All the Cats Join In

All the Cats Join In
All the Cats Join In
Studio album by Buck Clayton
Released	1956
Recorded	December 16, 1953, March 15, 1955 and March 5, 1956
Genre	Jazz
Label	Columbia ; CL 882
Buck Clayton chronology

Last updated August 17, 2025

All the Cats Join In is a song written by Ray Gilbert, Eddie Sauter and Alec Wilder, and first recorded by Benny Goodman. It later was a track on an LP with the same title by trumpeter Buck Clayton.

Benny Goodman

Curiously, Goodman recorded this song three times. The first-released version, released after the ASCAP boycott of 1944–1948, followed a version which was only put out later.^[2]

The third recording was for a segment of the 1946 Walt Disney film Make Mine Music .^[3]

Clayton record

The record album was subtitled 25 Star Jazzmen in a Buck Clayton Jam Session. It was recorded between 1953 and 1956 and released by Columbia.^[4]^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[6]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Everyone plays at least up to their usual high level and the riffing behind some of the solos really generates a lot of excitement".^[6]

Track listing

"All The Cats Join In" (Alec Wilder, Eddie Sauter, Ray Gilbert) – 7:14
"Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 7:03
"Don't You Miss Your Baby" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham, Jimmy Rushing) – 6:30
"Lean Baby" (Billy May, Roy Alfred) – 8:20
"Blue Lou" (Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills) – 10:04

Recorded in NYC on December 16, 1953 (track 4), March 15, 1955 (tracks 2 & 5) and March 5, 1956 (tracks 1 & 3)

Personnel

Buck Clayton – trumpet
Billy Butterfield (tracks 1 & 3), Joe Newman (track 4) – trumpet
Ruby Braff – cornet (tracks 1 & 3)
Henderson Chambers (track 4), Bennie Green (tracks 2 & 5), Urbie Green (track 4), Dicky Harris (tracks 2 & 5), J. C. Higginbotham (tracks 1 & 3) – trombone
Tyree Glenn – trombone, vibraphone (track 1)
Lem Davis – alto saxophone (track 4)
Julian Dash (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Coleman Hawkins (tracks 1–3 & 5), Buddy Tate (tracks 2 & 5) – tenor saxophone
Charles Fowlkes – baritone saxophone (track 4)
Sir Charles Thompson – piano, celeste (track 4)
Ken Kersey (tracks 1 & 3), Al Waslohn (tracks 2 & 5) – piano
Steve Jordan (tracks 1–3 & 5), Freddie Green (track 4) – guitar
Milt Hinton (tracks 2 & 5), Walter Page (tracks 1, 3 & 4) – bass
Bobby Donaldson (tracks 1 & 3), Jo Jones (tracks 2, 4 & 5) – drums

References

↑ Davis, Dennis (June 2005). "Jazz...The Columbia Records Legacy" (PDF). Hi-Fi+ (39): 134–135. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
↑ "Second Hand Songs: copyright 2013-2020" . Retrieved September 12, 2020.
↑ Hischak, Thomas S.; Robinson, Mark A. (2013). The Disney Song Encyclopedia (2 ed.). Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 4. ISBN 9781589797130.
↑ Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Watts, R. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 4: CL 800–899 (1955–1956), accessed June 28, 2017
↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Buck Clayton accessed June 30, 2017
1 2 Yanow, Scott. All the Cats Join In – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 28, 2017.

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[Davis-1] Davis, Dennis (June 2005). "Jazz...The Columbia Records Legacy" (PDF). Hi-Fi+ (39): 134–135. Retrieved August 16, 2025.

[2] "Second Hand Songs: copyright 2013-2020" . Retrieved September 12, 2020.

[3] Hischak, Thomas S.; Robinson, Mark A. (2013). The Disney Song Encyclopedia (2 ed.). Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 4. ISBN 9781589797130.

[4] Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Watts, R. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 4: CL 800–899 (1955–1956), accessed June 28, 2017

[5] Enciclopedia del Jazz: Buck Clayton accessed June 30, 2017

[Allmusic-6] 1 2 Yanow, Scott. All the Cats Join In – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 28, 2017.

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v t e Buck Clayton
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	The Huckle-Buck and Robbins' Nest (1953) How Hi the Fi (1953–54) Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman (1953–54) Buck Meets Ruby (and Ruby Braff, 1954) Jumpin' at the Woodside (1954–55) All the Cats Join In (1953–56) Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (and Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1958) Songs for Swingers (1958) Copenhagen Concert (and Jimmy Rushing, 1959) Newport Jazz Festival All Stars (1959) Buck & Buddy (and Buddy Tate, 1960) Goin' to Kansas City (1960) Swingin' with Pee Wee (and Pee Wee Russell, 1960) Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues (1961) One for Buck (1961)
With others	The Original American Decca Recordings (Count Basie, 1937–39) The Count! (Count Basie, 1962; arranger only) Jazz Spectacular (Frankie Laine, 1955) The High and Mighty Hawk (Coleman Hawkins, 1958) Basie Reunion (Paul Quinichette, 1958) Swinging Like Tate (Buddy Tate, 1958) Bones for the King (Dicky Wells, 1958)

v t e Coleman Hawkins
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Body and Soul (1939–56)/ The Hawk in Hi Fi (1956) Disorder at the Border (1952) The Hawk Talks (1952–53) The Hawk Returns (released 1954) Timeless Jazz (1954) Accent on Tenor Sax (1955) The Hawk in Paris (1956) The Gilded Hawk (1956–57) Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957) The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones All Stars at Newport (1957) The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957) The Hawk Flies High (1957) Bean Bags (and Milt Jackson, 1958) Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (1958) Soul (1958) The High and Mighty Hawk (1958) The Saxophone Section (1958) Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio (1959) Hawk Eyes (1959) Coleman Hawkins All Stars (with Vic Dickenson and Joe Thomas, 1959) Very Saxy (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Buddy Tate, Arnett Cobb, 1959) At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960) Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra (1960) Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960) The Hawk Swings (1960) Jazz Reunion (and Pee Wee Russell, 1961) The Hawk Relaxes (1961) Back in Bean's Bag (and Clark Terry, 1962) Bluesy Burrell (with Kenny Burrell, 1962) Coleman Hawkins Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962) Desafinado (1962) Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (1962) Good Old Broadway (1962) Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962) Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962) The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962) Today and Now (1962) Sonny Meets Hawk! (and Sonny Rollins, 1963) Wrapped Tight (1965) The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (multiple leaders, 1967)
With others	Further Definitions (Benny Carter, 1951) All the Cats Join In (Buck Clayton, 1953–56) Jumpin' at the Woodside (Buck Clayton, 1954–55) The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1939) Blues Groove (Tiny Grimes, 1958) At Newport '63 (Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, 1963) Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln, 1961) 2-3-4 (Shelly Manne, 1962) Monk's Music (Thelonious Monk, 1957) Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (also Hawkins, 1957) We Insist! (Max Roach, 1960) Ben Webster and Associates (1959) Live at the Five Spot (Randy Weston, 1959) At Newport '63 (Joe Williams, 1963)

v t e Buddy Tate
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Swinging Like Tate (1958) Tate's Date (1959) Very Saxy (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb, 1959) Buck & Buddy (and Buck Clayton, 1960) Tate-a-Tate (and Clark Terry, 1960) Groovin' with Buddy Tate (1961) Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues (with Buck Clayton, 1961) Unbroken (1970) Buddy Tate and His Buddies (1973) Buddy Tate Meets Dollar Brand /Buddy Tate Meets Abdullah Ibrahim: The Legendary Encounter (1977) Live at Sandy's (1978) Hard Blowin' (1978)
With Buck Clayton	Buck Meets Ruby (and Ruby Braff, 1954) Jumpin' at the Woodside (1955) All the Cats Join In (1955) Songs for Swingers (1958) Copenhagen Concert (and Jimmy Rushing, 1959) One for Buck (1961)
With others	Madison Time (Ray Bryant, 1959–60) Dancing the Big Twist (Ray Bryant, 1960–61) Conversin' with the Elders (James Carter, 1995–96) Live at Sandy's! (Arnett Cobb, 1978) Rockin' Chair (Roy Eldridge, 1951) Bones for the King (Dicky Wells, 1958)