In October 1968, “Capitol” label released “Accent on Africa”, the 43rd Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in June 1968, and was produced by David Axelrod.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – soprano and alto saxophone, varitone
Nat Adderley – cornet
Unidentified vocals, brass, reeds
Unidentified piano, harpsichord
Carol Kaye – guitar
Ray Brown – bass
Earl Palmer – drums
Unidentified percussion
H.B. Barnum – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.
In July 1956, “EmArcy” label released “In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley”, the fourth Julian Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in June 1956, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, flute
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Nat Adderley – cornet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Bobby Byrne, Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Junior Mance – piano
Keter Betts – bass
Charles “Specs” Wright – drums
Ernie Wilkins – conductor, arrangements
Track listing:
Dog My Cats – Ernie Wilkins
I’m Glad There Is You – Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz
Blues for Bohemia – Julian Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley
Junior’s Tune – Junior Mance
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
In May 1967, “Capitol” label released “Why Am I Treated So Bad!”, the 39th Cannonball Adderley (credited to Cannonball Adderley Quintet) album. It was recorded in March 1967, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by David Axelrod.
In December 1970, “Capitol” label released “The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free”, album by Cannonball Adderley Quintet album (the 49th Cannonball Adderley album overall). Live material was recorded in September 1970, at the 1970 “Monterey Jazz Festival”, and studio material was recorded in October 1970, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by David Axelrod.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – vocals, soprano and alto saxophone
Nat Adderley – vocals, cornet
Nat Adderley Jr. – vocals, piano, electric piano, guitar
Joe Zawinul – piano, electric piano, ring modulator
Walter Booker – bass
Bob West – bass
Roy McCurdy – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley except where noted.
Soul Virgo – George Duke, Mike Deasy, Rick Holmes
Rumplestiltskin – Joe Zawinul
Inquisition – Nat Adderley
Devastatement – Nat Adderley
Pra Dizer Adeus (To Say Goodbye) – Edú Lobo, Torquato Neto, Lani Hall
The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free – Nat Adderley Jr.
Sometime Ago – Sergio Mihanovich
Exquisition – Nat Adderley
Painted Desert – Joe Zawinul
Directions – Joe Zawinul
Down in Black Bottom – Nat Adderley
1-2-3-Go-O-O-O! – Joe Zawinul, Roy McCurdy, Walter Booker, Nat Adderley
Lonesome Stranger – Nat Adderley
Get Up Off Your Knees
Wild-Cat Pee
Alto Sex
Bridges – Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees
In February 1959, “Riverside” label released “Things Are Getting Better”, the eleventh Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Reeves Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Milt Jackson – vibes
Wynton Kelly – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Art Blakey – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley except where noted.
Blues Oriental – Milt Jackson
Things Are Getting Better
Serves Me Right [take 5] – Buddy Johnson
Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie
The Sidewalks of New York [take 5] – James W. Blake, Charles B. Lawlor
On November 22, 1955, “Savoy” label released “Bohemia After Dark”, the fourth Kenny Clarke album. It was recorded June – July 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, NJ, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
Kenny Clarke- drums
Cannonball Adderley- alto saxophone
Nat Adderley– cornet
Donald Byrd- trumpet tracks
Jerome Richardson- tenor saxophone, flute
Horace Silver- piano
Hank Jones- piano
Paul Chambers- bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley and Nat Adderley except where noted.
Bohemia After Dark – Oscar Pettiford
Chasm
Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya
With Apologies to Oscar
We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
In August 1958, “Blue Note” label released “Somethin’ Else”, the eight Julian “Cannonball” Adderley album. It was recorded on March 9, 1958, at “Van Gelder Studio” in New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley– alto saxophone
Miles Davis– trumpet
Hank Jones– piano
Sam Jones– bass
Art Blakey– drums
Rudy Van Gelder– recording
Track listing:
Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
Love for Sale – Cole Porter
Somethin’ Else – Miles Davis
One for Daddy-O – Nat Adderley
Dancing in the Dark – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
On September 2, 1958, “Columbia” label released “Milestones”, the 30th Miles Davis album . It was recorded February – March, 1958, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.
In July 1963, “Riverside” label released “Cannonball’s Bossa Nova”, the 26th Julian “Cannonball” Adderley album. It was recorded in December 1962, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
On August 17, 1959, “Columbia” label released “Kind of Blue” album by Miles Davis. It was recorded March 2 and April 22, 1959, at “Columbia’s 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero and Irving Townsend. The album 46 minutes of innovations, improvisation and musical excellence has changed not only the face of jazz but the course of modern music. “Kind of Blue” is not only the best selling jazz album of all times (it was certified quadruple platinum in sales by the “Recording Industry Association of America”) and Davis personal masterpiece but is also regarded as one of the most influential albums in the history of modern music ever. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Kind of Blue” at number 12 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.
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