ジャズ・ミュージシャンの事を「CATS」なんて呼ぶこともある位、猫とジャズの相性は良かったりします。
そんないわゆる「猫ジャケ」で、有名ヒット曲のジャズ・カヴァーを聴かせてくれるのが、クインシー・ジョーンズ（Quincy Jones）楽団の「Quincy Jones Plays For Pussycats (Mercury MG-21050/SR-61050)」です。
このアルバム一番の目玉はローリング・ストーンズ（The Rolling Stones）、「(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction」のカヴァーでしょうかねえ。
後はジャズ・ロックの大ヒット曲、「The "In" Crowd」辺りがギターとオルガンが暴れまわりホーン陣のシャウトが炸裂する元気一発、聴いてすっきりする演奏だと思います。
「Quincy Jones Plays For Pussycats (Mercury MG-21050/SR-61050)」には、タイトルを「Songs For Pussycats」と改題し「猫と美女」という（ある意味）最強の組み合わせな別ジャケットに差し替えたモノも存在するようです。
Quincy Jones - Quincy Jones Plays For Pussycats (1966)
Mercury MG-21050/SR-61050 / Nippon Phonogram PHCE-4018 [1994.09.24]
01. Blues For Trumpet & Koto (M. Hamlish) 3:48
02. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Jagger-Richard) 3:30
03. What's New Pussycat? (H. David-B. Bacharach) 2:46
04. The Gentle Rain (L. Bonfa) 2:20
05. Blues In The Night (Mercer-Arlen) 4:01
06. After Hours (Avery Parrish) 3:37
07. A Walk In The Black Forest (H. Jankowski) 2:53
08. Non-Stop To Brazil (L. Bonfa) 2:42
09. The Hucklebuck (Gibson, Alfred) 2:27
10. Soul Bossa Nova (Quincy Jones) 2:49
11. Sermonetts (J. Adderley, J. Hendricks) 2:52
12. The "In" Crowd (B. Page) 3:04
Quincy Jones & His Orchestra
#01 November 27, 1964 at New York City studios
Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)
#02,03,07,12 - August 5, 1965 at New York City studios
Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)
Jimmy Nottingham (tp) and other musicians
#04,08 March 3 or 10, 1965 at New York City studios
Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)
#05,06,09 March 9 and 10, 1959 at Fine Recorders
Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)
Harry Edison (tp) Joe Newman (tp) Ernie Royal (tp) Clark Terry (tp)
Billy Byers (tb) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Urbie Green (tb) Tom Mitchell (tb)
Julius Watkins (french horn)
Jerome Richardson (fl,as,ts) Phil Woods (as)
Budd Johnson (ts) Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts) Sahib Shihab (bs,fl)
Kenny Burrell (g) Patti Bown (p)
Milt Hinton (b) Sam Woodyard (ds) Jimmy Crawford (ds,per)
#11 June 15, 1962 at New York City studios
Quincy Jones (arranger, conductor)
Al DeRisi (tp) Joe Newman (tp) Ernie Royal (tp) Clark Terry (tp) Snooky Young (tp)
Billy Byers (tb) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Paul Faulise (tb) Quentin Jackson (tb)
Kai Winding (tb) Melba Liston (tb) Tom Mitchell (tb) Santo Russo (tb)
Ray Alonge (french horn) Jim Buffington (french horn) Earl Chapin (french horn)
Paul Ingraham (french horn) Fred Klein (french horn) Bob Northern (french horn)
Willie Ruff (french horn) Julius Watkins (french horn)
Jay McAllister (tuba) Bill Stanley (tuba)
Roland Kirk (fl,as,ts) James Moody (fl,as,ts) Jerome Richardson (fl,as,ts)
Phil Woods (as) Walt Levinsky (as) Zoot Sims (as)
Al Cohn (ts) Budd Johnson (ts)
Romeo Penque (ts,fl) Seldon Powell (ts,fl) Frank Wess (ts,fl)
Kenny Burrell (g) Jim Hall (g) Sam Herman (g) Wayne Wright (g)
Patti Bown (p) Lalo Schifrin (p) Bobby Scott (p) Charlie McCoy (harmonica)
