Son of Word Jazz is the second album by voice-over and recording artist Ken Nordine with the Fred Katz Group which was released on the Dot label in 1958.[1]

Son of Word Jazz
Studio album by
Ken Nordine with the Fred Katz Group
Released1958
Recorded1957
GenreJazz
Length33:47
LabelDot DLP 3096
ProducerTom Mack
Ken Nordine chronology
Word Jazz
(1957)
Son of Word Jazz
(1958)
Love Words
(1958)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

The Allmusic 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".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ken Nordine and Fred Katz

  1. "The Smith Family" – 1:59
  2. "Miss Cone" – 2:43
  3. "Outer Space" – 3:37
  4. "Down the Drain" – 3:12
  5. "Secretary" – 3:01
  6. "Bubble Gum" – 2:36
  7. "Looking at Numbers" – 2:21
  8. "Anytime, Anytime" – 2:20
  9. "I Used to Think My Right Hand Was Uglier Than My Left" – 2:15
  10. "Lemming" – 2:18
  11. "The Bullfighter" – 2:50
  12. "Junk Man" – 4:35

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Dot Album Discography Part 2: LPs 3000-3250/25000-25250 accessed August 14, 2015
  2. ^ a b Carruthers, Sean. Son of Word Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2015.