Folk Songs for Far Out Folk

Folk Songs for Far Out Folk is an album by Fred Katz originally released on Warner Bros. in 1959. It features orchestral jazz interpretations of African, Hebrew and American folk tunes.^[1][2]

Folk Songs for Far Out Folk
Studio album by Fred Katz
Released	1959
Recorded	July 21, August 19 and September 17, 1958 Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:18
Label	Warner Bros.W 1277
Producer	Alvino Rey
Fred Katz chronology
4-5-6 Trio (1958) Folk Songs for Far Out Folk (1959) Fred Katz and his Jammers (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic gave the album 4½ stars saying it was "highly recommended".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions are traditional

1. "Mate'ka" - 6:35
2. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" - 4:12
3. "Been in the Pen So Long" - 3:09
4. "Chili'lo" - 3:56
5. "Rav's Nigun" - 3:00
6. "Old Paint" - 4:55
7. "Manthi-Ki" - 5:09
8. "Baal Shem Tov" - 4:01
9. "Foggy, Foggy Dew" - 5:21

Personnel

• Fred Katz - orchestration, conductor, cello
• Pete Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Irving Goodman - trumpet (tracks 1, 4 & 7)
• Harry Betts, Bob Enevoldsen, George Roberts - trombone (tracks 1, 4 & 7)
• Buddy Collette - flute (tracks 5 & 8)
• Paul Horn - flute, alto saxophone (tracks 5 & 8)
• Jules Jacobs - oboe, clarinet (tracks 5 & 8)
• Justin Gordon - bassoon, bass clarinet (tracks 5 & 8)
• George Smith - clarinet (tracks 5 & 8)
• Mel Pollen - bass (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
• Johnny T. Williams - piano (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 9)
• Billy Bean - guitar (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 9)
• Jerry Williams - drums (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 9)
• Gene Estes - vibraphone, percussion (tracks 1-4, 6, 7 & 9)
• Larry Bunker, Jack Constanzo, Carlos Mejia, Lou Singer - percussion (tracks 1, 4 & 7)

References

1. Idelsohn Society for Musical Preservation album entry, accessed August 12, 2015
2. Fred Katz Catalog, accessed August 12, 2015
3. Dryden, Ken. Folk Songs for Far Out Folk – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2015.