01	Crecent Crawl						07:02
	02	Just An Expression						03:28
	03	Contrition						06:54
	04	BK's Broiler						04:57
	05	Buzz Cut						03:30
	06	One Way Ticket						06:53
	07	Boomer's Thing						05:06
	08	Beast						04:52
	09	Will It Go 'Round In Circles						06:18
	10	Just A Closer Walk With Thee						01:25

1992 AudioQuest
Recorded by: Michael C. Ross and Allen Sides at OceanWay Recording, Hollywood CA May 23 & 24, 1992.
This is a pure analog recording. The tracks were recorded live direct to two track.

Marty Ballou - bass
Lorne Entress - drums

Special guests:
Bob Malach - tenor sax
Kevin Barry - guitar

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: After many years as a side man, Bruce Katz stepped out on his own in 1992 to record Crescent Crawl. Although it is an all-instrumental album, Katz is the "frontman" on this recording, taking the spotlight - and most deservedly so - on both piano and Hammond B-3 organ. Crescent Crawl blurs the line between blues and jazz (the utilization of an upright bass assists in this effort). The title tune has - as you would expect - has a New Orleans groove. "Contrition" appeared on Ronnie Earl's Still River a few years later when Katz was a member of Earl's band, although this version is a bit more understated. Both "Contrition" and "BK's Broiler" feature Katz on the B-3. "Buzz Cut" is essentially a swing tune, but one with a funky feel thanks to guitarist Kevin Barry's rhythmic backing. Billy Preston's "Will It Go Round in Circles" is superb. Katz closes with a harmonically complex solo piano version of "Just a Closer Walk With Thee," a tune he also included in every live gig in the early '90s. This disc is about loose definitions of blues and jazz, strong grooves, and, first and foremost, improvisation - Just check out the Irish jig that suddenly dances from Bob Malach's sax on "One Way Ticket"! - Ann Wickstrom

1. Crescent Crawl (Katz) - 6:59
2. Just an Expression (Katz) - 3:28
3. Contrition (Entress/Katz) - 6:52
4. BK's Broiler (Katz) - 4:54
5. Buzz Cut (Katz) - 3:27
6. One Way Ticket (Katz) - 6:53
7. Boomer's Thing (Katz) - 5:05
8. Beast (Katz) - 4:49
9. Will It Go Round in Circles (Fischer/Preston) - 6:14
10. Just a Closer Walk With Thee - 1:25

Bob Malach - Sax (Tenor)
Bruce Katz - Organ, Piano, Composer
Marty Ballou - Bass
Kevin Barry - Guitar
Lorne Entress - Composer, Drums
Fischer - Composer
Bernie Grundman - Mastering
Joe Harley - Producer
Preston - Composer
Allen Sides - Engineer
Bill Kohlhaase - Liner Notes
Noel Hazen - Assistant Engineer
Merlin Clarke - Art Direction, Design
Michael C. Ross - Engineer
Hillary Weiss - Art Direction, Design

CD Audioquest 1012
CD Audioquest AQ-CD-1012



Bruce Katz
Born Aug 19, 1952

Rarely does a musician display brilliant dexterity, coupled with sparks of creativity, equally in both blues and jazz. One such rare bird is Bruce Katz, who not only meets these characteristics, but excels in his understanding of the genres and unleashes the strongest assets of each.
Best known as a member of Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, Katz took up music at age five when he outperformed his sister at the classical pieces she was assigned for piano lessons. Discovering classic jazz and a Bessie Smith record planted the seeds of a passion for jazz and blues.

In the early '80s his first major supporting gig was Big Mama Thornton; he then worked and toured with Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Witherspoon, Johnny Adams, and Tiger Okoshi. Burned out from life on the road, he enrolled at New England Conservatory, earning a master's degree in jazz. Five months after graduation, he met Ronnie Earl, who hired Katz.

During the nearly five-year stint with Earl, Katz performed on six CDs, and also co-wrote songs with Earl, some of which were "The Colour of Love," "Ice Cream Man," and "Hippology." In 1992, Katz debuted his first solo album Crescent Crawl, then the following year, released Transformation. Just before the release of Mississippi Moan, Katz left the Broadcasters to concentrate on a solo career. In addition to performing, Katz teaches piano and taught the first ever in-depth blues course at Berklee College. His album roster includes 1993's Transformation and 1997's Mississippi Moan. Three Feet to the Ground followed in mid-2000.

- Char Ham

1992 Crescent Crawl Audioquest
1993 Transformation AudioQuest
1997 Mississippi Moan Audioquest
2000 Three Feet Off the Ground Audioquest