The Cat Walk Explained

The Cat Walk
Type:Album
Artist:Donald Byrd
Cover:Cat_walk.png
Released:February 1962[1]
Recorded:May 2, 1961
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre:Jazz
Length:40:41
Label:Blue Note
BLP 4075
BST 84075
Producer:Alfred Lion
Chronology:Donald Byrd
Prev Title:Chant
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:Royal Flush
Next Year:1961

The Cat Walk is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label in 1962 as BLP 4075.[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Trumpeter Donald Byrd and baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams worked together on several recordings between 1958 and 1961, and The Cat Walk is among the best... Byrd's playing throughout is typically sleek and lyrical, and Adams' sturdy, husky baritone sound is the perfect counterbalance, making The Cat Walk an essential Byrd purchase".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Donald Byrd except as indicated

  1. "Say You're Mine" (Duke Pearson) - 7:21
  2. "Duke's Mixture" (Pearson) - 7:05
  3. "Each Time I Think of You" (Byrd, Pearson) - 5:39
  4. "The Cat Walk" - 6:46
  5. "Cute" (Neal Hefti) - 6:21
  6. "Hello Bright Sunflower" (Pearson) - 7:29

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=UBYEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Byrd+Cat+Walk&pg=PA34 Billboard Feb 24, 1962
  2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/donald-byrd/catalog/#blue-note-blp-4075 Donald Byrd discography
  3. Leggett S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r153455|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed August 31, 2010