The Happy Cats Explained

The Happy Cats
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Joe Newman Sextet
Cover:	The Happy Cats.jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	January 7, 1957 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Coral CRL 57121
Chronology:	Joe Newman
Prev Title:	The Midgets
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Locking Horns
Next Year:	1957

The Happy Cats is an album by trumpeter Joe Newman's Sextet recorded in early 1957 for the Coral label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic gave the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Newman except as indicated

1. "The Happy Cats" - 3:08
2. "Cocktails for Two" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 2:53
3. "Later for the Happenings" (Johnny Acea) - 3:39
4. "Buttercup" (Bud Powell) - 4:04
5. "Robbin's Nest" (Illinois Jacquet, Sir Charles Thompson) - 4:25
6. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:18
7. "Feather's Nest" (Ernie Wilkins) - 3:46
8. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 3:00
9. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:34
10. "Joe's Tune" - 3:19
11. "I Never Knew" (Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn) - 3:31

Personnel

• Joe Newman - trumpet
• Frank Rehak - trombone
• Frank Wess - tenor saxophone, flute
• Johnny Acea - piano
• Eddie Jones - bass
• Connie Kay - drums
• Al Cohn (tracks 6, 8 & 9), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 2, 5, 7, 10 & 11), Quincy Jones (tracks 4) - arranger

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R, Neely, T. & Callahan, M., Coral Album Discography, accessed December 7, 2015
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-happy-cats-mw0000895967 Allmusic listing