For True

For True is a studio album by American jazz musician Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews. The album was released on September 13, 2011 on Verve Forecast Records as a follow-up to his major label debut, Backatown (2010). It reached number 1 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart and was his first album to chart on the Billboard 200.

Personnel
Per liner notes 
 * Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews – vocals, trombone, trumpet, organ, piano, keyboard, synth bass, percussion


 * Orleans Avenue
 * Pete Murano – guitar
 * Mike Ballard – bass
 * Joey Peebles – drums
 * Dwayne Williams – percussion
 * Dan Oestreicher – baritone saxophone
 * Tim McFatter – tenor saxophone


 * Additional musicians
 * 5th Ward Weebie – vocals on "Buckjump"
 * Ben Ellman – percussion on "Buckjump"; Harmonica on "Big 12"
 * Charlie Smith – percussion on "Buckjump"
 * Warren Haynes – guitar solo on "Encore"
 * Jeff Beck – guitar solo on "For True"
 * Clarence Slaughter – tenor sax on "Lagniappe" (Part 1 & 2)
 * Stanton Moore – drums on "Lagniappe" (Part 1 & 2)
 * Kid Rock – vocals on "Mrs. Orleans"
 * Robert Mercurio – bass on "Mrs. Orleans"
 * Ivan Neville – vocals and clavinet on "Nervis"
 * Cyril Neville – vocals on "Nervis"
 * Lenny Kravitz – bass on "Roses"
 * Ledisi – vocals on "Then There Was You"


 * Production
 * Ben Ellman – producer, engineer
 * Mikael "Count" Eldridge – mixing, mastering, additional production on tracks 1, 3, 9, and 12
 * George Drakoulias – producer on track 6
 * David Bianco – mixing on track 6
 * Ben Lorio – engineer on tracks 2 and 9
 * Charles Smith – vocal engineer
 * Kirk Edwards – photography
 * Meire Murakami – design
 * Vartan – art direction