Originally scheduled for release on 10/27
Released on Prestige Records in 1959, The Cats captures a key moment in jazz history. On the verge of becoming Ella Fitzgerald's essential sideman, pianist Tommy Flanagan led a new lineup.
Alongside Tommy Flanagan were John Coltrane, then in transit between Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk, guitarist Kenny Burrell, as well as trumpeter Idrees Sulieman, drummer Louis Haynes, and bassist Doug Watkins. An extraordinary recording, and the prelude to illustrious careers for its main protagonists.
? Work reissued in audiophile-quality 180-gram vinyl edition from the Original Jazz Classics collection with an Obi (Japanese-style belly band)
? New all-analog mastering from the original tapes.
? Original cover and liner notes.
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