hall), bass (originally Carson Smith), reeds (Buddy Collette) and cello (?) by Fred Katz. It was a wonderful chamber jazz group playing melodic yet swinging jazz. This set is two old albums that highlighted the writing and cello playing of Fred Katz, but also included Hamilton, Paul Horn and various other really fine jazzmen. Perhaps not a GREAT set, but certain a very enjoyable one, swinging, humorous, fun and melodic all at once. Well worth buying"