Tom Cat (album)

Tom Cat is an album by Lee Morgan recorded in 1964, though only issued in 1980. It was originally released as LT 1058. While lesser known in comparison to The Sidewinder and other albums, it features several of Morgan's contemporary Blue Note recording artists, such as McCoy Tyner, Art Blakey, and Jackie McLean. After The Sidewinder's commercial success, Tom Cat and Search for the New Land from earlier in 1964 were both shelved. Instead, Alfred Lion, Blue Note's producer, encouraged Morgan to record a new funky theme (now dubbed "the Sidewinder lineage") and brought him back into the studio to record The Rumproller. Search for the New Land was released in 1966, but Tom Cat remained unreleased until 1980.^[4]

Tom Cat
2006 Edition
Studio album by Lee Morgan
Released	1980
Recorded	August 11, 1964
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:24
Label	Blue Note LT 1058
Producer	Alfred Lion
Lee Morgan chronology
Search for the New Land (1964) Tom Cat (1964) The Rumproller (1965)
Alternative cover
1990 U.S. Blue Note CD Edition
Alternative cover
2008 RVG Edition

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Lee Morgan except where noted

1. "Tom Cat" – 9:50
2. "Exotique" – 9:34
3. "Twice Around" – 7:36
4. "Twilight Mist" (McCoy Tyner) – 6:57
5. "Riggarmortes" – 7:27

Personnel

• Lee Morgan – trumpet
• Curtis Fuller – trombone
• Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
• McCoy Tyner – piano
• Bob Cranshaw – bass
• Art Blakey – drums

References

1. Tom Cat at AllMusic
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1039. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 147. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Tom Cat 2006 RVG Edition liner notes.