Mississippi Lad Explained

Mississippi Lad
Type:	Album
Artist:	Teddy Edwards featuring Tom Waits
Cover:	Mississippi Lad.jpg
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
Chronology:	Teddy Edwards
Prev Title:	Good Gravy
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Blue Saxophone
Next Year:	1992

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.

Track listing

All compositions by Teddy Edwards

1. "Little Man" – 4:39
2. "Safari Walk" – 7:43
3. "The Blue Sombrero" – 6:13
4. "Mississippi Lad" – 6:44
5. "Three Base Hit" – 7:13
6. "I'm Not Your Fool Anymore" – 5:02
7. "Symphony on Central" – 6:36
8. "Ballad for a Bronze Beauty" – 5:12
9. "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

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/teddy-edwards/catalog/#verve-511-111-2 Teddy Edwards catalog
2. http://mrmanri.la.coocan.jp/TeddyEdwards/index.html Teddy Edwards discography
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2015/06/27/teddy-edwards-discography/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Teddy Edwards
4. http://tomwaitsfan.com/Official%20Tom%20Waits/html/tomwaits/music/m_g_ml.htm Tom Waits: Guest Appearances