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{{Infobox album
| name       = Still on the Planet
| type       = Album
| artist     = [[Eddie Jefferson]]
| cover      = Still on the Planet.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1976
| recorded   = March 17, 1976
| venue      =
| studio     = Blue Rock Studios, NYC
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Muse Records|Muse]] <small>MR 5063</small>
| producer   = [[Bob Porter (record producer)|Bob Porter]]
| chronology = [[Eddie Jefferson]]
| prev_title = [[Things Are Getting Better (Eddie Jefferson album)|Things Are Getting Better]]
| prev_year  = 1974
| next_title = [[The Live-liest]]
| next_year  = 1976
}}
'''''Still on the Planet''''' (also released as '''''Godfather of Vocalese''''') is an album by vocalist [[Eddie Jefferson]] recorded in 1976 and released on the [[Muse Records|Muse]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5050.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP Series discography: 5050 to 5099] accessed November 22, 2017</ref>
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
}}
In his review for [[AllMusic]], Scott Yanow stated: "The innovative scat singer and vocalese lyricist was having a comeback during his final years, teaming up with altoist Richie Cole for spirited performances."<ref name="Allmusic">{{allMusic|first=Scott|last=Yanow|class=album|id=mw0000612666|title=''Still on the Planet'' – Review|accessdate= November 22, 2017}}</ref>
==Track listing==
# "I Got the Blues" ([[Lester Young]], Eddie Jefferson) – 5:33
# "Workshop (Blues for a Debutante)" (Jefferson) – 2:57
# "Sherry" ([[Hank Crawford]], Jefferson) – 3:20
# "[[Ornithology (composition)|Ornithology]]" ([[Charlie Parker]], [[Benny Harris]], Jefferson) – 8:17
# "Keep Walkin'" (Celia Ferguson, Jefferson) – 5:38
# "Zap! Carnivorous" ([[Mickey Tucker]], Jefferson) – 6:19
# "Pinetop's Boogie" ([[Pinetop Smith]], Jefferson) – 3:17
# "[[Chameleon (composition)|Chameleon]]" ([[Herbie Hancock]], [[Paul Jackson (bassist)|Paul Jackson]], [[Bennie Maupin]], [[Harvey Mason]], Jefferson) – 4:32
# "Chameleon" [alternate take] (Hancock, Jackson, Maupin, Mason, Jefferson) – 5:07 <small>Additional track on CD release</small>
==Personnel==
*[[Eddie Jefferson]] – vocals
*[[Waymon Reed]] – trumpet, [[flugelhorn]]
*[[Richie Cole (musician)|Richie Cole]] – [[alto saxophone]]
*[[Mickey Tucker]] – keyboards
*[[Rick Laird]] – [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Eddie Gladden]] – drums
==References==
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[[Category:1976 albums]]
[[Category:Eddie Jefferson albums]]
[[Category:Muse Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Bob Porter (record producer)]]