''Son of Word Jazz'' is the second album by

voice-over Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique where a voice—that is not part of the narrative (non- diegetic)—is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentation ...

and recording artist

Ken Nordine Ken Nordine (April 13, 1920 – February 16, 2019) was an American voice-over and recording artist, best known for his series of word jazz albums. His deep, resonant voice has also been featured in many commercial advertisements and movie traile ...

with the Fred Katz Group which was released on the Dot label in 1958.Edwards, D. and Callahan, M
Dot Album Discography Part 2: LPs 3000-3250/25000-25250
accessed August 14, 2015

Reception

The

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...

site rated the album 3 stars stating "There doesn't seem to be as much thought put into the sequel; though a number of moments are every bit as good as the material found on the first album, there's also a lot more meandering this time around, and some real puzzlers".

Track listing

''All compositions by Ken Nordine and Fred Katz'' # "The Smith Family" – 1:59 # "Miss Cone" – 2:43 # "Outer Space" – 3:37 # "Down the Drain" – 3:12 # "Secretary" – 3:01 # "Bubble Gum" – 2:36 # "Looking at Numbers" – 2:21 # "Anytime, Anytime" – 2:20 # "I Used to Think My Right Hand Was Uglier Than My Left" – 2:15 # "Lemming" – 2:18 # "The Bullfighter" – 2:50 # "Junk Man" – 4:35

Personnel

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narration Narration is the use of a written or spoken commentary to convey a story to an audience. Narration is conveyed by a narrator: a specific person, or unspecified literary voice, developed by the creator of the story to deliver information to the ...

* Fred Katz –

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G ...

* Paul Horn –

woodwinds Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the greater category of wind instruments. Common examples include flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and saxophone. There are two main types of woodwind instruments: flutes and reed ...

John Pisano John Pisano (born February 6, 1931) is a jazz guitarist born in Staten Island, New York. Biography Pisano has worked with Herb Alpert, Billy Bean, Chico Hamilton, Peggy Lee, and Joe Pass. Discography As leader * ''Makin' It: Guitar Duets'' wit ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

* Richard Marx –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

*Harold Gaylor – bass * Red Holt – drums

References

{{Authority control Dot Records albums Ken Nordine albums 1958 albums