| Folk Songs for Far Out Folk | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | July 21, August 19 and September 17, 1958 Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:18 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. W 1277 | |||
| Producer | Alvino Rey | |||
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Folk Songs for Far Out Folk is an album by Fred Katz originally released on Warner Bros. in 1959. It features orchestral jazz interpretations of African, Hebrew and American folk tunes. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic gave the album 4½ stars saying it was "highly recommended". [3]
All compositions are traditional
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