| Son of Word Jazz | ||||
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| Studio album by Ken Nordine with the Fred Katz Group | ||||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Recorded | 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:47 | |||
| Label | Dot DLP 3096 | |||
| Producer | Tom Mack | |||
| Ken Nordine chronology | ||||
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Son of Word Jazz is the second album by voice-over and recording artist Ken Nordine with the Fred Katz Group which was released on the Dot label in 1958. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic site rated the album 3 stars stating "There doesn't seem to be as much thought put into the sequel; though a number of moments are every bit as good as the material found on the first album, there's also a lot more meandering this time around, and some real puzzlers". [2]
All compositions by Ken Nordine and Fred Katz
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