Mr. Mistoffelees capable of performing feats of magic and sleight of hand. These traits are portrayed as amusing, not fearsome or particularly deadly. In "Cats", Mistoffelees is a principal role and maintains most of the same attributes as Eliot's original character, although he is much flashier. He has his own song and an extended dance solo in the second act of the show, and, in most productions, also sings the "Invitation to the Jellicle Ball" in the first act. In the original London Cast, Mistoffelees also sang "The Old Gumbie Cat"; and in the original Broadway production, he sang "Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer".
Booker T. & the M.G.'s a Hammond B-3 on the album "Pendulum" was an acknowledgement of Jones and the admiration the two bands had for each other. Booker T. and the M.G.'s released what would be their last Stax single, "Melting Pot", and their last Stax album, also called "Melting Pot", in 1971. "Melting Pot"'s repetitive groove-oriented drumming, loping bass line, and tight rhythm guitar made it an underground hit popular in New York City block parties. The song has often been sampled by rappers and techno DJs. The full-length album version of the track is over eight minutes long and contains a passage (not