The Cat is a 1964 album by Jimmy Smith. It features the sound of Smith's Hammond B-3 organ with big band arrangements by composer Lalo Schifrin. The album reached number 12 on the >Billboard Pop Albums chart.
The track "The Cat" has been sampled by Pizzicato 5 Twiggy Twiggy and The Orb Perpetual Dawn (Ultrabass 2)
Track listing
- "Theme from Joy House" (Lalo Schifrin) â" 4:38
- "The Cat" (from Joy House) (Lalo Schifrin, Rick Ward) â" 3:24
- "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) â" 4:00
- "Main Title from The Carpetbaggers" (Elmer Bernstein, Ray Colcord) â" 3:56
- "Chicago Serenade" (Eddie Harris) â" 3:55
- "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) â" 3:18
- "Delon's Blues" (Smith) â" 4:48
- "Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) â" 4:45
Personnel
- Jimmy Smith â" organ
- Ray Alonge â" french horn
- Earl Chapin
- Bill Correa
- Jimmy Buffington
- Kenny Burrell â" guitar
- Don Butterfield â" tuba
- Jimmy Cleveland â" trombone
- Urbie Green
- George Duvivier â" bass
- Bernie Glow â" trumpet
- Thad Jones
- Jimmy Maxwell
- Marky Markowitz
- Ernie Royal
- Snooky Young
- Lalo Schifrin â" arranger, conductor
- Phil Kraus â" percussion
- Tony Studd â" bass trombone
- Grady Tate â" drums
References
- The Cat [CD liner notes]. 2005. The Verve Music Group.