Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley

by Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Adderley

Overview

An excellent collaboration of Nancy Wilson's voice with Cannonball Adderley's alto sax from the early '60s. While this 1961 recording was the first time Wilson was with Adderley in the studio, it was not the first time they had worked together. After singing with Rusty Bryant's band, Wilson had worked with Adderley in Columbus, Ohio. (It was there that Adderley encouraged her to go to N.Y.C. to do some recording, eventually leading to this session.) Not entirely a vocal album, five of the 12 cuts are instrumentals. A highlight is the gentle cornet playing of Nat Adderley behind Wilson, especially on "Save Your Love for Me" and "The Old Country." Cannonball Adderley's swinging, boppish sax is heard to excellent effect throughout. Joe Zawinul's work behind Wilson on "The Masquerade Is Over" demonstrates that he is a talented, sensitive accompanist. On the instrumental side, "Teaneck" and "One Man's Dream" are especially good group blowing sessions. On the other end of the spectrum, Adderley's alto offers a lovely slow tempo treatment of the Vernon Duke-Ira Gershwin masterpiece "I Can't Get Started." To keep the listeners on their musical toes, the first couple of bars of "Save Your Love for Me" are quotes from "So What" from the Miles Davis Sextet's seminal Kind of Blue session. Given the play list and the outstanding artists performing it, why any serious jazz collection would be without this classic album is difficult to comprehend. ~ Dave Nathan

Product Details

Release Date:	10/02/2015
Label:	Hallmark
UPC:	5050457161323

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nancy Wilson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Cannonball Adderley   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Sam Jones   Bass
Louis Hayes   Drums
Joe Zawinul   Piano
Nat Adderley   Cornet

Technical Credits

Nancy Wilson   Performer
Sam Jones   Composer
Charles Wright   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Joe Zawinul   Composer
Curtis Reginald Lewis   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Franko Caligiuri   Design
Frank Loesser   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Curtis Lewis   Composer
Nat Adderley, Jr.   Composer
Nat Adderley   Composer
Michael Cuscuna   Reissue Producer
Tom Morgan   Producer
Buddy Johnson   Composer
Cannonball Adderley   Performer
Allie Wrubel   Composer
Truman Capote   Composer
Andy Wiswell   Producer
Larry Walsh   Remixing
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Herbert Magidson   Composer