cxii. KATZ, Dick (1924-2009)
from In High Profile.
One of my best friends in the whole world; one of the coolest cats around, and a really great writer and scholar, Jamie Katz writes fascinating stuff for the Smithsonian Magazine. Read Why Eleanor Roosevelt's Example Matters More Than Ever, for example.
His dad was a very busy in-demand pianist for over four decades; the list of the great masters he worked with is long and can be seen by clicking on his name at the top.
He recorded five dates under his own name, but played with such style and swing with so many others, like Oscar Pettiford, who penned this tune:
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