Review by Scott Yanow
Compared to his earlier Blue Note recordings, organist Jimmy Smith's outings for Verve are not as strong from a jazz standpoint. Certainly his renditions of the "Theme from Joy House," "The Cat," and the "Main Title from The Carpetbaggers" are not all that significant. However, this set has some tasteful arrangements for the big band by Lalo Schifrin, and some good playing by the great organist on a variety of other blues-oriented material. Also, the combination of organ with a big band is sometimes quite appealing, making this album worth picking up despite its commercial focus.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cat-mw0000188691
Compared to his earlier Blue Note recordings, organist Jimmy Smith's outings for Verve are not as strong from a jazz standpoint. Certainly his renditions of the "Theme from Joy House," "The Cat," and the "Main Title from The Carpetbaggers" are not all that significant. However, this set has some tasteful arrangements for the big band by Lalo Schifrin, and some good playing by the great organist on a variety of other blues-oriented material. Also, the combination of organ with a big band is sometimes quite appealing, making this album worth picking up despite its commercial focus.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cat-mw0000188691
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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Comparado con sus anteriores grabaciones de Blue Note, las salidas del organista Jimmy Smith para Verve no son tan fuertes desde el punto de vista del jazz. Ciertamente sus interpretaciones del "Tema de Joy House", "El Gato" y el "Título principal de The Carpetbaggers" no son tan significativas. Sin embargo, este conjunto tiene algunos arreglos de buen gusto para la big band de Lalo Schifrin, y algunas buenas interpretaciones del gran organista en una variedad de otro material orientado al blues. Además, la combinación de órgano con una big band es a veces bastante atractiva, lo que hace que este álbum valga la pena de ser elegido a pesar de su enfoque comercial.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cat-mw0000188691
Comparado con sus anteriores grabaciones de Blue Note, las salidas del organista Jimmy Smith para Verve no son tan fuertes desde el punto de vista del jazz. Ciertamente sus interpretaciones del "Tema de Joy House", "El Gato" y el "Título principal de The Carpetbaggers" no son tan significativas. Sin embargo, este conjunto tiene algunos arreglos de buen gusto para la big band de Lalo Schifrin, y algunas buenas interpretaciones del gran organista en una variedad de otro material orientado al blues. Además, la combinación de órgano con una big band es a veces bastante atractiva, lo que hace que este álbum valga la pena de ser elegido a pesar de su enfoque comercial.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cat-mw0000188691
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