Soothing Music for Stray Cats

Infobox Album
Name = Soothing Music For Stray Cats
Type = studio
Artist = Edgar_Jones


Released = [] 09] May 2005
Recorded = The Mansions, Liverpool and The Griffins Nest, Liverpool.
Genre = jazz, R&BDoo Wop,Soul music, Funk
Length = 45:23
Label = The Viper Label CD029 (UK) Wind Bell (Japan)
Producers = Edgar Jones assisted by Velvet Young and Grenville Harropp.
Reviews =

"Soothing Music For Stray Cats" is the debut solo album by Liverpudlian musician, songwriter and vocalist Edgar 'Jones' Jones released on the 09 of May 2005 on The Viper Label [http://www.the-viper-label.co.uk/edgar_jones.htm] . It combines a number of musical styles including Jazz, Rock and roll, Doo Wop, soul music, R&B and Funk [Mojo Magazine May 2005 ] across the instrumentals and songs that comprise the album.All tracks were written by Edgar 'Jones' Jones except It's My Bass which was originally written by The Isleys.The song 'Freedom' contains an interpolation of Moonlight Serenade by Glenn Miller and lyrics by Charles Mingus and 'Tenderly' contains an interpolation of Blue Monk by Thelonious Monk [Album Sleevenotes] .

Noel Gallagher of Oasis said of the album " It bent my head, man. It's probably one of the best records I have ever heard." [The Observer Music Monthly, June 2005]

Tracklisting

#"Soothing Music For Stray Cats"- 2:36
#"Do Doh Dontcha Doh"- 2:08
#"What's Goin' Down Huny Brown"- 3:09
#"Hagin' With Wulf and Bear"- 1:25
#"Freedom" - 1:59
#"Sittin' On The Fence- 4:01
#"More Than You've Ever Had"- 2:16
#"Stubborn Mule Blues"- 3:54
#"You Know You Can Do It"- 2:48
#"Catnip"- 3:49
#"Tenderly"- 3:22
#"Gonna Miss You When You're Gone"- 4:22
#"It's No Good"- 3:08
#"Oh Man That's Some Shit"- 3:24
#"It's My Bass"- 3:02
#"Did You Ever Wake Up In The Morning (Hidden Track)

Japanese Release

The Japan edition of Soothing Music For Stray Cats issued on the 06 of January 2006 on 'Wind Bell' label (catalogue #WB5) [http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/1408975] has different artwork to the UK release on The Viper Label and contains additional bonus live tracks:
#"Further On Up The Road" (live)
#"You Know You Can Do It" (Live)
#"Gonna Miss You When You're Gone" (Live)
#"More Than You'Ve Ever Had" (Live)
#"Do Doh Dontcha Doh/Freedom" (Live)

Personnel

In addition to Edgar Jones the following individuals are credited in the album sleevenotes:
*Grenville "The Griffin" Harrop- Drums, tracks 1,2,6,9,10,11,12,,13,15
*Niholas Miniski- Drums, tracks 5,7.
*Osmond St.Clair (AKA Austin Murphy)- Tenor Saxophone, tracks 1,11 and Bartitone sax on 11.
*Martin Smith- Flugel horn on track 1
*Paul Molloy lead guitar on tracks 10 and 12.
*Rachel Harland - lead vocal track 9 and backing vocal track on 13
*Rob 'Bobby Swinger" Stringer- keyboards track 5
* Candie Payne backing vocals on 5 and 8
*Kristian Healey backing vocals on track 5
*The Joneses- backing vocals on track 9
*Nick Marshall- 2nd guitar track 5

All other guitars, percussion, basses, backing vocals and lead vocals by Edgar Jones [Album Sleevenotes]

References

External Links

* [http://www.the-viper-label.co.uk/edgar_jones.htm The Viper Label webpage for Soothing Music For Stray Cats]
* [http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2008/08/edgar_jones_jones_1.html Mojo album review]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thejoness Myspace site for The Jonese including sample tracks on Soothing music]