The Inimitable Jimmy Smith, One Cool Cat

The Inimitable Jimmy Smith, One Cool Cat

Recorded over two days at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on two late April days, Jimmy Smith’s The Cat simply buzzes with excitement, from the opening bars of Lalo Schifrin’s “Theme From ‘Joy House’” to the moody “Blues In The Night.” As DJ Al Collins wrote in the liner notes of this fabulous album, “Jimmy Smith’s The Cat cuts through grease like fresh battery acid.”