The Cat (album)

The Cat
Studio album by
Jimmy Smith
ReleasedSeptember 1964
RecordedApril 27–29, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length32:44
LabelVerve
ProducerCreed Taylor
Jimmy Smith chronology
Blue Bash!
(1963) 		The Cat
(1964) 		Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
(1964)
Singles from The Cat
  1. "The Cat"
    Released: August 1964
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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] Its title track peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the weeks of September 26 and October 3, 1964.[4][5]


Track listing

All tracks arranged by Lalo Schifrin

  1. "Theme from Joy House" (Lalo Schifrin) – 4:38
  2. "The Cat" (from Joy House) (Lalo Schifrin, Rick Ward) – 3:24
  3. "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 4:00
  4. "Main Title from The Carpetbaggers" (Elmer Bernstein, Ray Colcord) – 3:56
  5. "Chicago Serenade" (Eddie Harris) – 3:55
  6. "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) – 3:18
  7. "Delon's Blues" (Smith) – 4:48
  8. "Blues in the Night" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:45

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1964) Peak
position 		Total
weeks
U.S. Billboard 200 12[3] 32

Single

Year Single Chart Position
1964 "The Cat" Billboard Hot 100 67[6]

References

  1. ^ "AllMusic Review - The Cat". Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1313. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard 200 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Jimmy Smith, Billboard Hot 100 – Billboard.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 3, 1964 – Billboard.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Jimmy Smith". Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  • The Cat [CD liner notes]. 2005. The Verve Music Group.


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