Cannonball Adderley, Live in '63 (Jazz Icons). Riding high on his success as a leader, the alto saxophonist was proud of his early 1960s sextet. These televised concerts capture him and his sidemen expansive and swinging. Yusef Lateef, Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes had integrated with Cannonball into one of the tightest small bands in jazz. Lateef was nearing the end of h...
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Cannonball Adderley will always be known for his work with Miles Davis in the late 1950s (he's the alto sax player on "Kind of Blue) and for the bands he led before and after that with his brother, trumpeter and cornetist Nat Adderley. Nat wrote "Work Song", which they play here. This was a big hit for them, and was played by many other jazz, R&B, and pop bands. Ray Charles did a wonderful voc...
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Everytime I listen to this track I just want to be there. I will not proclaim to know anything about Jazz -Its a new venture for me, but goddamn it this music kicks!
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Here's the Cannonball Adderly Quintet, with Mr. Zawinul manning the Wulitzer elecric, on the great jazz standard, 'Mercy, Mercy, Mercy'.Oh, by the way...Joe Zawinul wrote it.
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Mike the Knife says:Man, that sure was Somethin' Else! But it's not too hard to reconcile the two when you consider what incense, sitars and a tab of acid can to do the most urbane, sophisticated mind...http://mog.com/Cody_B/blog_post/149488
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Today would have been Cannonball Adderley's eightieth birthday, reason enough to bring you this video of his sextet. The band is Cannonball, his brother Nat, cornet; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax; Joe Zawinul, piano; Sam Jones, bass; and Louis Hayes, drums. The tune is "Jessica's Birthday" by Quincy Jones. The year was 1963.Adderley died on August 8, 1975.
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