Soothing Music for Stray Cats

Soothing Music For Stray Cats
Studio album by Edgar "Jones" Jones
Released	9 May 2005
Recorded	The Mansions, Liverpool and The Griffins Nest, Liverpool.
Genre	R&B, jazz, doo-wop, soul, funk
Length	45:23
Label	The Viper Label CD029 (UK) / Wind Bell (Japan)
Producer	Edgar Jones assisted by Velvet Young and Grenville Harropp.

Soothing Music For Stray Cats is the debut solo album by the Liverpudlian musician, songwriter and singer Edgar "Jones" Jones. It was released on 9 May 2005 on The Viper Label. It combined a number of musical styles including jazz, rock and roll, doo-wop, soul, R&B and funk, across the instrumentals and songs that comprise the album.

All tracks were written by Jones, except "It's My Bass", which was written by The Isley Brothers. The song "Freedom" contained an interpolation of "Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn Miller and lyrics by Charles Mingus, and "Tenderly" contained an interpolation of "Blue Monk" by Thelonious Monk.

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 Japanese edition of Soothing Music For Stray Cats, issued on 6 January 2006 on the 'Wind Bell' label (catalogue #WB5), has different artwork to the UK release and contained additional bonus live tracks:

In addition to Jones, the following individuals are credited in the album sleeve notes:

All other guitars, percussion, basses, backing vocals and lead vocals by Jones

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