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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
The Cats is a jazz album by Tommy Flanagan and jointly credited to Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, and Idrees Sulieman, released in 1959 on New Jazz, a subsidiary label of Prestige Records.[3] It was issued after Coltrane's Prestige contract had ended.
Track listing
All tracks written by Tommy Flanagan except where noted.
- "Minor Mishap" – 7:26
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George and Ira Gershwin) – 5:58
- "Eclypso" – 7:57
- "Solacium" – 9:10
- "Tommy's Tune" – 11:58
Personnel
- Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Tommy Flanagan – piano - trio track 2
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- Doug Watkins – bass
- Louis Hayes – drums
On "How Long Has This Been Going On" Sulieman, Coltrane and Burrell do not play.
References
- ^ "The Cats - Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 454. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (September 7, 1959). "Reviews of This Week's LP's". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
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