Cat Meets Chick / The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq.

Synopsis of Cat Meets Chick / The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq.

«Cat Meets Chick / The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq.» is the compilation by Jimmy Rushing, released in 2002 on Collectables, on CD.

Compilation bringing together two albums by Jimmy Rushing recorded in the mid-fifties with Buck Clayton and his orchestra, alongside vocalist Ada Moore. Across 25 tracks, the singer moves from swing to blues on standards such as 'Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home', 'Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea' and 'Some of These Days'.

The tracks come from the original albums 'Cat Meets Chick' (Columbia CL 778, 1956) and 'The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq.' (Columbia CL 963, 1957). 2002 compilation on a single CD.

For fans of vocal jazz, big band swing and reissues of fifties classics.