Monday, June 18, 2018

Cannonball Adderley






































Artist:  Cannonball Adderley
Birth Name:  Julian Edwin Adderley
Born:  September 15, 1928.  Tampa, Florida, USA
Died:  August 8, 1975 (Aged 46).  Gary, Indiana, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Modal Jazz, Jazz Rock, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Teacher, Saxophonist
Instruments: Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

Cannonball Adderley was an American Jazz Saxophonist of the Hard Bop Era of the 1950s and 1960s.  He worked with Miles Davis on album King Of Blue (1959).  In 1966, his single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" a crossover hit on the Pop Charts.  He was with his brother Nat Adderley, a long time member of his band.













Title:  At The Lighthouse (Limited Edition) (2018)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Modal Jazz, Jazz Rock, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Jazz Images
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1  Sack O' Woe  (10:45)
 2.  Big 'P"  (5:49)
 3.  Blue Daniel  (7:24)
 4.  Azule Serape  (9:23)
 5.  Exodus  (7:35)
 6.  What Is This Thing Called Love  (4:47)

Bonus Tracks:

 7.  Blue Daniel #2 (7:19)
 8.  Azule Serape #2 (Studio Version)  (6:30)
 9.  Big "P" #2 (Studio Version)  (3:55)

Personnel:

Cannonball Adderley:  Alto Saxophone
Nat Adderley:  Cornet
Victor Feldman;  Piano
Sam Jones:  Bass
Louis Hayes:  Drums

At The Lighthouse is a live album by Cannonball Adderley, originally released in 1960 by Riverside Records, remastered and reissued on May 25, 2018 by Jazz Images, recorded at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California, October 16, 1960, featuring Nat Adderley, Victor Feldman, Sam Jones and Louis Hays.



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