Things Are Getting Better

~ Release by Cannonball Adderley feat. Milt Jackson (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Annotation

Notes

Recording Location: Reeves Sound Studio, NYC, USA
Recording Date: 1958/10/28
Release History:
RLP 12-286 (resp. 1128) is monaural (resp. stereo) (see Riverside annotation for more about their series).
The later OJC reissues (OJC 032 OJCCD 032-2) included two previously unreleased monaural additional takes (the original mono pressings used downmix of the stereo tapes).
There also exist Japanese LP replica editions including these two additional takes, with a different track order than the OJC one (VICJ-41749 and VICJ-60477, the later using 20bits K2 mastering).

  • #2 & #5 on the 45RPM single Riverside 45415
  • #2 & #1 on the 7 inches EP Riverside SR-3007 (manufactured by Victor)
  • #4 on "The compositions of Dizzy Gillespie" Riverside SE-2071 (four tracks)

Additional:
Cover photography show Adderley with a King Super 20 Silversonic Alto Sax.

Issues

There is a doubt about the release date of RLP 1128.

Annotation last modified on 2008-04-30 12:39 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Blues Oriental
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-10-28)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-10-28)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-10-28)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1958-10-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1973), Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2013) and Kendal (in 2014)
recording of:
Blues Oriental (on 1958-10-28)
composer:
Milt Jackson
5:01
2Things Are Getting Better
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-10-28)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-10-28)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-10-28)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1958-10-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1973), Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2012, in 2013) and Kendal (in 2014)
recording of:
Things Are Getting Better (on 1958-10-28)
writer:
Dory Langdon and Julian Adderley
7:13
3Serves Me Right (take 5)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-10-28)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-10-28)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-10-28)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1958-10-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1973) and Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2013)
recording of:
Serves Me Right
composer:
Buddy Johnson
4:47
4Groovin' High
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-10-28)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-10-28)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-10-28)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1958-10-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1973), Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2009, in 2013) and Kendal (in 2014)
recording of:
Groovin’ High (on 1958-10-28)
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli and Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
5:22
5The Sidewalks of New York (take 5)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-10-28)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-10-28)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-10-28)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1958-10-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1973) and Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2013)
instrumental recording of:
The Sidewalks of New York (on 1958-10-28)
lyricist:
James W. Blake
composer:
Charles B. Lawlor
7:00
6Sounds for Sid
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-10-28)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-10-28)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-10-28)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1958-10-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1973), Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2013) and Kendal (in 2014)
recording of:
Sounds for Sid (on 1958-10-28)
composer:
Julian Adderley
6:25
7Just One of Those Things
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-10-28)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Cannonball Adderley (on 1958-10-28)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1958-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1958-10-28)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1958-10-28)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1958-10-28)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Milestone Records (holding company for jazz label Milestone; do NOT use as label) (in 1973), Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2013) and Kendal (in 2014)
instrumental recording of:
Just One of Those Things (on 1958-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
6:45