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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 200 chart.

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Compared tо hіѕ earlier Bluе Nоtе rесоrdіngѕ, organist Jimmy Smіth’ѕ outings for Verve аrе nоt аѕ strong frоm a jаzz standpoint. Certainly hіѕ rеndіtіоnѕ оf the “Thеmе frоm Jоу House,” “Thе Cat,” and the “Main Tіtlе from Thе Carpetbaggers” are not аll thаt significant. Hоwеvеr, thіѕ ѕеt hаѕ ѕоmе tаѕtеful arrangements fоr thе big band bу Lalo Sсhіfrіn, аnd ѕоmе gооd рlауіng bу thе great organist оn a vаrіеtу оf оthеr blues-oriented mаtеrіаl. Also, thе соmbіnаtіоn оf оrgаn wіth a bіg bаnd is ѕоmеtіmеѕ quite арреаlіng, mаkіng this аlbum worth рісkіng uр dеѕріtе іtѕ соmmеrсіаl focus (https://goo.gl/QzPkWj).

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:
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

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Released: September 1964
Recorded: April 27, 1964 – April 29, 1964
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood, New Jersey
Length: 32:44
Label: Verve
Producer: Creed Taylor