| All the Cats Join In | ||||
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | December 16, 1953, March 15, 1955 and March 5, 1956 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia CL 882  | |||
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All the Cats Join In is a song written by Ray Gilbert, Eddie Sauter and Alec Wilder, and first recorded by Benny Goodman. It later was a track on an LP with the same title by trumpeter Buck Clayton.
Benny Goodman
Curiously, Goodman recorded this song three times. The first-released version, released after the ASCAP boycott of 1944-1948, followed a version which was only put out later.[1]
The third recording was for a segment of the 1946 Walt Disney film Make Mine Music.[2]
Clayton record
The record album was subtitled 25 Star Jazzmen in a Buck Clayton Jam Session. It was recorded between 1953 and 1956 and released by Columbia.[3][4]
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| Source | Rating | 
| Allmusic | |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Everyone plays at least up to their usual high level and the riffing behind some of the solos really generates a lot of excitement".[5]
Track listing
- "All The Cats Join In" (Alec Wilder, Eddie Sauter, Ray Gilbert) – 7:14
 - "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 7:03
 - "Don't You Miss Your Baby" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing) – 6:30
 - "Lean Baby" (Billy May, Roy Alfred) – 8:20
 - "Blue Lou" (Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills) – 10:04
 
- Recorded in NYC on December 16, 1953 (track 4), March 15, 1955 (tracks 2 & 5) and March 5, 1956 (tracks 1 & 3)
 
Personnel
- Buck Clayton – trumpet
 - Billy Butterfield (tracks 1 & 3), Joe Newman (track 4) – trumpet
 - Ruby Braff – cornet (tracks 1 & 3)
 - Henderson Chambers (track 4), Bennie Green (tracks 2 & 5), Urbie Green (track 4), Dicky Harris (tracks 2 & 5), J. C. Higginbotham (tracks 1 & 3) – trombone
 - Tyree Glenn – trombone, vibraphone (track 1)
 - Lem Davis – alto saxophone (track 4)
 - Julian Dash (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Coleman Hawkins (tracks 1-3 & 5), Buddy Tate (tracks 2 & 5) – tenor saxophone
 - Charles Fowlkes – baritone saxophone (track 4)
 - Sir Charles Thompson – piano, celeste (track 4)
 - Ken Kersey (tracks 1 & 3), Al Waslohn (tracks 2 & 5) – piano
 - Steve Jordan (tracks 1-3 & 5), Freddie Green (track 4) – guitar
 - Milt Hinton (tracks 2 & 5), Walter Page (tracks 1, 3 & 4) – bass
 - Bobby Donaldson (tracks 1 & 3), Jo Jones (tracks 2, 4 & 5) – drums
 
References
- ↑ "Second Hand Songs: copyright 2013-2020". Retrieved September 12, 2020.
 - ↑ Hischak, Thomas S.; Robinson, Mark A. (2013). The Disney Song Encyclopedia (2 ed.). Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 4. ISBN 9781589797130.
 - ↑ Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Watts, R. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 4: CL 800-899 (1955-1956), accessed June 28, 2017
 - ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Buck Clayton accessed June 30, 2017
 - 1 2 Yanow, Scott. All the Cats Join In – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
 
