| Zen: The Music of Fred Katz | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | November 1956 Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ-1231 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Zen: The Music of Fred Katz is the debut album by cellist and composer Fred Katz released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1] [2]
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site rated the album 3 stars and stated: "Some of the music is overly precious and a bit fragile, but there are some swinging moments, making this a worthwhile (if difficult-to-find) Third Stream effort". [3]
All compositions by Fred Katz
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