The Cat

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The Cat is a 1964 soul-jazz album by organist Jimmy Smith, renowned for its big-band arrangements by Lalo Schifrin and its prominent use in film and television soundtracks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf album
studio album
arranger Lalo Schifrin
artist Jimmy Smith
associatedWith film Joy House
film The Carpetbaggers
linked to: The Carpetbaggers
chronology Jimmy Smith Verve albums
composer Lalo Schifrin
countryOfOrigin United States
features big band arrangements
featuresArtist Lalo Schifrin Orchestra
followedBy Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
genre jazz
soul jazz
hasCoverArt The Cat (Jimmy Smith album cover)
hasReception critically acclaimed in jazz community
hasStyle cinematic jazz
orchestral jazz
hasTrack Basin Street Blues
Blues in the Night
Chicago Serenade
Delon's Blues
Main Title from The Carpetbaggers
The Cat
The Cat (Main Title from Joy House)
Theme from Joy House
hasType soundtrack-associated jazz album
influenced later jazz-funk and soundtrack jazz recordings
language English
length approximately 32 minutes
mainInstrument Hammond organ
notableFor use in film soundtracks
use in television soundtracks
orchestrator Lalo Schifrin
partOf Verve Records catalog
performer Jimmy Smith
precededBy Hobo Flats
producer Creed Taylor
recordedAt Van Gelder Studio
recordedIn Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
recordedWith big band
recordLabel Verve Records
releaseDate 1964

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Jimmy Smith notableWork The Cat