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Cannonball Adderley

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Both as the leader of his own bands as well as an alto and soprano saxophone stylist, Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley was one of the progenitors of the swinging, rhythmically robust style of music that became known as hard-bop. Born September 15, 1928, into a musical family in Florida, Adderley was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1950. He became leader of the 36th Army Dance Band, led his own band while studying music at the U.S. Naval Academy and then led an army band while stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Originally nicknamed "Cannibal" in high school for his voracious appetite, the nickname mutated into "Cannonball" and stuck. In 1955, Adderley traveled to New York City with his younger brother and lifelong musical partner, Nat Jr. (cornet)

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The Cannonball Adderley Quintet: The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco

Read "The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco" reviewed by Jim Santella


Reissued as part of Concord's Keepnews Collection, this classic Riverside album has stood the test of time. Brothers Julian “Cannonball Adderley and Nat Adderley had a terrific quintet going when they hit San Francisco in 1959 for a four-week run at The Jazz Workshop. They had soul, they had rhythm, and they had blues. This is ...

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Them Dirty Blues

Label: Capitol Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Work Song; Jeannine; Easy Living; Them Dirty Blues; Dat Dere; Del Sasser; Soon; Work Song (alternate version); Dat Dere (alternate take).Collective

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The Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Them Dirty Blues

Read "Them Dirty Blues" reviewed by Jim Santella


Quite familiar to the world’s jazz audience, “Dat Dere," “Work Song" and many more were brought to us by the Adderley brothers. This reissue brings together two sessions, recorded February 1 and March 29, 1960 in New York and Chicago. The New York date features Bobby Timmons, while the later, Chicago date substitutes Barry Harris. Originally ...

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In Person

Label: Capitol Records
Released: 1970
Track listing: Rumpelstiltskin; I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water; Save Your Love For Me; The Scene; Somewhere; The Scavenger; Sweet Emma; Zorba;

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In Person

Label: Capitol Records
Released: 1969
Track listing: Rumpelstiltskin; I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water; Save Your Love For Me; The Scene; Somewhere; The Scavenger; Sweet Emma; Zorba;

Album

Somethin' Else

Label: Blue Note
Released: 1963
Track listing: Somethin' Else, Part 1; Somethin' Else, Part 2;

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Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)

Label: Blue Note
Released: 1962
Track listing: Autumn Leaves, Part 1; Autumn Leaves, Part 2;


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