A hip little set that's as groovy as its cover – a whole batch of
cat-themed tunes from the 50s and 60s, most of them in a hip jazzy sort of style! Things are never too kitty-creepy – as they are with that lady down the street who owns way too many cats – and instead, most of the numbers here have a clean, lean sort of sound that's more in the mode of a 50s jazz "
cat" than that of the four-legged, furry type. About half the numbers here are instrumentals with a really mod feel, and the rest are vocal numbers, of a variety of different genres – all put together in a way that's surprisingly fresh, and plenty darn groovy throughout. Titles include "The
Cat" by Eddie & Ernie, "Three Cool Cats" by The Coasters, "Cleo" by Rene Hall, "Kitty Kat" by Paul Ott, "El Pussy
Cat" by Mongo Santamaria, "Sneakin Up On You" by Peggy Lee, "
Cat Nip" by Dave Baby Cortez, "
Cat Hop" by The Dodgers, "Walkin My
Cat Named Dog" by Norma Tanega, "The
Cat" by Jimmy Smith, "The
Cat Came Back" by Sonny James, "That Darned
Cat" by Buddy Greco, "The Kitty Kat Song" by Lee Dorsey, "If You Play With Cats" by Charles Brown, "Tom
Cat" by The Rooftop Singers, and "Top
Cat Theme Song" by Top
Cat Orchestra.