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Things Are Getting Better (Eddie Jefferson album)

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Things Are Getting Better
Studio album by
Released1974
RecordedMarch 5, 1974
GenreJazz
Length36:26
LabelMuse MR 5043
ProducerDon Schlitten
Eddie Jefferson chronology
Come Along With Me
(1969)
Things Are Getting Better
(1974)
Still on the Planet
(1976)

Things Are Getting Better is an album by vocalist Eddie Jefferson recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "Singer Eddie Jefferson's first album in five years finds him doing his best to keep up with the times. ... A worthy effort."[2]

Track listing

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All lyrics/vocalese composed by Eddie Jefferson

  1. "Bitches Brew" (Miles Davis) – 8:46
  2. "Things Are Getting Better" (Cannonball Adderley) – 8:24
  3. "Freedom Jazz Dance" (Eddie Harris) – 3:57
  4. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 3:13
  5. "Trane's Blues" (John Coltrane) – 4:48
  6. "I Just Got Back in Town" (James Moody) – 4:29
  7. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 4:07
  8. "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (Sly Stone) – 4:09

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzlists: Muse LP Series discography: 5000 to 5049 accessed November 23, 2017
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Things Are Getting Better – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2017.