Small Change' is a masterpiece that contains some of Waits' best early work. Classic jazz, tin pan alley and Stephen Foster filtered through Tom's unique world view and lyrical genius. Heartbreaking, hilarious and always vivid, songs like, 'Step Right Up', Tom Traubert's Blues', 'I Wish I Was In New Orleans' and 'Invitation to the Blues' are all classics that have influenced generations of songwriters since. Recorded with a live orchestra and featuring jazz legend, Shelly Manne on drums, 'Small Change' is a classic and stands as one of Tom Waits' most popular recordings.
Track Listing:
1. Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) - Tom Waits (6.4)
2. Step Right Up - Tom Waits (5.43)
3. Jitterbug Boy (Sharing a Curbstone With Chuck E. Weiss, Robert Marchese, Paul Body and the Mug and Artie) - Tom Waits (3.44)
4. I Wish I Was in New Orleans (In the Ninth Ward) - Tom Waits (4.53)
5. The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) [an Evening With Pete King] - Tom Waits (3.4)
6. Invitation to the Blues - Tom Waits (5.25)
7. Pasties and a G-string (At the Two O'clock Club) - Tom Waits (2.32)
8. Bad Liver and a Broken Heart (In Lowell) - Tom Waits (4.5)
9. The One That Got Away - Tom Waits (4.08)
10. Small Change (Got Rained On With His Own .38) - Tom Waits (5.07)
11. I Can't Wait to Get Off Work (And See My Baby On Montgomery Avenue) - Tom Waits (3.17)
Year of Production: 1976
