“Word Jazz” by Ken Nordine and The Fred Katz Group - album review
| features in: Album Chart of 1957 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1950s |
Magnificent pieces flow one after the other from this loveable absurdist. He’s a laugh and a half and it’s a real pleasure to spend half an hour journeying through his brilliant mind – the man’s a genius. “Word Jazz” is an absolute must for musical adventurers that love trips out to the leftfield. I wonder if Ivor Cutler bought a copy? Oh, he must have…
The Jukebox Rebel
02–Mar–2012
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [03:48]  Ken Nordine and The Fred Katz Group - What Time Is It? (Ken Nordine, Fred Katz, Harold Gaylor, John Pisano, Red Holt, Richard Marx) Storytelling |
| A2 | [02:36]  Ken Nordine and The Fred Katz Group - My Baby (Ken Nordine, Fred Katz, Harold Gaylor, John Pisano, Red Holt, Richard Marx) Jazz |
| A3 | [07:09]  Ken Nordine and The Fred Katz Group - Sound Museum (Ken Nordine, Fred Katz, Harold Gaylor, John Pisano, Red Holt, Richard Marx) Avant-Garde |
| A4 | [05:30]  Ken Nordine and The Fred Katz Group - The Vidiot (Ken Nordine, Fred Katz, Harold Gaylor, John Pisano, Red Holt, Richard Marx) Sketch / Skit |
| B1 | [05:05]  Ken Nordine and The Fred Katz Group - Roger (Ken Nordine, Fred Katz, Harold Gaylor, John Pisano, Red Holt, Richard Marx) Avant-Garde |
| B2 | [03:47]  Ken Nordine and The Fred Katz Group - Hunger Is From (Ken Nordine, Fred Katz, Harold Gaylor, John Pisano, Red Holt, Richard Marx) Jazz |
| B3 | [03:27]  Ken Nordine and The Fred Katz Group - Looks Like It’s Going To Rain (Ken Nordine, Fred Katz, Harold Gaylor, John Pisano, Red Holt, Richard Marx) Avant-Garde |
| B4 | [04:42]  Ken Nordine and The Fred Katz Group - Flibberty Jib (Ken Nordine, Fred Katz, Harold Gaylor, John Pisano, Red Holt, Richard Marx) Storytelling |
