Wild Cat is an instrumental duet for violin and guitar, composed by jazz guitarist Eddie Lang and violinist Joe Venuti.
"[2] One critic described the work as follows:[3] "Wild Cat" illustrates the salient features of Venuti's unique violin styling.
He utilized the full range of the violin, from low rich tones to the high, ethereal sounds near the bridge.
The melody of the popular song "Wild Cat" was completely transformed through Venuti's ingenious improvisation on its underlying chord structure.Author Katharine Rapoport included the piece as recommended listening "to really get your head (and ears) around jazz music".
[5] A further recording of "Wild Cat" by Stan Kurtis and Dick Hyman, which came out on the Pro Jazz label in 1987, was well received.