The Cat (album)
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| Released | September 1964 | |||
| Recorded | April 27, 1964 – April 29, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:44 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| Singles from The Cat | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
The Cat is a 1964 album by Jimmy Smith. It features Smith on Hammond B-3 organ with big band arrangements by composer Lalo Schifrin. The album reached number 12 on the Billboard 200 chart.[3]
The title track has been sampled by Pizzicato 5 "Twiggy Twiggy" and The Orb "Perpetual Dawn (Ultrabass 2)".[4]
Track listing[]
- "Theme from Joy House" (Lalo Schifrin) – 4:38
- "The Cat" (from Joy House) (Lalo Schifrin, Rick Ward) – 3:24
- "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 4:00
- "Main Title from The Carpetbaggers" (Elmer Bernstein, Ray Colcord) – 3:56
- "Chicago Serenade" (Eddie Harris) – 3:55
- "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) – 3:18
- "Delon's Blues" (Smith) – 4:48
- "Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:45
Personnel[]
Musicians[]
- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Ray Alonge – french horn
- Earl Chapin – french horn
- Bill Correa – french horn
- Jimmy Buffington – french horn
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Don Butterfield – tuba
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Urbie Green – trombone
- Billy Byers – trombone
- George Duvivier – bass
- Bernie Glow – trumpet
- Thad Jones – trumpet
- Jimmy Maxwell – trumpet
- Marky Markowitz – trumpet
- Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Snooky Young – trumpet
- Phil Kraus – percussion
- Tony Studd – bass trombone
- Grady Tate – drums
Technical[]
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Val Valentin – director of engineering
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Lalo Schifrin – arranger, conductor
- Ken Whitmore – photography
- Al Collins – liner notes
Chart performance[]
Album[]
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 12[3] | 32 |
Single[]
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1964 | "The Cat" | Billboard Hot 100 | 67[5] |
References[]
- ^ "AllMusic Review - The Cat". Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1313. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ http://www.whosampled.com/Jimmy-Smith/?sp=2
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- The Cat [CD liner notes]. 2005. The Verve Music Group.
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