Dick Katz - Jazz Piano International '1957 [2012]

Tracks list

Features 24 bit digital remastering. Comes with a description. An unusual global
session for Atlantic Records – an album that has John Lewis presenting
work by three other musicians that he feels are ripe for wider discovery! The
sets got some killer work from Rene Utreger – a key Parisian player in
the postwar years, working here with dexterity thats almost at a Bud Powell
level! Dick Katz is also featured on the set – with some nice colors and
tones in the mix, similar to some of the work hed go onto do for Atlantic and
other labels. And perhaps the least known here is the British player Derek Smith
– stepping out with a lyrical style thats captured surprisingly well here
– and which makes the record a key addition to Smiths catalog.


Tracks:

01. Dick Katz - Jeff & Jamie (Katz) - 3:57
02. Derek Smith - Thirty-Six Days (Smith) - 5:45
03. Rene Urtreger - Fontaineblow (Urtreger) - 4:04
04. Dick Katz - There Will Never Be Another You (Gordon-Warren) - 3:13
05. Rene Urtreger - Monsieur De… (Urtreger) - 3:02
06. Derek Smith - Gone with the Wind (Wrubel-Magidson) - 3:11
07. Dick Katz - Dont Explain (Holiday-Herzog) - 5:20
08. Rene Urtreger - Whats New (Haggart-Burke) - 2:46
09. Derek Smith - Chelsea Bridge (Strayhorn) - 3:39
10. Dick Katz - A Foggy Day (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 2:40
11. Rene Urtreger - Jumpin at the Woodside (Basie) - 2:51

Personnel:

Dick Katz, piano is accompanied by Ralph Pena, bass, and Connie Kay, drums.
Recorded in New York on August 1, 1957.

Derek Smith, piano is accompanied by Percy Heath, bass, and Connie Kay, drums.
Recorded in New York on June 12, 1957.

Rene Urtreger, piano is accompanied by Paul Rovere, bass, and Al Levitt, drums.
Recorded in New York on April 20, 1957.

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