Dick Katz - Piano & Pen '1959 [2012]

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Features 24 bit remastering and comes with a mini-description. Interesting
session. Worth a listen. A versatile pianist and arranger, Dick Katz has been
responsible for many stimulating and memorable recordings through the years,
often as an important sideman and/or producer. He studied at the Peabody
Institute, the Manhattan School of Music, and Juilliard, in addition to taking
piano lessons from Teddy Wilson. In the 1950s, he picked up important experience
as a member of the house rhythm section of the Café Bohemia, with the groups
of Ben Webster and Kenny Dorham, the Oscar Pettiford big band, and later with
Carmen McRae.

Katz was part of the popular J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding Quintet (1954-1955) and
Orchestra USA and participated on Benny Carters classic Further Definitions
album. He has freelanced throughout much of his career and was a guiding force
behind some of Helen Merrills finest recordings. Katz, who played with Roy
Eldridge and Lee Konitz starting in the late 60s, co-founded Milestone Records
in 1966 with Orrin Keepnews. In the 1990s, Dick Katz worked both as a pianist
and an arranger with the American Jazz Orchestra and Loren Schoenbergs big band.
Unfortunately, he has not recorded all that frequently as a leader, cutting
fairly obscure dates for Atlantic (1957 and 1959), BeeHive (1984), and Reservoir
(1992), but the jazz world is well aware of his talents.


Tracks:

01 - Timonium
02 - Aurora
03 - Duologue No. 1
04 - Glad To Be Unhappy
05 - Round Trip
06 - Afternoon In Paris
07 - Aint Misbehavin
08 - Scrapple From The Apple

Personnel:

Dick Katz - Piano
Chuck Wayne - Guitar
Joe Benjamin - Bass
Connie Kay - Drums
Jimmy Raney - Guitar

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