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Credited with introducing the cello to jazz, Fred Katz had an illustrious and varied career in music performing with the legendary Chico Hamilton groups of the 1950s, scoring films for Hollywood, teaching ethnomusicology, and working as an A&R director for Decca and Pacific Jazz. This 1957 release is one of his first LPs as a leader, and is heavily influenced by his recent conversion to Zen Buddhism. Featuring help from Chico Hamilton on drums and Paul Horn on flute and clarinet, Zen: The Music Of Fred Katz is an extraordinary journey: the Orient filtered through a cool jazz foundation with stunning performances all around. A 1950s West Coast jazz classic reissued on 180 gram vinyl.