Ultimate Cannonball Adderley

by Cannonball Adderley

Overview

As another entry in Verve's Ultimate series, this brings together 16 classic recordings by Cannonball Adderly, all of them personally selected by former band pianist Joe Zawinul. Beginning with a trio of tunes from 1958's Emarcy Small Group Sessions, the set moves on to include Adderly in quintet and larger group configurations, and even a trio of sides from his sessions backed by a string orchestra playing ballads. Adderly was the next logical step after Charlie "Bird" Parker, and his alto sax work was second to none, utilizing Bird's style and mixing it up with healthy doses from Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter to create his own potent style. His duets with John Coltrane on "Limehouse Blues," "Wabash," "Grand Central," and "The Sleeper" are jazz on the edge with both saxophonists challenging each other in the friendliest of musical competitions. This is a topnotch set that belongs in any jazz lover's collection. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	09/28/1999
Label:	Verve / Polygram / Universal
UPC:	0731455971026
Rank:	133217

Tracks

1. Jubilation
2. What's New?
3. Hoppin' John
4. Sam's Tune
5. I'll Never Stop Loving You
6. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
7. I'm Glad There Is You
8. Casa de Marcel
9. I've Never Been in Love Before
10. Little Girl Blue
11. Broadway at Basin Street
12. Cannon Bilt
13. Limehouse Blues
14. Wabash
15. Grand Central
16. The Sleeper

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cannonball Adderley   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Nat Adderley   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Ray Brown & All-Star Band   Primary Artist
John Coltrane   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Ray Brown   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Cannonball Adderley Quintet   Primary Artist
Jimmy Cobb   Guest Artist
Joe Zawinul   Guest Artist
Wynton Kelly   Guest Artist
Clark Terry   Guest Artist
Yusef Lateef   Guest Artist
Richard Hayman   Conductor
Ernie Wilkins   Conductor
The All Star Big Band   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Al Frisch   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Paul Mertz   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Paul Madeira   Composer
Robert Haggart   Composer
Phillip Braham   Composer
Frank Loesser   Composer
Sid Wayne   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bob Haggart   Composer
Douglas Furber   Composer
Nicholas Brodszky   Composer
John Coltrane   Composer
Philip Braham   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Marcel Daniels   Composer
Cannonball Adderley   Composer
Nat Adderley   Composer
Nat Adderley, Jr.   Composer
Ray Brown   Composer
Jimmy Dorsey   Composer
Joseph A. Burke   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Sam Jones   Composer
Junior Mance   Composer