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Carrying his saxophone case, Adderley waked into the Cafe Bohemia to hear some music, only to be asked by the band leader, Oscar Pettiford if he would sit in to replace his regular saxophone player who was late for the gig. Julian Edwin ‘Cannonball’ Adderley’s arrival on the New York scene in 1955 not only caught everyone by surprise but also blew them away.

Miles follows on muted trumpet and his solo is a beauty. A model of restraint, his solo is economy in motion, throwing the alto solo into stark relief. This restraint and is then imposed on Hank Jones who also produces a solo that is devoid of any superfluous notes or gestures.

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Manfred Mann – The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann". Discogs. September 11, 1964 . Retrieved April 4, 2023. Adderley’s band was as tight and compact as he was in stature, and it’s brilliant to hear on this record, the songs on which Miles Davis steps in, participating in like style and fashion, yet letting those signature Miles Davis elements shine through ... he was truly a generous man. Art Blakey will attest to that, so will Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Sara Vaughan, Dianh Washington, John Coltrane, Sergio Mendes, Wes Montgomery and Nancy Wilson ... Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones is said to have named both of his children Julian, in honor of Mr. Adderley ... and I’m sure I’ve left out a dozen more. Randel, Don Michael (1996). "Adderley, Cannonball". The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-674-37299-9. Following Miles’ majestic solo, Cannonball sounds a little glib as if waiting for inspiration to arrive.This it does in the form a glorious two horn dialogue that lifts the altoist to new heights. By the end of the 1960s, Adderley's playing began to reflect the influence of electric jazz. In this period, he released albums such as Accent on Africa (1968) and The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free (1970). In that same year, his quintet appeared at the Monterey Jazz Festival in California, and a brief scene of that performance was featured in the 1971 psychological thriller Play Misty for Me, starring Clint Eastwood. In 1975 he also appeared in an acting role alongside José Feliciano and David Carradine in the episode "Battle Hymn" in the third season of the TV series Kung Fu. [14]

Like Parker, Adderley had an outstanding technique on the his instrument and a tone that was shot through with the blues. There was also a soulful edge to his playing that would, in later years, soften the hard bop language into the gospel and soul influenced jazz of the sixties. As Leonard Feather’s original liner notes stated, “For those not familiar with the latest in terminology, that the title number of the Miles Davis original, which also provided the name for this album, is a phrase of praise. And if I may add my personal evaluation, I should like to emphasize that Cannonball and Miles and the whole rhythm section and, indeed, the entire album certainly can be described emphatically as ‘somethin’ else.’” So here, Cannonball, on his own date, somehow got Miles Davis to serve as a sideman, which is extremely rare. He's assembled a quintet of marvelous musicians. Hank Jones, too, is a very underappreciated Hall of Fame pianist. And of course you've got the great Art Blakey on drums and the very solid Sam Jones on bass, and they play perfectly on this record.Jazz has no place for stagnation. I know one thing for sure. You can’t repeat yourself night after night when you’re working with Miles Davis. Miles and Coltrane are creating all the time and the challenge is tremendous…Miles group is at is should be. It’s a laboratory. New and exciting music is played each night… I learn so much being around him.” Julian Edwin " Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928–August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. [2] [3] [4] Tirro, Frank (2000). "Adderley, Cannonball". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801933 . Retrieved October 7, 2022.

The truth is perhaps rather different with the benefit of hindsight, and knowing how the careers of each of the two musicians would develop in the years that followed. A.B. SPELLMAN: Cannonball is a musician who can play a whole lot of notes and so will put together very complex phrases. What Cannonball does here is sort of compromise his phrasing for Miles' seriousness of selection, and it works very, very well. a b Mathieson, Kenny (October 4, 2012). "Adderley, Cannonball [Julian Edwin]". Oxford Music Online. Vol.1. Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.a2226820. The saxophonist had formed his own band with his brother, Nat Adderley, on cornet and had signed a record contract with Savoy Records after his success at Café Bohemia.

Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5thed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958. Lydon, Michael, Ray Charles: Man and Music, Routledge (1996); updated edition, January 22, 2004, ISBN 0-415-97043-1. Adderley formed his own group with his brother Nat after signing onto the Savoy jazz label in 1955. He was noticed by Miles Davis, and it was because of his blues-rooted alto saxophone that Davis asked him to play with his group. [6] He joined the Davis band in October 1957, three months prior to the return of John Coltrane to the group. Davis's notably appears on Adderley's solo album Somethin' Else (also featuring Art Blakey and Hank Jones), which was recorded shortly after the two met. Adderley then played on the seminal Davis records Milestones and Kind of Blue. This period also overlapped with pianist Bill Evans' time with the sextet, an association that led to Evans appearing on Portrait of Cannonball and Know What I Mean?. [6]

He arrived fully formed as a vibrant and mature alto stylist who would go on to record on some of the most influential albums in the history of the music, and not to be mention some classic albums under his own name too. Julian Edwin Adderley was born on September 15, 1928, in Tampa, Florida to high school guidance counselor and cornet player Julian Carlyle Adderley and elementary school teacher Jessie Johnson. [7] [8] Elementary school classmates called him "cannonball" (i.e., "cannibal") after his voracious appetite. [7] Adderley was initiated as an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity (Gamma Theta chapter, University of North Texas, '60, and Xi Omega chapter, Frostburg State University, '70) and Alpha Phi Alpha [20] (Beta Nu chapter, Florida A&M University).Adderley, Nat (Nathaniel)". Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. Jazz.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2013 . Retrieved December 13, 2012. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet featured Cannonball on alto sax and his brother Nat Adderley on cornet. Cannonball's first quintet was not very successful; [13] however, after leaving Davis' group, he formed another group again with his brother. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Cannonball Adderley – Song Info – AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved August 1, 2018.



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