The Cat (album)

The Cat
Studio album by
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
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz

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. Its title track peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the weeks of September 26 and October 3, 1964.