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| 1 | SwahiliComposed By – Quincy Jones |
6:07 |
| 2 | Double PlayComposed By – Quincy Jones |
3:35 |
| 3 | Slow BoatComposed By – Clark Terry |
4:28 |
| 4 | Co-OpComposed By – Terry*, Henderson* |
3:45 |
| 5 | KittenComposed By – Clark Terry |
5:35 |
| 6 | The CountessComposed By – Terry*, Green* |
6:42 |
| 7 | TumaComposed By – Quincy Jones |
3:06 |
| 8 | ChucklesComposed By – Clark Terry |
4:19 |
| 9 | Cat Meets ChickComposed By – Jane Feather |
3:32 |
| 10 | MambluesComposed By – Clark Terry |
2:31 |
| 11 | The Man I LoveComposed By – George & Ira Gershwin |
3:15 |
| 12 | Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)Composed By – Irving Berlin |
4:52 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Fine Recording Studios
- Remastered At – PolyGram Studios
Credits
- Bass – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8-10), Percy Heath (tracks: 11, 12), W. Marshall* (tracks: 1, 3, 6)
- Cello – O. Pettiford* (tracks: 1-4, 6-8)
- Cover – Herman Leonard
- Drums – A. Blakey* (tracks: 1-8), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 9-12)
- Executive Producer – Richard Seidel
- Guitar – Mary Osborne (tracks: 12), Tal Farlow (tracks: 9-12)
- Mastered By [Reissue] – Carl Farruggia
- Piano – Horace Silver (tracks: 1-12), Terry Pollard (tracks: 12)
- Producer – Bob Shad (tracks: 1-8), Leonard Feather (tracks: 9-12)
- Research – Ben Young
- Saxophone [Baritone] – Cecil Payne (tracks: 1-8)
- Supervised By [Reissue] – Michael Lang
- Tenor Saxophone – Lucky Thompson (tracks: 9-12)
- Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: 1-8), Urbie Green (tracks: 9-12)
- Trumpet – Clark Terry, Norma Carson (tracks: 12)
Notes
Recorded 1955 at Fine Recording Studios, New York City, tracks 1-4 on January 3, tracks 5-8 on January 4.Original LP issue: Clark Terry Emarcy MG 36007.
Tracks 9-12 recorded June 2, 1954 in New York City.
Original 10" LP issue, "Cats vs. Chicks" MGM E255.
Tracks 1-8 are in their original LP sequence. In the process of preparing the record, tracks 1-7 were originally referred to as "Collision", "Basses Loaded", "Riverboat", "Deleba", "Limestone", "Ampto", and "Eruption", respectively.
Housed in a custom die-cut packaging, the 4-panel gatefold sleeve also includes a booklet entitled 'Clark Terry'
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG 36007 | Clark Terry | Clark Terry (LP, Album, Mono) | EmArcy | MG 36007 | US | 1955 |
| MG 36007 | Clark Terry | Clark Terry (LP, Album) | EmArcy, Esquire Mercury | MG 36007 | Australia | 1955 |
| TLP-5528 | Clark Terry | Swahili (LP, Album, Mono, RE) | Trip Jazz | TLP-5528 | US | 1974 |
| 424 537-1 | Clark Terry | Swahili (LP, RE) | EmArcy | 424 537-1 | Spain | 1989 |
| 195J-10107 | Clark Terry | Clark Terry (LP, Album, Mono, RE) | EmArcy | 195J-10107 | Japan | 1988 |












