4-5-6 Trio

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4-5-6 Trio
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Studio album by
Fred Katz Hal Gaylor & Johnny Pisano
Released1959
RecordedMay 26, 1958
Decca Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Decca DL 9213
Producer Fred Katz
Fred Katz chronology
Soul° Cello
(1958)
4-5-6 Trio
(1959)
Folk Songs for Far Out Folk
(1958)

4-5-6 Trio (subtitled Mood Jazz in Hi Fi) is an album by Fred Katz originally released on Decca in 1959. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic gave the album 3 stars. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Four, Five, Six" (John Pisano) – 3:46
  2. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills) – 4:15
  3. "Isn't It Romantic" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 2:39
  4. "Delia" (Hal Gaylor) – 4:41
  5. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:49
  6. "Krelch" (Gaylor) – 3:24
  7. "Mountain Air" (Fred Katz) – 3:21
  8. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) – 4:45
  9. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Ned Washington, George Bassman) – 5:29

Personnel

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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 12, 2015
  2. Fred Katz Catalog, accessed August 12, 2015
  3. 1 2 Allmusic listing, accessed August 12, 2015