Album · 1971
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
Tracklist
1
Sunny
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
5:15
2
Mas que nada
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
3:47
3
A Man and a Woman
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
3:14
4
Days of Wine and Roses
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
2:20
5
Black Coffee
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
4:25
6
Tuxedo Junction
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
3:15
7
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
3:45
8
Don’t Dream of Anybody but Me
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
4:05
9
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
3:09
10
Willow Weep for Me
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
4:38
11
Manteca
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
2:28
12
Just When We’re Falling in Love
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It)
2:29
In print
First pressed 1971, still pressed 2017 — 30 pressings across 14 countries.
Credits
Gerald Wilson
Conductor
Alexander Thomas
Instrument · trombone
Alex Rodriguez
Instrument · trumpet
Anthony Ortega
Instrument · flute
Arthur Maebe
Instrument · french horn, tuba
Bill Tole
Instrument · trombone
Bobby Bryant
Instrument · trumpet
Bobby Hutcherson
Instrument · vibraphone
Britt Woodman
Instrument · trombone
Dennis Budimir
Instrument · guitar
Ernie Watts
Instrument · flute
Francisco DeSouza
Instrument · congas
Harold Land
Instrument · saxophone [tenor]
Harry “Sweets” Edison
Instrument · trumpet
Henry de Vega
Instrument · saxophone [alto]
Herb Ellis
Instrument · guitar
Jimmy Cleveland
Instrument · trombone
J.J. Johnson
Instrument · trombone
Joe Sample
Instrument · electric piano, organ
Larry McGuire
Instrument · trumpet
Louie Bellson
Instrument · drums
Marshall Royal
Instrument · flute, clarinet, saxophone [alto]
Mike Wimberly
Instrument · trombone
Modesto Duran
Instrument · congas
Paul Hubinon
Instrument · trumpet
Ray Bojorquez
Instrument · saxophone [tenor]
Ray Brown
Instrument · bass
Richard Aplanalp
Instrument · saxophone [baritone]
Thurman Green
Instrument · trombone
Tommy Flanagan
Instrument · piano
Victor Feldman
Instrument · vibraphone
William Green
Instrument · flute
Norman Granz
Liner Notes
青木啓
Liner Notes
Vic Zaslav
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Ed Thrasher
Photography
Ella Fitzgerald
Vocal · vocals