The Best of Cannonball Adderley: The Capitol Years

by Cannonball Adderley

Overview

Thanks to its ownership of some of Cannonball Adderley's Riverside recordings, Capitol was able to stretch the definition of Best of Cannonball Adderley: The Capitol Years a bit in this hits collection. Beginning with a pair of live Riverside tracks from Adderley's short-lived sextet with Yusef Lateef ("Work Song," "Jive Samba"), the CD enters the Capitol years proper with the surprisingly effective treatment of "Fiddler on the Roof," continues with three hits centered around Joe Zawinul's soul/gospel electric piano ("Mercy Mercy Mercy," "Why Am I Treated So Bad?," and "Walk Tall"), the tension-wracked "74 Miles Away," and the relaxed "Country Preacher." There are missing ingredients, like the orchestral recordings, the excursions into electric music in the early '70s. Yet from the evidence of this strong lineup -- almost all of it recorded live, and often prefaced by Adderley's ingratiating spoken intros -- it would be very hard to argue (as some have) that his Capitol period was one long commercial sellout. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	03/26/1991
Label:	Capitol / Blue Note
UPC:	0077779548224

Tracks

1. Work Song
2. The Jive Samba
3. Fiddler on the Roof
4. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
5. Why (Am I Treated So Bad)
6. Walk Tall
7. 74 Miles Away
8. Country Preacher

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cannonball Adderley   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Cannonball Adderley Sextet   Primary Artist
Walter Booker   Guest Artist,Bass
Louis Hayes   Guest Artist,Drums
Sam Jones   Guest Artist,Bass
Joe Zawinul   Guest Artist,Piano
Charles Lloyd   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Yusef Lateef   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Nat Adderley   Guest Artist,Cornet
Victor Gaskin   Bass
Roy McCordy   Drums

Technical Credits

Franko Caligiuri   Design
Jim Rein   Composer
James Rein   Composer
Joe Zawinul   Composer
Rupert Willington   Composer
Ron McMaster   Digital Transfers
Marrow   Composer
Queen Esther Marrow   Composer
Nat Adderley, Jr.   Composer
Nat Adderley   Composer
Michael Cuscuna   Compilation Producer
Winston Rodney   Composer
Oscar Brown, Jr.   Composer
Orrin Keepnews   Producer
Jerry Bock   Composer
Roebuck "Pops" Staples   Composer
Delroy Hines   Composer
Sheldon Harnick   Composer
David Axelrod   Producer