Mississippi Lad
1991 studio album by Teddy Edwards featuring Tom Waits
Mississippi Lad | ||||
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Studio album by Teddy Edwards featuring Tom Waits | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | March 13 & 14, 1991 | |||
Studio | Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 57:25 | |||
Label | Verve/Gitanes 511 111-2 | |||
Producer | Jean-Philippe Allard | |||
Teddy Edwards chronology | ||||
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Mississippi Lad is an album by saxophonist Teddy Edwards featuring Tom Waits on two tracks which was recorded in 1991 and originally released on the French Verve/Gitanes label in Europe and on Antilles Records in the US.[1][2][3][4] The album was Edwards' first recording in a decade.
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Track listing
All compositions by Teddy Edwards
- "Little Man" – 4:39
- "Safari Walk" – 7:43
- "The Blue Sombrero" – 6:13
- "Mississippi Lad" – 6:44
- "Three Base Hit" – 7:13
- "I'm Not Your Fool Anymore" – 5:02
- "Symphony on Central" – 6:36
- "Ballad for a Bronze Beauty" – 5:12
- "The Call of Love" – 8:22
Personnel
- Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone, arranger
- Tom Waits – vocals, guitar (tracks 1 & 6)
- Nolan Smith – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
- Art Hillery – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Billy Higgins – drums
- Ray Armando – percussion
References
- v
- t
- e
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Sonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair (split album, 1958)
- It's About Time (1959)
- Sunset Eyes (1960)
- Teddy's Ready! (1960)
- Back to Avalon (1960)
- Together Again!!!! (with Howard McGhee, 1961)
- Good Gravy! (Contemporary, 1961)
- Heart & Soul (1962)
- Nothin' But the Truth! (1966)
- It's All Right! (1967)
- Feelin's (1974)
- The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (1976)
- Young at Heart (with Howard McGhee, 1979)
- Wise in Time (with Howard McGhee, 1979)
- Out of This World (1980)
- Good Gravy (Timeless, 1981)
- Mississippi Lad (1991)
- Blue Saxophone (1992)
- La Villa: Live in Paris (1993)
- Tango in Harlem (1994)
- Horn to Horn (with Houston Person, 1994)
- Close Encounters (with Houston Person, 1996)
- Midnight Creeper (1997)
- Sunset Eyes 2000 (and Saskia Laroo, 2000)
- Ladies Man (2000)
- Smooth Sailing (2001)
Gerald
Wilson
- You Better Believe It! (1961)
- Moment of Truth (1962)
- Portraits (1963–64)
- McCann/Wilson (with Les McCann, 1964)
- On Stage (1965)
- Feelin' Kinda Blues (1965)
- The Golden Sword (1966)
others
- Wheelin' and Dealin' (Frank Butler, 1978)
- Groove Funk Soul (Joe Castro, 1960)
- Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968)
- Get Up & Get It! (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1967)
- Welcome Home (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1868)
- Just the Way It Had to Be (Milt Jackson, 1969)
- Memphis Jackson (Milt Jackson, 1969)
- That's the Way It Is (Milt Jackson, 1969)
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones, 1978)
- Feeling Good (Julie London, released 1965)
- My Son the Jazz Drummer! (Shelly Manne, 1962)
- Les McCann Sings (1961)
- Everybody Loves a Winner (Freddie Redd, 1990)
- Bluesmith (Jimmy Smith, 1972)
- Leroy Walks! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1957)
- Leroy Walks Again!! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1962–63)