Cannonball Adderly:reccommendations sought

[jazzseeker]

Somethin' Else was indeed something else. What next?

[Jim Dye]

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One of my favorites. Great tunes. Great solos. The quintet at its finest.

[3pointdeli]

milt jackson/cannonball adderly "things are getting better"

[jazzseeker]

RE: Them Dirty Blues, is it worth it to get the Japanese 24 bit remastered editions?

[J Larsen]

With the caveat that I am not extremely familiar with his catalog, I'll endorse Jazz Workshop Revisited, which features Yusef Lateef. I play this one failry often. I also like Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, but I seem to be in the minority on that one.

[Aggie87]

IMO the recent Capitol remasters sound great! These are 24 bit remasters as well, from McMaster.

I'd also highly recommend the live Quintet at the Lighthouse:

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[catesta]

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Know What I Mean?

[Joe]

The recently reissued CANNONBALL TAKES CHARGE, which features him in quartet settings (with Wyn Kelly on piano) is superb.

The savoy material collected on SUMMER OF '55 is also pretty essential, IMHO.

[AfricaBrass]

I've always been partial to The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco.

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[Mr. Robinson]

Some fine recommendations. I'll put in a word for Cannonball Adderley and the Poll Winners with Wes Montgomery, Victor Feldman, Ray Brown and Louis Hayes. It probably not as good as many of the albums others have mentioned, but I like it if just for the grooving version of "Never Will I Marry" the closes the album. Quintet Plus is also really good. Wynton Kelly guests on a few tracks and it features Nat, Victor Feldman, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes. But, I love almost everything I've heard by Cannon. He's one of the real favorites.

[Mailman]

Know What I Mean. Wow seeing that one brings back memories. It was the first jazz record I ever bought. I paid 99 cents in a cut out bin. 1966.

[RonF]

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When Nancy was really singing jazz. ;)

[AfricaBrass]

Originally posted by RonF
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When Nancy was really singing jazz. ;)


This album is one of my favorites too!

[Muskrat Ramble]

The 2-disc set of Cannonball and brother Nat's EmArcy material, called Sophisticated Swing. The name of the album really does say it all. Most highly recommended. Joyous, stylish, elegant, hard-swining jazz from the 50's.

The Lighthouse disc is also really enjoyable. Pianist/composer Victor Feldman is one of the stars of the show there.

[BruceH]

I recently purchased The Poll Winners and can attest to its utter playability. Got to put in another vote for "Know What I Mean?" as well. There's tons of good Cannonball out there.

[RonF]

Originally posted by RonF
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When Nancy was really singing jazz. ;)

Let's try that again so we can see it!
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[a.j. zeitlin]

To the fine recordings already mentioned I'd add LUGANO, 1963

[walkin]

In San Fransisco is my fav:D

[James]

You're in for a world of fun, jazzseeker! Lots of good suggestions. My favs - the Nancy Wilson collaboration & "Know what I Mean" - but so many others are close seconds!

[tipitina]

Cannonball Rules! Fine selections by all.

Check out the latest Downbeat. Great stories by some of his sidemen!

[tipitina]

Miss Cannonball

[king ubu]

how about "nippon soul" or "live in new york"? the great sextet with the great mr. lateef! love that band. they're also on "jazz workshop revisited" (quite recently reissued on blue note) and on the wonderful "in europe!" (got this on lp, the blue note cd reissue though must follow soon as this is the seventh of the landmark (keepnews) recordings which cannonball took with him when he signed with capitol. the other six have all been reissued already on blue note)

[jazzseeker]

Thanks everyone. Its great to be exploring great music with people who have been there and heard that!

[BFrank]

A couple of really kicking live dates are "Jazz At The Philharmonic" and "What Is This Thing Called Soul". Not as well known as some of his other live sets, but just as strong.

[BruceH]

Originally posted by king ubu
how about "nippon soul"?

Nippon Soul is good; someone was good enough to make me a copy when I was just getting into Cannonball.
Has anyone mentioned his first Riverside album, Portrait of Cannonball? I found that used, but with Blue Mitchell and Bill Evans, it would actually be worth $18. Very, very good album, and accessable too.

[vibes]

Check out Cannonball on Gil Evans' "New Bottle, Old Wine." I've always found this one quite enjoyable. It's OOP, but should be able to be found without too much difficulty.

[BruceH]

And there's the newly reissued "Bohemia After Dark" album, with Donald Byrd, Horace Silver, and I believe Kenny Clarke on drums (at least on some of the tracks). the sound may not be the best, but these early sessions are worth a listen.

[Chris A.]

"I do think that it is exposure and promotion. Kids don't know anything about jazz, because a whole generation hasn't heard it. We've got a decade of people who have been constantly exposed to rock, you know, all their life--they're 20 or 25 years old, since they were 15, they have been listening to radio and watching television, and, in that length of time, they never heard of Thelonious Monk, they don't know what it means at all."

Cannonball Adderley - November 14, 1969