The Cats (album)

The Cats
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1959 (1959-12)
RecordedApril 18, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre
LabelNew Jazz/Prestige
NJ-8217
ProducerBob Weinstock
Tommy Flanagan chronology
Overseas
(1957)
The Cats
(1959)
Lonely Town
(1959)

The Cats is an album by jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan recorded on April 18, 1957 and released in December 1959 on New Jazz, a subsidiary label of Prestige Records. It is credited to Flanagan, saxophonist John Coltrane, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and trumpeter Idrees Sulieman. It was issued after Coltrane's Prestige contract had ended.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz

In a five-star review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos wrote: "From the opening number... you realize something special is happening... The Cats is a prelude to much more music from all of these masters that would come within a very short time period thereafter, and cannot come more highly recommended. It's a must-buy for the ages."

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated: "it is Flanagan's stewardship of the house rhythm section that makes the gig his own... He is always at the heart of the action, helping out the hornmen when they lose their way, once or twice cutting through the verbiage to get back to the song."

A reviewer for Billboard noted that the musicians "join forces... to good results," and called the recording "a swinging, driving album featuring some hard bop, smooth bop and pretty jazz as well."

David Rickert of All About Jazz commented: "None of the tunes are all that challenging... as you might expect this gives the players plenty of opportunities to wail... The Cats isn't the best recording by any of these musicians, who recorded in various combinations elsewhere... but nevertheless The Cats is a solid album with plenty of tasty playing."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tommy Flanagan except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Minor Mishap" 7:26
2."How Long Has This Been Going On?"5:58
3."Eclypso" 7:57
4."Solacium" 9:10
5."Tommy's Time" 11:58

Personnel

Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman (Tracks 1, 3–5)

Flanagan trio (Track 2)

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