Word Jazz
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Ken Nordine attracted wide attention when he recorded the aural vignettes on Word Jazz (Dot, 1957). Word Jazz, Son of Word Jazz (Dot, 1958) and his other albums in this vein feature Nordine's narration over cool jazz by the Chico Hamilton jazz group, recording under the alias of Fred Katz, who was then the cellist with Hamilton's quintet.
The Word Jazz albums inspired Tom Waits' spooky, spoken word-type pieces, such as "9th and Hennepin[1]," "Frank's Wild Years"[2] and "What's He Building in There?"[3].
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