Cannonball Adderley Quintet
A brilliant jazz saxophonist who contributed to some of Miles Davis' greatest moments, Cannonball Adderley's soulful blues style cut through the more avant-garde and free-form sounds of the time and remained upbeat, direct and accessible. Born Julian Adderley on September 15, 1928, in Tampa, Florida, he was taught to play by his father and led army dance bands before getting his break in New York when he sat in with Oscar Pettiford's group. With his brother Nat Adderley on cornet, Adderley formed a quintet for his 1955 album Presenting Cannon Ball, later reissued as Presenting Cannonball. The album was not a success, but he continued to release a series of albums as a leader, building an audience along the way. Cannonball Adderley’s commercial profile rose even higher when he joined Miles Davis’s group and performed on his legendary albums Milestones (1958) and Kind of Blue (1959). Cannonball Adderley left Miles Davis’ group and put together a new quintet with his brother Nat Adderley, releasing a series of successful albums including The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (1959), At the Lighthouse (1960), and The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco (1961). Balancing his quintet work with other projects like the Cannonball Adderley Sextet. he continued to resurrect his quintet sporadically throughout the rest of his career and released albums that were more experimental in nature including Great Love Themes (1966), Accent on Africa (1968), The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free (1970), and Pyramid (1974). Musicians who performed in Cannonball Adderley’s quintet throughout the years included: pianists Bobby Timmons, Victor Feldman, George Duke, Wynton Kelly, and Bill Evans; bassists Ray Brown, Sam Jones, Walter Booker, and Victor Gaskin; drummers Louis Hayes and Roy McCurdy; and saxophonists Charles Lloyd and Yusef Lateef. Cannonball Adderley suffered a stroke and died on August 8, 1975. Nat Adderley died on January 2, 2000.
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Live in Lugano, 1963 (Live)
Jazz - Released by Blue Velvet on 17 feb. 2015
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Cannonball Adderley Sextet, Lugano 1963 / Swiss Radio Days, Jazz Series Vol.3
Jazz - Released by TCB - The Montreux Jazz Label™ on 1 jan. 1995
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The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York (Live)
Bebop - Released by Music Manager on 7 feb. 2022
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Pyramid (Instrumental)
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 jan. 1974
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Ralph J. Gleason's Jazz Casual, Vol. 1
Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Jazz - Released by Jazz Casual Records on 28 aug. 2012
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Autumn Leaves
Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball Adderley Quintet
Jazz - Released by We Go Home Records on 12 jun. 2023
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At the Lighthouse (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Pleasure on 26 apr. 2017
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Complete Recordings
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on 1 jan. 2007
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Volume 1: Montreal 1975 (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Essential Media Group on 9 nov. 2010
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Live in Paris, Vol. 2 (April 15th, 1961)
Bebop - Released by Body & Soul on 4 mei 2015
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The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 31 aug. 2020
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Live in San Francisco 1959
Jazz - Released by Mach60 Music on 18 mrt. 2012
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The Uptown (Mono Version)
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Cannonball Adderley Sextet In New York
Jazz - Released by Hallmark on 1 jan. 2000
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Live in Europe (Live)
Jazz - Released by Sinetone on 14 feb. 2014
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Cannonball’s Sharpshooters
Jazz - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on 15 apr. 2012
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