title: Things Are Getting Better (Eddie Jefferson album)
text: # Things Are Getting Better (Eddie Jefferson album)
  
  Things Are Getting Better is an album by vocalist Eddie Jefferson recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  
  In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "Singer Eddie Jefferson's first album in five years finds him doing his best to keep up with the times. ... A worthy effort."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All lyrics/vocalese composed by Eddie Jefferson
  
  * "Bitches Brew" (Miles Davis) – 8:46
  * "Things Are Getting Better" (Cannonball Adderley) – 8:24
  * "Freedom Jazz Dance" (Eddie Harris) – 3:57
  * "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 3:13
  * "Trane's Blues" (John Coltrane) – 4:48
  * "I Just Got Back in Town" (James Moody) – 4:29
  * "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 4:07
  * "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (Sly Stone) – 4:09
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Eddie Jefferson – vocals
  * Joe Newman – trumpet
  * Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
  * Mickey Tucker – piano, electric piano, organ
  * Sam Jones – bass
  * Eddie Gladden – drums
  