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

The Happy Cats
Studio album by
Joe Newman Sextet
Released1957
RecordedJanuary 7, 1957
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelCoral
CRL 57121
Joe Newman chronology
The Midgets
(1956)
The Happy Cats
(1957)
Locking Horns
(1957)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

Allmusic gave the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R, Neely, T. & Callahan, M., Coral Album Discography, accessed December 7, 2015
  2. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed December 7, 2015