Created in 1982, Fantasy's Original Jazz Classics (OJC) series served as a home for the label’s impressive jazz catalog. Its goal was to reissue influential jazz albums with the utmost care and reverence for the originals, from the cover art and liner notes to the audio recordings. Craft Recordings' passion for meticulous preservation and quality, made it a natural step to relaunch OJC in 2023.

• Original Jazz Classics series
• All-analog mastering from the original tapes
• Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.
• Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, USA
• Presented in Tip-On Jacket with Obi
• Mono recording

Since its inception in 1982, Fantasy's Original Jazz Classics® (OJC) series quickly established a reputation as the go-to imprint for collectible jazz reissues. OJC served as a home for the label’s impressive jazz catalog – which had grown to include thousands of celebrated titles from Prestige, Galaxy, Milestone, Riverside, Debut, Contemporary, Jazzland, and Pablo. Drawing on this vast wealth of material, Original Jazz Classics released over 850 titles.

Its goal was simple: to reissue influential jazz albums with the utmost care and reverence for the originals — from the cover art and liner notes to the audio recordings themselves. Given Craft Recordings' shared passion for meticulous preservation and quality, it is a natural step to relaunch Original Jazz Classics as part of the Craft family.

2023 will see the continuation of this influential jazz series on audiophile-quality vinyl and new hi-res digital, through the ongoing release of several of the most coveted (and long out-of-print) albums in this vast collection.

The Cats was released in December 1959 and features John Coltrane (tenor sax), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Louis Hayes (drums), Doug Watkins (bass) and Kenny Burrell (guitar), and Idrees Sulieman (trumpet) playing what are mainly Flanagan-penned tunes. This new edition of the album is released as part of the OJC Series and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. It is presented in a Tip-On Jacket. 

Musicians:

Tommy Flanagan - piano
John Coltrane - tenor sax
Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Doug Watkins - bass
Louis Hayes - drums

Track Listing:

1. Minor Mishap
2. How Long Has This Been Going On?
3. Eclypso
4. Solacium
5. Tommy’s Time

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