Release date: 11-08-2004 (originally released in 1964)

2004 German Speaker Corners  limited edition 8-track LP pressed on 180gram VIRGIN VINYL - The Incredible Jimmy Smith – that’s what is says so confidently on the cover with the black cat! The law demands that what is promised must be delivered – and a record collector is no less demanding. Arranged and conducted by Lalo Schifrin and starring Jimmy Cleveland, Grady Tate, George Duvivier, Kenny Burrell, Thad Jones, amongst others. As Al Collins enthusiastically concurs, Schifrin's arrangements "have a grandeur and scope like the great out-of-doors... there is a majestic pendulum swinging here... Jimmy and The Cat are WILD - Presented in sealed & stickered picture sleeve.

Tracks:
01. Theme From MGM Film "Joy House"
02. The Cat
03. Basin Street Blues
04. Main Title From Film "The Carpetbaggers"
05. Chicago Serenade
06. St. Louis Blues
07. Delon's Blues
08. Blues In The Night

The Incredible Jimmy Smith  that s what is says so confidently on the cover with the black cat! The law demands that what is promised must be delivered  and a record collector is no less demanding. The fact that Smith moved the Hammond organ from the dance floor to the jazz scene and upgraded it to become a fully-fledged improvisation instrument is to be found in every good dictionary of music. But what resulted must be heard to be believed.
No problem for our cat, crouched low and ready to pounce. She slinks along the Rhythm and Blues path, purrs through the night, steps nimbly to the St. Louis Blues, and gives the somewhat aged Basin Street a gentle blow with her paw. In the background is her powerful clan: Kenny Burrell with his firm grip, Don Butterfield with his strong tone, the thundering Grady Tate, and last but not least Lalo Schifrin, who watches over the haunt with a glinting eye. And then of course there is the VERVE gang – who made a recording that is as black as the cat herself. Incredible!

Jimmy Smith (org), Lalo Schifrin (cond, arr), Thad Jones (tp), Kenny Burrell (g), George Duvivier (b), Phil Kraus (perc), Grady Tate (dr), and many others

Recording: April 1964 at Van Gelder s Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., by Rudy Van Gelder and Val Valentin
Production: Creed Taylor