Word Jazz
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| - | == Events == | + | '''''Word Jazz''''' is the debut album by [[voice-over]] and recording artist [[Ken Nordine]] with the [[Fred Katz (cellist)|Fred Katz]] Group which was released on the [[Dot Records|Dot]] label in 1957. |
| - | == Births == | + | |
| - | *[[1570]] - [[Guy Fawkes]] (b. [[1606]]) | + | ==Reception== |
| - | * [[1860]] - [[James Ensor]], Belgian painter | + | The [[Allmusic]] site states "the combination sounds not unlike a radio announcer performing beat poetry in places...mostly because that's exactly what it is. That would be selling this album short, though, because Nordine proves himself more than capable of providing both the smooth vocal tones as well as the truly twisted creative sense necessary to pull this off... ''Word Jazz'' is still an innovative album and definitely worthy of the sequels that followed." |
| - | * [[1900]] - [[Pierre Molinier]], surrealist painter and photographer (b. [[1976]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1901]] - [[Jacques Lacan]], French psychoanalyst (b. [[1981]]) | + | |
| - | * [[1906]] - [[Samuel Beckett]], Irish dramatist, novelist and poet | + | |
| - | * [[1920]] - [[Ken Nordine]], [[United States|American]] [[voiceover]] and recording artist best known for his series of '''''[[Word Jazz]]''''' albums. | + | |
| - | * [[1933]] - [[Morton Subotnick]], American composer of electronic music | + | |
| - | == Deaths == | + | ==Track listing== |
| + | ''All compositions by Ken Nordine and Fred Katz'' | ||
| + | # "What Time Is It?" – 3:48 | ||
| + | # "My Baby" – 2:36 | ||
| + | # "Sound Museum" – 7:09 | ||
| + | # "The Vidiot" – 5:30 | ||
| + | # "Roger" – 5:05 | ||
| + | # "Hunger Is From" – 3:47 | ||
| + | # "Looks Like It's Going to Rain" – 3:27 | ||
| + | # "Flibberty Jib" – 4:42 | ||
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| + | ==Personnel== | ||
| + | *[[Ken Nordine]] – [[narration]] | ||
| + | *[[Fred Katz (cellist)|Fred Katz]] – [[cello]] | ||
| + | *[[Paul Horn (musician)|Paul Horn]] – [[saxophone]], [[flute]], [[piccolo]], [[clarinet]] | ||
| + | *[[John Pisano]] as "John Asano" – [[guitar]] | ||
| + | *[[Dick Marx|Richard Marx]] – [[piano]] | ||
| + | *Jimmy Bond – [[double bass|bass]] | ||
| + | *[[Chico Hamilton]] as "Forest Horn" – [[drum kit|drums]], [[bongos]], [[timpani]], [[gong]] | ||
| + | *Jim Cunningham – [[Musique concrète|sound patterns]] | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Jazz poetry]] | ||
| + | *[[Spoken word]] | ||
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Word Jazz is the debut album by voice-over and recording artist Ken Nordine with the Fred Katz Group which was released on the Dot label in 1957.
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Reception
The Allmusic site states "the combination sounds not unlike a radio announcer performing beat poetry in places...mostly because that's exactly what it is. That would be selling this album short, though, because Nordine proves himself more than capable of providing both the smooth vocal tones as well as the truly twisted creative sense necessary to pull this off... Word Jazz is still an innovative album and definitely worthy of the sequels that followed."
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Track listing
All compositions by Ken Nordine and Fred Katz
- "What Time Is It?" – 3:48
- "My Baby" – 2:36
- "Sound Museum" – 7:09
- "The Vidiot" – 5:30
- "Roger" – 5:05
- "Hunger Is From" – 3:47
- "Looks Like It's Going to Rain" – 3:27
- "Flibberty Jib" – 4:42
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Personnel
- Ken Nordine – narration
- Fred Katz – cello
- Paul Horn – saxophone, flute, piccolo, clarinet
- John Pisano as "John Asano" – guitar
- Richard Marx – piano
- Jimmy Bond – bass
- Chico Hamilton as "Forest Horn" – drums, bongos, timpani, gong
- Jim Cunningham – sound patterns
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See also
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