Mississippi Lad

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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Mississippi Lad
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
Good Gravy (1981) Mississippi Lad (1991) Blue Saxophone (1992)

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