Pacific Jazz session · in the studio
March 1 and 5, 1955
Fred Katz Quintet With Ensemble
In the room
- Fred Katz – cello
- Herbie Harper – trombone
- Joe Howard – trombone
- Dick Noel – trombone
- Willy Schwartz – clarinet
- Paul Horn – flute, clarinet, alto sax, piccolo
- Harry Klee – flute
- Julie Jacobs – oboe
John Pisano – guitar
Carson Smith – bass- Marty Berman – bassoon
Chico Hamilton – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Lord Randall | PJ-1231 |
| – | Suite For Horn: Allegro | PJ-1231 |
| – | Suite For Horn: Zen | PJ-1231 |
| ST-1900 | Suite For Horn: Science-Fiction | PJ-1231 |
| – | Pluck It | PJ-1231 |
| – | Classical Katz | PJ-1231 |
| ST-1899 | Loma | PJ-1231 |
| – | Granada | PJ-1231 |
| – | Katz-Up | PJ-1231 |
| – | Montuna | PJ-1231 |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
5 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-1225 | Chico Hamilton Quintet | Chico Hamilton Quintet | 1957 | Fred Katz, Paul Horn, John Pisano, Carson Smith, Chico Hamilton |
 | PJ-10108 | Jazz Milestones Series | Chico Hamilton | 1966 | Fred Katz, Paul Horn, John Pisano, Carson Smith, Chico Hamilton |
4 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-1238 | South Pacific In Hi-Fi | Chico Hamilton Quintet | 1958 | Fred Katz, Paul Horn, John Pisano, Chico Hamilton |
 | PJ-1258 | Ellington Suite | Chico Hamilton Quintet | 1959 | Fred Katz, Paul Horn, Carson Smith, Chico Hamilton |
3 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-1209 | Chico Hamilton Quintet | Chico Hamilton Quintet | 1956 | Fred Katz, Carson Smith, Chico Hamilton |
 | PJ-1216 | Chico Hamilton Quintet In Hi Fi | Chico Hamilton Solo | 1956 | Fred Katz, Carson Smith, Chico Hamilton |
 | PJ-1287 | The Original Chico Hamilton Quintet | Chico Hamilton Quintet | 1960 | Fred Katz, Carson Smith, Chico Hamilton |
 | PJ-100 | 24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike! | Various Artists | 1963 | Fred Katz, Carson Smith, Chico Hamilton |
