Fred Katz and his Jammers explained

Fred Katz and his Jammers
Type:	Album
Artist:	Fred Katz
Cover:	Fred Katz and his Jammers.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	March 12, May 26 and August 28, 1959 Decca Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Decca DL 9217
Producer:	Fred Katz
Chronology:	Fred Katz
Prev Title:	Folk Songs for Far Out Folk
Prev Year:	1958

Fred Katz and his Jammers is an album by Fred Katz originally released on Decca in 1959.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic gave the album 3 stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Fred Katz except as indicated

1. "Feeling the Blues" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 6:40
2. "Elegy" - 2:30
3. "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:22
4. "Vintage 57" (Vinnegar, Walter Norris) - 4:24
5. "Old Folks" (Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill) 4:51
6. "The Blow Is to Know" - 4:31
7. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 4:38
8. "Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:57
9. "Dixie, Why Not?" - 4:08
10. "Dexterity" (Charlie Parker) - 3:32

• Recorded at Decca Studios in Hollywood, CA on March 12 (tracks 1, 3 & 6), May 26 (tracks 4, 5 & 8) and August 28 (tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10), 1959

Personnel

• Fred Katz - cello
• Don Fagerquist (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8), Pete Candoli (tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10) - trumpet
• Gene Estes - vibraphone
• Johnny Pisano - guitar
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass
• Frank Butler (tracks 2, 7, 9 & 10), Billy Higgins (tracks 4, 5 & 8), Lenny McBrowne (tracks 1, 3 & 6) - drums

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R., & Neely, T. Decca Album Discography, Part 7: DL 9200 Jazz Series (1958-1968), accessed August 14, 2015
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/fred-katz/catalog/#decca-dl-9217 Fred Katz Catalog
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/fred-katz-and-jammers-mw0000914517 Allmusic listing