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Cannonball Adderley (1928–1975)

Author of Somethin' Else

93+ Works 231 Members 2 Reviews

About the Author

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Works by Cannonball Adderley

Somethin' Else (1958) 61 copies
Know What I Mean? (2011) 10 copies
Things Are Getting Better (1999) 5 copies
Cannonball's Bossa Nova (2000) 5 copies
African Waltz (1993) 4 copies
In New York (2008) 4 copies
Country preacher (1996) 3 copies
RADIO NIGHTS (2002) 2 copies
Cannonball Takes Charge (2002) 2 copies
In Japan 1 copy
Plus (1990) 1 copy
Seven Classic Albums 2 (2014) 1 copy
Greatest Hits (1990) 1 copy
Cannonball Enroute (1961) 1 copy
Know What I Mean? (1990) 1 copy
Dizzy's Business (1993) 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
Nippon Soul (1991) 1 copy
Discoveries 1 copy
Sharp Shooters (1992) 1 copy
Phenix (1999) 1 copy
Dis Here (2011) 1 copy
Know What I Mean (2001) 1 copy

Associated Works

Kind of Blue [sound recording] (1959) — Contributor — 389 copies, 3 reviews
Milestones (1958) — Alto Saxophone — 59 copies, 1 review
'58 Miles (1974) 18 copies

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Legal name
Adderley, Julian
Birthdate
1928-09-15
Date of death
1975-08-08
Gender
male
Occupations
jazz alto saxophonist
Short biography
Vers la fin des années 50, certains pensèrent que ce jeune « boulet de canon » (ses amis disaient « cannibale ») était un nouveau Charlie Parker. On sait aujourd’hui ce qu’il en est. Cette star pleine de punch du style hard bop était en réalité un fils lointain de Benny Carter, l’un des géants du saxophone alto classique, l'inventeur d’une manière basée avant tout sur une suprême élégance dans la construction mélodique. Avant de sombrer dans un commercialisme souvent redoutable, Cannonball Adderley enregistra quelques très beaux disques en compagnie de Miles Davis (voir ce nom) et avec son propre quintette, l’une des formations les plus populaires de l'époque. (Guide Akai du disque 1983 : Disques jazz blues pop rock, p. 13)
Nationality
USA
Associated Place (for map)
USA

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Reviews

7 reviews
TRACK SONG TITLE RATING

01 This Here 5
02 Spontaneous Combustion 4
03 Hi-Fly 5
04 You Got It! 4
05 Bohemia After Dark 4
06 Straight, No Chaser 5
07 This Here (Alternate Take) 5
08 You Got It! (Alternate Take) 5
Tracklist
1 Work Song
Written-By – N. Adderley*, O. Brown*
8:30
2 The Jive Samba
Written-By – Nat Adderley
10:59
3 Fiddler On The Roof
Written-By – J. Bock*, S. Harnick*
7:20
4 Mercy Mercy Mercy
Written-By – Josef Zawinul*
4:58
5 Why Am I Treated So Bad
Written-By – R. Staple*
7:41
6 Walk Tall
Written-By – E. Marrow*, J. Rein*, J. Zawinul*
2:38
7 74 Miles Away
Written-By – Josef Zawinul*
13:47
8 Country Preacher
Written-By – Josef Zawinul*
4:30
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Credits
Alto Saxophone – Cannonball Adderley
Bass – show more Sam Jones (tracks: 1 to 3), Victor Gaskin (tracks: 4 to 7), Walter Booker (tracks: 8)
Cornet – Nat Adderley
Design – Franko Caligiuri
Drums – Louis Hayes (tracks: 1 to 3), Roy McCordy* (tracks: 4 to 8)
Piano – Joe Zawinul
Tenor Saxophone – Charles Lloyd (tracks: 3), Yusef Lateef (tracks: 1, 2)
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Statistics

Works
93
Also by
3
Members
231
Popularity
#97,642
Rating
½ 4.5
Reviews
2
ISBNs
7
Languages
2

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