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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
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
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. All the Cats Join In – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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