Nat Adderley
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Nathaniel Adderley was an American
jazz
cornet
and trumpet
player who played in the hard bop
and soul jazz
genres. He was the brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
.
when both parents were hired to teach at Florida A&M University
. He and Cannonball played with Ray Charles
in the early 1940s in Tallahassee. In the 1950s he worked with his brother's original group, with Lionel Hampton
, and with J. J. Johnson, then in 1959 joined his brother's new quintet and stayed with it until Cannonball's death in 1975. He composed "Work Song," "Jive Samba," and "The Old Country" for this group.
After his brother's death he led his own groups and recorded extensively. During this period he worked with, among others, Ron Carter
, Sonny Fortune
, Johnny Griffin
, Antonio Hart
, and Vincent Herring
.
He also helped in the founding and development of the annual Child of the Sun Jazz Festival, held annually at Florida Southern College
in Lakeland, Florida.
Adderley lived on 112th Street in Harlem
in the 1960s and in Teaneck, New Jersey
in the 1970s, before moving to Lakeland, Florida
. He had also lived near his brother in Corona, Queens
.
Upon his death as a result of complications from diabetes in January 2000, Adderley was interred near his brother in the Southside Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida
. His son, Nat Adderley, Jr.
a keyboardist, was Luther Vandross
' long time musical director.
With Charlie Byrd
With Bennie Green
and Gene Ammons
With Jimmy Heath
With Philly Joe Jones
With Wynton Kelly
With Sonny Rollins
With Don Wilkerson
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
cornet
Cornet
The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
and trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
player who played in the hard bop
Hard bop
Hard bop is a style of jazz that is an extension of bebop music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz which incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano...
and soul jazz
Soul jazz
Soul jazz is a development of jazz incorporating strong influences from blues, soul, gospel and rhythm and blues in music for small groups, often an organ trio featuring a Hammond organ.- Overview :Soul jazz is often associated with hard bop. Mark C...
genres. He was the brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Julian Cannonball Adderley
Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard-bop era of the 1950s and 1960s....
.
Biography
Adderley moved to Tallahassee, FloridaTallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
when both parents were hired to teach at Florida A&M University
Florida A&M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, the state capital, and is one of eleven member institutions of the State University System of Florida...
. He and Cannonball played with Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
in the early 1940s in Tallahassee. In the 1950s he worked with his brother's original group, with Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy...
, and with J. J. Johnson, then in 1959 joined his brother's new quintet and stayed with it until Cannonball's death in 1975. He composed "Work Song," "Jive Samba," and "The Old Country" for this group.
After his brother's death he led his own groups and recorded extensively. During this period he worked with, among others, Ron Carter
Ron Carter
Ron Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist who has recorded numerous times on that...
, Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune
Sonny Fortune is an American jazz alto saxophonist and flautist. He also plays soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet.-Biography:...
, Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
John Arnold Griffin III was an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist.- Early life and career :Griffin studied music at DuSable High School in Chicago under Walter Dyett, starting out on clarinet before moving on to oboe and then alto sax...
, Antonio Hart
Antonio Hart
Antonio Hart is a jazz alto saxophonist. He attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, studied with Andy McGhee at Berklee College of Music, and has a master's degree from Queens College, City University of New York. His initial training was classical, but he switched to jazz in college...
, and Vincent Herring
Vincent Herring
Vincent Herring is an American jazz hard bop and post-bop saxophonist and flautist.-Biography:Herring's formal musical education began at age 11, when he started playing saxophone in school bands and studying privately at Dean Frederick's School Of Music in Vallejo, California...
.
He also helped in the founding and development of the annual Child of the Sun Jazz Festival, held annually at Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was selected by U.S...
in Lakeland, Florida.
Adderley lived on 112th Street in Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
in the 1960s and in Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
in the 1970s, before moving to Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...
. He had also lived near his brother in Corona, Queens
Corona, Queens
Corona is a densely-populated neighborhood in the former Township of Newtown in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States...
.
Upon his death as a result of complications from diabetes in January 2000, Adderley was interred near his brother in the Southside Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
. His son, Nat Adderley, Jr.
Nat Adderley, Jr.
Nat Adderley, Jr. is an American pop and rhythm and blues music arranger and pianist who spent much of his music career arranging for Luther Vandross. The scion of a famed jazz family, his father Nat Adderley was a composer and jazz cornet and trumpet player, while his uncle Cannonball Adderley ...
a keyboardist, was Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
' long time musical director.
As leader
- 1955: That's NatThat's NatThat's Nat is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley first released on the Savoy label featuring performances by Adderley with Jerome Richardson, Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall, and Kenny Clarke.-Reception:...
(SavoySavoy RecordsSavoy Records is an American record label specializing in jazz, R&B and gospel. Starting in the mid 1940s, Savoy played an important part in popularizing bebop.Savoy Records is an American record label specializing in jazz, R&B and gospel. Starting in the mid 1940s, Savoy played an important part...
) - 1955: Introducing Nat AdderleyIntroducing Nat Adderley-Track listing:# "Watermelon" - 2:47# "Little Joanie Walks" - 4:06# "Two Brothers" - 3:32# "I Should Care" - 4:28# "Crazy Baby" - 6:03# "New Arrival" - 6:43# "Sun Dance" - 3:53# "Fort Lauderdale" - 3:22...
(WingWing RecordsWing Records was a record label subsidiary of Mercury Records, founded in 1955, that enjoyed its greatest success during the late 50s. In 1986, the label was revived by Mercury's parent company PolyGram and, just before its final fade, the label enjoyed a brief success with then new R&B singers...
) - 1956: To the Ivy League from NatTo the Ivy League from NatTo the Ivy League from Nat is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley released on the EmArcy label featuring performances by Adderley with his brother Cannonball Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones/Al McKibbon, and Charles "Specs" Wright with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins...
(EmArcyEmArcy RecordsEmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by Mercury Records, and today a European jazz label owned by Universal Music Group. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company....
) - 1958: Branching OutBranching Out-Track listing:# "Sister Caroline" - 5:50# "Well, You Needn't" - 8:20# "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" - 4:29# "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" - 4:59...
(RiversideRiverside RecordsRiverside Records was a United States record label specializing in jazz. Founded by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer under his firm Bill Grauer Productions, Inc. in 1953, the label was a major presence in the jazz record industry for a decade...
) - 1959: Much BrassMuch Brass-Track listing:# "Blue Concept" - 7:37# "Little Miss" - 4:28# "Israel" - 3:53# "What Next?" - 3:20# "Moving" - 5:03# "Blue Brass Groove" - 5:39...
(Riverside) - 1960: Work SongWork SongWork Song is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, recorded in January 1960 and released on the Riverside label. It features Adderley with Bobby Timmons, Wes Montgomery, Sam Jones, Percy Heath, Keter Betts and Louis Hayes in various combinations from a trio to a sextet, with the unusual sound of...
(Riverside) - 1960: That's Right!That's Right!-Track listing:# "The Old Country" - 3:56# "Chordnation" - 6:11# "The Folks Who Live On the Hill" - 4:15# "Tadd" - 4:17# "You Leave Me Breathless" - 4:16...
(Riverside) - 1961: Naturally!Naturally!-Track listing:# "Naturally" - 5:05# "Seventh Son" [aka "Lateef Minor Seventh"] - 6:51# "Love Letters" - 4:16# "This Man's Dream" - 5:29...
(Jazzland) - 1962: In the BagIn the Bag (album)-Track listing:# "In the Bag" - 6:23# "Sister Wilson" - 3:20# "R.S.V.P." - 3:58# "Low Brown" - 4:42# "Mozart-In'" - 6:32# "New Arrival" - 5:35# "Chatterbox" - 6:36...
(Jazzland) - 1963: Little Big HornLittle Big Horn (album)-Track listing:# "El Chico" - 6:42# "Foo Foo" - 4:11# "Loneliness" - 4:14# "Little Big Horn" - 5:20# "Half-Time" - 4:48# "Broadway Lady" - 4:19# "Roses for Your Pillow" - 5:11# "Hustle With Russell" - 4:20...
(Riverside) - 1964: AutobiographyAutobiography (Nat Adderley album)Autobiography was the ninth album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley. It was released in 1964 as a vinyl record, his first after moving to Atlantic Records...
(AtlanticAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
) - 1966: Sayin' Somethin'Sayin' Somethin'-Track listing:# "Manchild" - 2:48# "Call Me" - 3:08# "Walls of Jericho" - 6:56# "Gospelette" - 3:13# "Satin Doll" - 2:43# "Cantaloupe Island" - 7:22...
(Atlantic) - 1966: Live at Memory LaneLive at Memory Lane-Track listing:# "On My Journey Now" - 4:49# "Fun" - 6:40# "In the Good Old Summertime" - 9:49# "Lavender Woman" - 8:16# "Painted Desert" - 8:48# "Theme" - 4:49...
(Atlantic) - 1968: The ScavengerThe Scavenger-Track listing:# "The Scavenger" - 8:07# "Bittersweet" - 4:45# "But Not For Me" - 5:53# "Sweet Emma" - 4:47# "Rise, Sally, Rise" - 5:19# "Unilateral" - 5:58# "Melnat" - 3:00...
(MilestoneMilestone RecordsMilestone Records is a United States based jazz record label, founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New York City. The company was incorporated into Fantasy Records in 1972, since then it has been used for reissues as well as for new recordings....
) - 1968: You, BabyYou, Baby-Track listing:# "You Baby" - 2:46# "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" - 3:20# "Electric Eel" - 4:58# "Early Chanson" [aka "Joe's Blues #1"] - 2:25# "Denise" -Track listing:# "You Baby" (Ivy Hunter, Jack Goga, Jeffrey Bowen) - 2:46# "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jim Webb) - 3:20# "Electric Eel" -...
(CTICTI RecordsCTI Records was a jazz record label founded in 1967 by producer/A&R manager Creed Taylor. Initially, CTI was a subsidiary of A&M Records, but the label went independent in 1970...
) - 1968: Calling Out LoudCalling Out Loud-Track listing:# "Biafra" - 6:32# "Haifa" - 4:57# "St. M" - 3:37# "Grey Moss" - 3:43# "Nobody Knows" - 5:53# "Comin' Out the Shadows" - 5:09# "Ivan's Holiday" - 3:14...
(CTI) - 1972: Soul ZodiacSoul Zodiac-Track listing:# "Introduction" - 3:02# "Aries" - 4:57# "Libra" - 3:21# "Capricorn" - 6:13# "Aquarius" - 7:57# "Pisces" - - 3:53# "Sagittarius" - 5:21...
(CapitolCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
) - 1972: Soul of the BibleSoul of the Bible-Track listing:# "In the Beginning" - 1:20# "Yield" - 2:20# "Obeah" - 7:36# "Fun in the Church" - 7:08# "The Eternal Walk" - 6:48...
(CapitolCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
) - 1974: Double ExposureDouble Exposure (album)-Track listing:# "Watermelon Man" - 3:37 # "Go and Pass" - 4:20 # "Quit It" - 3:46 # "Conant 19" - 5:02 # "Traffic" - 4:05 # "In a Silent Way" - 5:20...
(PrestigePrestige RecordsPrestige Records was a jazz record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock. The company was located at 203 South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under the names of several...
) - 1976: Don't Look Back (Inner City)
- 1976: Hummin' (Little David)
- 1978: A Little New York Midtown Music (Galaxy)
- 1982: Blue Autumn [live] (Evidence)
- 1983: On the Move [live] (Theresa)
- 1989: We Remember Cannon (In & Out)
- 1990: Autumn Leaves [live] (Evidence)
- 1990: Talkin' About You (Landmark)
- 1990: The Old Country (Enja)
- 1990: Work Song: Live at Sweet Basil [live] (Peter Pan)
- 1992: Workin' (Timeless)
- 1993: Working (Sound Service)
- 1994: Good Company (Jazz Challenge)
- 1994: Live at the 1994 Floating Jazz Festival (Chiaroscuro)
- 1995: Live on Planet Earth (West Wind RecordsWest Wind RecordsWest Wind Records was a jazz record label, releasing albums by many notable musicians during the 1980s.Some of these albums were previously issued on labels such as Circle Records .-Discography:*001 Anthony Braxton - The Coventry Concert 1980...
) - 1995: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Evidence)
As sideman
With Cannonball Adderley- Presenting Cannonball AdderleyPresenting Cannonball AdderleyPresenting Cannonball Adderley is the debut album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Savoy label featuring a quintet with Nat Adderley, Hank Jones, Paul Chambers, and Kenny Clarke. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Already at this early stage, Adderley was a powerful...
(1955) - Julian "Cannonball" AdderleyJulian "Cannonball" Adderley (album)-Track listing:# "Cannonball" - 4:17# "Willows" - 4:59# "Everglade" - 3:44# "Cynthia's in Love" - 3:07# "The Song Is You" - 4:16...
(1955) - In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball AdderleyIn the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball AdderleyIn the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley is the fourth album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his third released on the EmArcy label, featuring a big band with Nat Adderley, Jerome Richardson, Ernie Royal, Bobby Byrne, Jimmy Cleveland, Danny Bank, Junior Mance, Keter Betts,...
(1956) - Sophisticated SwingSophisticated SwingSophisticated Swing is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his fourth released on the EmArcy label, featuring performances with Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones, and Jimmy Cobb.-Reception:...
(1957) - Cannonball EnrouteCannonball EnrouteCannonball Enroute is the sixth album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his first released on the Mercury label, featuring performances with Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones, and Jimmy Cobb.- Reception :...
(1957) - Cannonball's SharpshootersCannonball's SharpshootersCannonball's Sharpshooters is the seventh album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, and his second released on the Mercury label, featuring performances with Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones, and Jimmy Cobb...
(1958) - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San FranciscoThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San FranciscoThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco is a 1959 album by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet.The groundbreaking album launched "soul jazz", according to NPR, bridging "the gap between bebop and funk"....
(1959) - Them Dirty BluesThem Dirty BluesThem Dirty Blues is an album by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, recorded in 1960.- Track listing :# “Work Song” – 5:07#“Dat Dere” – 5:29#“Easy Living” – 4:19...
(1960) - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the LighthouseThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the LighthouseThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Lighthouse is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label featuring a performance by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Victor Feldman, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars...
(1960) - African WaltzAfrican WaltzAfrican Waltz is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label and performed by Adderley with an orchestra conducted by Ernie Wilkins. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states "The music on this CD reissue is better than it should be...
(1961) - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet PlusThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet PlusThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Wynton Kelly, Victor Feldman, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes...
(1961) - Nancy Wilson and Cannonball AdderleyNancy Wilson and Cannonball AdderleyNancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley is a 1961 studio album by Cannonball Adderley and his quintet with Nancy Wilson sitting in "as a sort of easy-going third horn"...
(1961) - The Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New YorkThe Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New YorkThe Cannonball Adderley Sextet in New York is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Village Vanguard and released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.The Allmusic review by...
(1962) - Cannonball in Europe!Cannonball in Europe!Cannonball in Europe! is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Comblain-la-Tour in Belgium and released on the Capitol label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes...
(1962) - Jazz Workshop RevisitedJazz Workshop RevisitedJazz Workshop Revisited is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco and released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes...
(1962) - Autumn Leaves (1963)
- Nippon SoulNippon SoulNippon Soul is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Sankei Hall in Tokyo during his 1963 Japanese tour and released on the Riverside label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Yusef Lateef, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes...
(1963) - Cannonball Adderley Live!Cannonball Adderley Live!Cannonball Adderley Live! is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at Shelly's Mann Hole and released on the Capitol label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes...
(1964) - Live Session!Live Session!-Track listing:# Cannonball Adderley's Introduction - 0:28# "Big City" - 3:19# "Next Time I See You" - 3:53# "I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco" - 3:20# "Ten Years of Tears" - 2:48...
(1964) - Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the RoofCannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the RoofCannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol label featuring performances of material from the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Charles Lloyd, Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes...
(1964) - DominationDomination (Cannonball Adderley album)Domination is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the Capitol label featuring performances of by Adderley with an orchestra conducted by Oliver Nelson. The CD release added the bonus track "Experience in E" composed by Joe Zawinul and originally released on the 1970 album...
(1965) - Money in the PocketMoney in the PocketMoney in the Pocket is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at The Club in Chicago in 1966, but not released on the Capitol label until 2005, featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Lewis and Roy McCurdy...
(1966) - Great Love ThemesGreat Love ThemesGreat Love Themes is an album recorded in April, 1966 by jazz saxophonist Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley. It was released on the Capitol label featuring performances of Broadway show tunes by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Lewis and Roy McCurdy...
(1966) - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' is a 1966 album by jazz musician Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. Though the original liner notes state that it was recorded at the Club DeLisa in Chicago, it was actually recorded at Capitol's Hollywood studio with an invited audience and an open bar...
(1966) - Cannonball in JapanCannonball in JapanCannonball in Japan is a live recording by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet at the Sankei Hall in Tokyo, Japan.- Track listing :#"Work Song" – 4:30#"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" – 5:20...
(1966) - 74 Miles Away74 Miles Away74 Miles Away is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in Hollywood, California in 1967 featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Victor Gaskin and Roy McCurdy. The Allmusic review by Richard S...
(1967) - Why Am I Treated So Bad!Why Am I Treated So Bad!Why Am I Treated So Bad! is a live album by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, recorded at the Capitol studios in Los Angeles in 1967.The song "I'm on My Way", was written by his nephew Nat Adderley, Jr., who at the time was an 11-year-old living in Teaneck, New Jersey.- Track listing :#...
(1967) - In Person (1968)
- Accent on AfricaAccent on AfricaAccent on Africa is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in 1968 for the Capitol label featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley and unidentified percussion section, vocalists, and big band. The Allmusic review by Richard S...
(1968) - Radio NightsRadio NightsRadio Nights is an album released in 1991 featuring previously unreleased live radio broadcasts by the Cannonball Adderley Quartet, Quintet and Sextet from New York City's Half Note Club jazz club. They were recorded by Alan Grant and broadcast live on radio in the last week of 1967 and the first...
(1968) - Country PreacherCountry PreacherCountry Preacher is a live album recorded by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet in 1969.Recorded at an unidentified church meeting of the Chicago chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Operation Breadbasket, the album spent two months in the Cash Box R&B charts in 1970.Described by...
(1969) - The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & OrchestraThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet & OrchestraThe Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in Los Angeles, California in 1970 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet featuring Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with an unidentified orchestra conducted by...
(1970) - Love, Sex, and the ZodiacLove, Sex, and the ZodiacLove, Sex, and the Zodiac is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in Berkeley, California in 1970, but not released on the Fantasy label until 1974, featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet featuring Nat Adderley, Hal Galper, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest...
(1970) - The Price You Got to Pay to Be FreeThe Price You Got to Pay to Be FreeThe Price You Got to Pay to Be Free is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in Los Angeles, California in 1970 featuring performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest appearances by Nat Adderley, Jr. and Bob West. The...
(1970) - The Happy PeopleThe Happy PeopleThe Happy People is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded in 1970, but not released on the Capitol label until 1972, and performed by Adderley's Quintet featuring Nat Adderley, George Duke, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest musicians and vocalists...
(1970) - The Black MessiahThe Black MessiahThe Black Messiah is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, California in 1970 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, George Duke, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest appearances by Airto Moreira, Mike Deasy,...
(1970) - Music You AllMusic You AllMusic You All is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, California in 1970 at the same residency that produced The Black Messiah and featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, George Duke, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy...
(1970) - Inside StraightInside Straight (album)Inside Straight is a live album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in 1973 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, Hal Galper, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest percussionist King Errisson...
(1973) - PyramidPyramid (Cannonball Adderley album)Pyramid is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in 1974 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, Hal Galper, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest appearances by Phil Upchurch, George Duke, and Jimmy Jones...
(1974) - PhenixPhenix (album)Phenix is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in 1975 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, Michael Wolff, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest percussionist Airto Moreira and sessions featuring past...
(1975) - LoversLovers (Cannonball Adderley album)Lovers is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in 1975 featuring the last recorded performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Alvin Batiste, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira with a posthumous track...
(1975) - Big Man (1975)
With Charlie Byrd
Charlie Byrd
Charlie Lee Byrd was a famous and versatile American guitarist born in Suffolk, Virginia. His earliest and strongest musical influence was Django Reinhardt, the famous gypsy guitarist. Byrd became the American guitarist who best understood and played Brazilian music, especially the Bossa Nova genre...
- Top Hat (1975)
With Bennie Green
Bennie Green
Bennie Green was an American jazz trombonist.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Green worked in the orchestras of Earl Hines and Charlie Ventura, and recorded as bandleader through the 1950s and 1960s.-As leader:...
and Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons
Eugene "Jug" Ammons also known as "The Boss," was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and the son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons.-Biography:...
- The Swingin'estThe Swingin'estThe Swingin'est is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green and saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1958 and released on the Vee-Jay label.-Reception:...
(1958)
With Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
James Edward Heath , nicknamed Little Bird, is an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. He is the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath.-Biography:...
- The Thumper
With Philly Joe Jones
Philly Joe Jones
Joseph Rudolph Jones was a Philadelphia-born United States jazz drummer, known as the drummer for the Miles Davis Quintet.Philly Joe Jones was often confused with another influential jazz drummer, Jo Jones...
- Blues for Dracula (1958)
With Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly was a Jamaican-born jazz pianist, who spent his career in the United States. He is perhaps best known for working with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1959-1962.-Biography:...
- Kelly BlueKelly BlueKelly Blue is an album by American jazz pianist Wynton Kelly, released in 1959.-History:Coming off of his success as a sideman with Miles Davis’ sextet, Riverside Records gave Kelly an opportunity to expand on his solo career...
(1959)
With Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is a Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St...
- Sonny Rollins and the Big BrassSonny Rollins and the Big BrassSonny Rollins and the Big Brass is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded for the MetroJazz label, later reissued on Verve Records...
(1958)
With Don Wilkerson
Don Wilkerson
Don Wilkerson was an American soul jazz / R&B tenor saxophonist born in Moreauville, Louisiana, probably better known for his Blue Note Records recordings in the 1960s as bandleader with guitarist Grant Green. Prior to signing with the label, he worked frequently with Cannonball Adderley...
- The Texas TwisterThe Texas TwisterThe Texas Twister is the debut album by American saxophonist Don Wilkerson recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.-Reception:...
(1960)