Tag Archives: Julian “Cannonball” Adderley

Cannonball Adderley: Money In The Pocket

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On August 16, 2005, “Capitol” label released “Money in the Pocket”, album by Cannonball Adderley. It was recorded in March 1966, at “The Club” in Chicago, and was produced by Tom Morgan and Michael Cuscuna.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Joe Zawinul – piano
  • Herbie Lewis – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.

  1. Money in the Pocket – Joe Zawinul
  2. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  3. Introduction to a Samba
  4. Hear Me Talkin’ to Ya – Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Nat Adderley
  5. Requiem for a Jazz Musician – Joe Zawinul
  6. Cannon’s Theme (aka Unit 7) – Sam Jones
  7. The Sticks
  8. Fiddler on the Roof – Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick

Cannonball Adderley: Cannonball Takes Charge

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In August 1959, “Riverside” label released “Cannonball Takes Charge”, the 14th Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded April – May 1959, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Albert “Tootie” Heath – drums
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.

  1. If This Isn’t Love – Burton Lane, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  2. I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn
  3. Serenata – Leroy Anderson
  4. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. Barefoot Sunday Blues
  6. Poor Butterfly – Raymond Hubbell, John Golden
  7. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer

Cannonbal Adderley: Domination

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In June 1965, “Capitol” label released “Domination”, the 33rd Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded April – May 1970, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Axelrod.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Marshal Royal, Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute 
  • Bob Ashton – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Danny Bank – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
  • Nat Adderley – cornet, trumpet
  • Jimmy Maxwell, Jimmy Nottingham, Clark Terry, Snooky Young – trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland, Willie Dennis, Jay Jay Johnson – trombone
  • Don Butterfield – tuba
  • Joe Zawinul – piano, electric piano
  • Richard Davis, Sam Jones, Walter Booker – bass
  • Grady Tate, Louis Hayes, Roy McCurdy – drums
  • Unidentified percussion
  • Unidentified 42-piece orchestra
  • Oliver Nelson, William Fischer – conductor, arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.

  1. Domination
  2. Cyclops – Nat Adderley
  3. Introduction to a Samba
  4. Shake a Lady – Ray Bryant
  5. Interlude – Jay Jay Johnson
  6. Mystified (aka Angel Face) – Joe Zawinul
  7. I Worship You – Cole Porter
  8. Gon Gong – Victor Feldman
  9. Experience in E – William Fischer, Joe Zawinul

Cannonball Adderley: Things Are Getting Better

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In February 1959, “Riverside” label released “Things Are Getting Better”, the 11th Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in October 1958, at “Reeves Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Milt Jackson – vibes
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Harris Levine – design
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Ken Braren – design
  • Charles Stewart – cover photography
  • Lawrence N. Shustak – liner photography
  • Orin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

 All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.

  1. Blues Oriental – Milt Jackson
  2. Things Are Getting Better
  3. Serves Me Right (Take 5) – Buddy Johnson
  4. Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie
  5. The Sidewalks of New York (Take 5) – James W. Blake, Charles B. Lawlor
  6. Sounds for Sid
  7. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter