Watercolors by Ateli© Are Featured Courtesy Of The Black Jaguar Music Company.

My Body of Work

JANUARY 15, 1981 - THE PRESENT: THE 24-GENRE CAT ELLINGTON SONG CATALOG — The Cat Ellington song catalog is an over 40-year-old collection of lyrical and instrumental compositions, which cover nearly every genre in music—twenty-four genres, to be exact. And since the creation of my very first work, "The Baby's Song," which was written in 1981, I have composed a body of work so diverse, that I humorously categorized each genre as a "collection," in order to better manage the catalog, which is great in quantity, considering its age. Being a fashionista also inspired me in regards to the term, as it too pays tribute to the fashion industry with its seasonal, uniquely named collections, especially the House of Louis Vuitton with which I have a long-established history as a collector.

As much love and admiration as I have for those of my professional fellows within the music industry, particularly those who just so happen to be my main living songwriting influences, it is without a doubt that these extraordinary—yeah, I said it, and trust that I do indeed mean it—men and women will nurture a true respect for my musical contributions, no sooner than they are individually released, and regard me, the earthly creator of the same, as one of the most prolific and diverse sole songwriters in the history of the music industry. For the ones who came before me have paved a great way. And they will always reserve the right to command my professional respect.

• The Cat Ellington song catalog is courtesy of The Black Jaguar Music Company.

FYI: Courtesy of The Black Jaguar Music Company, the 24-genre song catalog of Cat Ellington has a depiction in 24 Artworks. See them as follows:

• The Genres: Artworks I
• The Genres: Artworks II