| Things Are Getting Better | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Cannonball Adderley With Milt Jackson |
| Cover: | Things Are Getting Better.jpg |
| Released: | February 1959[1] |
| Recorded: | October 28, 1958 |
| Studio: | Reeves Sound (New York City) |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 42:51 original LP |
| Label: | Riverside RLP 12-286 |
| Producer: | Orrin Keepnews |
| Chronology: | Cannonball Adderley |
| Prev Title: | Jump for Joy |
| Prev Year: | 1958 |
| Next Title: | Blue Spring |
| Next Year: | 1959 |
Things Are Getting Better is the 11th album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his second release on the Riverside label, featuring performances with Milt Jackson, Wynton Kelly, Percy Heath and Art Blakey.[2] Recorded in October 1958, the album was released in early 1959.
The AllMusic review by Lindsay Planer awarded the album 4 stars and states: "This disc can be recommended without hesitation to all manner of jazz enthusiast, as it quite literally offers something for every taste."[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars, stating: "There is marvellous sparring with Milt Jackson on Things are Getting Better and with Kelly, Heath and Blakey also in great form."[4] PopMatters journalist Neil Kelly wrote: "In essence, Things Are Getting Better aims to please everyone while providing those personal flourishes that makes good jazz great."
All compositions by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley except as indicated